Question Need Help Upgrading Video Card

[greenette]

Hi there, Im not very tech savvy and cant really understand the comparisons Im making from my current card to potential cards.

I have an Nvidia Geforce GTS 250 currently and am looking to upgrade to something capable of playing newish games such as Dragon Age Inquisition and Nier Automata. I cant think of any games I play that put lots of stress on my pc so Im not really sure what other games to list as a reference point, actually I tried playing Hellblade and it was slow and glitchy to the point of unplayability.

Also, Im a little broke so price range is up to $200 lol.

Please help, and thank you!

 

[VirtualLarry]

What are your computer specs, and what power supply do you have? (Brand/model/wattage/age - you'll probably have to take the side of your case off and actually look at the label, or at an invoice, as HW identifier tools like "Speccy", can't identify PSUs.)

 

[ao_ika_red]

Go grab it fast!
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...on=rx 580&cm_re=rx_580-_-14-150-794-_-Product
I hope your CPU can handle much faster GPU, like the one above.

 

[VirtualLarry]

In that price range, I would recommend an RX 580 8GB (comes with free games, but possibly not for much longer), or a GTX 1060 6GB if you can find one for $200. (There was one on shellshocker, either today or a few days ago.)

But if you have any CPU older than Haswell, or less than an overclocked Sandy or Ivy 4-core, it's probably not worth it, consider a whole new PC if it's older or lesser.

 

[greenette]

The pc I need to upgrade is put away right now. I'll edit this post tomorrow with what specs I can find for you. Thank you so much so far!!