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C2N2G

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So I am in the market to upgrade to a new Graphics card and by no means am i a computer wizz. My main purpose is for online gaming, playing Ultima Online 2d, here are the game requirements :


Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
CPU: Intel Pentium III 1000 MHz or AMD Athlon 1000 MHz
RAM: 512 MB or more
Video: 64 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIA® GeForce™ 3 class card or above (Note: Systems with video cards that only meet the minimum requirements are only supported in 800x600 resolution)
DirectX® 9.0c and latest video drivers
Sound: Card capable of supporting DirectX 9.0
Hard Drive: 6.0 GB available space
Internet Connection: 56k or better


Now my current graphics card is "Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family".

Computer Specs are :

Processor - Intel (R) Celeron(R) CPU 450 @2.20GHZ 2.19 GHZ
Memory - 2GB
32-Bit Operating System Windows Vista HOme Basic Service pack 1

What would be the best card to go with and not to expensive. Maybe around $100
 
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bononos

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C2N2G said:
So I am in the market to upgrade to a new Graphics card and by no means am i a computer wizz. My main purpose is for online gaming, playing Ultima Online 2d, here are the game requirements :


Operating System: Windows XP or Windows Vista
CPU: Intel Pentium III 1000 MHz or AMD Athlon 1000 MHz
RAM: 512 MB or more
Video: 64 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIA® GeForce™ 3 class card or above (Note: Systems with video cards that only meet the minimum requirements are only supported in 800x600 resolution)
DirectX® 9.0c and latest video drivers
Sound: Card capable of supporting DirectX 9.0
Hard Drive: 6.0 GB available space
Internet Connection: 56k or better


Now my current graphics card is "Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family".

Computer Specs are :

Processor - Intel (R) Celeron(R) CPU 450 @2.20GHZ 2.19 GHZ
Memory - 2GB
32-Bit Operating System Windows Vista HOme Basic Service pack 1

What would be the best card to go with and not to expensive. Maybe around $100
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Does your mb take pci-e cards? With such low requirements, I would think just about any very cheap card using the Radeon 6450 or Nvidia 8400 chip would work and they are only around $40 shipped from newegg. Or you could upgrade to the Intel G530 ($50) + a mb and use the integrated video on the cpu.
 
hokies83

hokies83

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Almost anything fast is gonna bottle neck that cpu..

Id go with something that is Energy saving..

Wait for the Gtx 650 / 640 /630
 
Mars999

Mars999

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Ah you need to tell us what kind of expansion port you have there? AGP, PCI-e or PCI only? before we can give any advice.... and how big of a power supply you have and what kind of connectors it has.
 
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Mars999

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If you can take a picture of the inside of the case and the power connectors and power supply to show us that would help, but if Termie is right and it's a OEM you probably only have a PCI slot which really limits you to these cards....

this first one is the best one if you can fit it and power it, if you only have a PCI slots...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500221

this one would be ok if you can't power the first one...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130477
 
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C2N2G

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My MB has PCI-e x16, PCI-e x1, and PCI

My power supply is Delta Electronics Model # : DPS-300AB-24 B REV
Max power 300W

The computer is a OEM Dell Inspiron 530
Service tage 8W3BJG1
 
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C2N2G

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C2N2G

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Could you re send those links to the graphics cards? THey dont work.
Or maybe just brand and model number.
 
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