Hey guys new here need help choosing a graphics card

[Johnmac817]

What's going on ya'll. Just started to get into pc gaming so i finally went and bought a computer. I wen't out and bought bioshock 1 and 2 assasins creed and mlb2k10 and i'm just guess that my computer doesn't have a good enough graphics card to run these games smoothly. Here are the specs of my p.c. 4gb ram, 500gb hard drive, AMD Athalon 2 duo core with a nividia geforce 6150se nforce 430. From what everyone tells me the geforce is part of my mother board and completley sucks at running games. I'm looking to stay around $150 for a new graphics card so I can get my game on. If you could help me with this i'd really appreciate it.

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[happy medium]

Grab a 5770 for 150$ and don't look back.

 

[tweakboy]

Your video card is bottlenecking system big time.


Grab a 9800 GT or GTX 260 if your PSU has strong rails and you have 2 of them,, or something,,

 

[brybir]

Grab a 5770 for 150$ and don't look back.

I agree with this recommendation.

As to what Tweakboy says....certainly do NOT go for a 9800GT unless you get a REALLY good deal on it (sub 90 ish). I cannot figure out what he is saying anyways most of the time.....The 260 is a good recommendation if you can find one for a good price. But overall, I think you will find that the 5770 is a great balance between performance, leading edge features and in your price range and you can get some good deals on them if you watch around.

 

[Dark Shroud]

Grab a 5770 for 150$ and don't look back.

This.

Ignore tweakboy, he is letting his fanboyism get in the way of common sense. Neither of those cards are DX11 capable.

 

[AzN]

You might need new core components soon. x2 was cool back 5 years ago but now it's the bottom of CPU performance scale.

Agree with Happy. You should go get 5770. Even then you might need a new power supply.

 

[NoQuarter]

The geforce part of your motherboard completely sucks at running games.

Get a Radeon 5770 they are sweet.

 

[TheMeanestGuest]

You might need new core components soon. x2 was cool back 5 years ago but now it's the bottom of CPU performance scale.

The Athlon 2 should be perfectly fine for the games he is playing.

I will also give a vote for the 5770.

 

[toyota]

this looks like a pre built HP/Compaq pc that could easily have just a 300 or even 250 watt psu.

 

[brybir]

this looks like a pre built HP/Compaq pc that could easily have just a 300 or even 250 watt psu.

I bought my parents a HP desktop with Athlon XX 240, 500gb, ATI 3200 Chipset etc. It has a 300 W power supply.

I threw in a 5750 for my dad to play his occasional FPS that he enjoys and it ran without a hitch and without any weird power issues.

Then again, I do not know the difference between a 5750 and 5770 in power requirements.

 

[NoQuarter]

I bought my parents a HP desktop with Athlon XX 240, 500gb, ATI 3200 Chipset etc. It has a 300 W power supply.

I threw in a 5750 for my dad to play his occasional FPS that he enjoys and it ran without a hitch and without any weird power issues.

Then again, I do not know the difference between a 5750 and 5770 in power requirements.

About 20W, should be fine.

 

[toyota]

I bought my parents a HP desktop with Athlon XX 240, 500gb, ATI 3200 Chipset etc. It has a 300 W power supply.

I threw in a 5750 for my dad to play his occasional FPS that he enjoys and it ran without a hitch and without any weird power issues.

Then again, I do not know the difference between a 5750 and 5770 in power requirements.

well that psu is pretty weak and most certainly cannot make its advertised 300 watts or its 19 12v amps in real world conditions. theres a reason that psu doesnt even come with a 6 pin connector. I certainly would not trust a 5770 and even a 5750 would be borderline IMO for long term use.


OP, I really hate to say get a 5670 because they a pretty slow and cost about 90 bucks but at least it would be a massive upgrade over what you have. if you have the 250 watt psu then even the 5670 would be a little sketchy on that cheap psu depending on the rest of your exact specs.

 

[Johnmac817]

this looks like a pre built HP/Compaq pc that could easily have just a 300 or even 250 watt psu.

Yeah it's a prebuilt i bought from frys 2 weeks ago for around 500, starting to think i made a mistake.

 

[Voo]

well that psu is pretty weak and most certainly cannot make its advertised 300 watts or its 19 12v amps in real world conditions. theres a reason that psu doesnt even come with a 6 pin connector. I certainly would not trust a 5770 and even a 5750 would be borderline IMO for long term use.

The 5770 had a load power of 256W @Wall when stresstesting, using a i7 920 @3.33GHz and 6GB Ram, so I'd say even if it's a cheap 300W PSU he should be fine in normal usage - at least as fine as you can be with one of those cheap PSUs..

 

[betasub]

AMD Athalon 2 duo core

I can't believe no-one commented on this yet. Sounds like some sort of weird blue-green CPU hybrid.

 

[RussianSensation]

Honestly, if it's Athlon X2 3800+ --> 4200+, then 5770 is probably overkill. Grab a $70 9800GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-352-_-Product

OR an $80 4850: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...rodlist=search

Then start saving $$$ for a faster system down the line.

 

[AzN]

Yeah it's a prebuilt i bought from frys 2 weeks ago for around 500, starting to think i made a mistake.

Yeah. You should have built it or someone else to pick the parts for you and build it. You would have more capable machine instead of non upgradeble proprietary OEM junk. Then again if you aren't computer savy you might have more problems with building it yourself.

 

[AzN]

well that psu is pretty weak and most certainly cannot make its advertised 300 watts or its 19 12v amps in real world conditions. theres a reason that psu doesnt even come with a 6 pin connector. I certainly would not trust a 5770 and even a 5750 would be borderline IMO for long term use.


OP, I really hate to say get a 5670 because they a pretty slow and cost about 90 bucks but at least it would be a massive upgrade over what you have. if you have the 250 watt psu then even the 5670 would be a little sketchy on that cheap psu depending on the rest of your exact specs.

Definitely be safe than sorry.

I think a 5770/50 should be fine though. Long as it has 25A on 12V.

 

[Johnmac817]

Thank you for all the answers guys. Like I said just now got into pc's used to be a console only guy but computer gaming seemed like something i'd try. I am new to all this so not really up to speed with all the lingo and what not but once again thanks to all of ya'll.