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Posted 31 January 2013 - 11:55 AM

Hi, I'm brand new with computers. I bought an old rig from a friend and need help buying a "budget gaming" ($50-$100) graphics card that will work well with it.


Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP3
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz 39 °C
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM
2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (5-5-5-18)
Motherboard
G43Twins-FullHD (CPUSocket) 31 °C
Graphics
HP vp17 (1280x1024@60Hz)
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4650 (Sapphire/PCPartner)
Hard Drives
233GB Seagate ST3250410AS (SATA) 30 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223Q
Audio
ATI High Definition Audio Device
Powersupply
650 Watts

If there's anything else I need to upgrade please let me know! Thanks.

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Posted 31 January 2013 - 12:03 PM

View PostJJ108X, on 31 January 2013 - 11:55 AM, said:

Hi, I'm brand new with computers. I bought an old rig from a friend and need help buying a "budget gaming" ($50-$100) graphics card that will work well with it.


Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP3
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz 39 °C
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM
2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (5-5-5-18)
Motherboard
G43Twins-FullHD (CPUSocket) 31 °C
Graphics
HP vp17 (1280x1024@60Hz)
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4650 (Sapphire/PCPartner)
Hard Drives
233GB Seagate ST3250410AS (SATA) 30 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223Q
Audio
ATI High Definition Audio Device
Powersupply
650 Watts

If there's anything else I need to upgrade please let me know! Thanks.



Hi nad welcome to the forums. This is barely within your budget, but should do fine: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814150661
Coolermaster HAF 912 Case....ASUS P8Z68-VPro MOBO.....Intel Core i7 2600k Sandy Bridge ( 4.4 Ghz ).... Gelid Tranquillo cooler.... Samsung 830 256 GB SSD.... Primary HDD- WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA III /6.0 .... SECONDARY HDD - WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA II / 3.0....8Gb GSkill Ripjaws Series X 1600 Mhz Memory....Corsair AX850w PSU....EVGA GTX 680 Super Clocked Signature 2 Gb GDDR5 Video Card....Samsung CD/DVD RW, DL, DVD-Ram, w/ Lightscribe Optical Drive....Samsung SyncMaster 2243BWX 22" Monitor..... Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit OS


http://novabench.com/image/266589.png

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Gateway FX6800-01e----Intel Core i7 960 ( 3.2 GHz)---- Seagate Barracuda 750 Gb SATA II / 3.0 Hdd---- 6 Gb Crucial 1066 Mhz memory, running in Tri Channel conf-----Corsair TX650w PSU----- EVGA Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1gb GDDR5 Vram ----DVD +/- RW / CD ,RAM/DL Optical drive w/ Label Flash-----Gateway TBGM-01 Motherboard.... Vista Home Premium 64 bit OS w/ SP2; Samsung Synch Master 2243BWX 22" Monitor.
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 12:14 PM

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Hi nad welcome to the forums. This is barely within your budget, but should do fine: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814150661


Thank you, friend. :) Thanks for taking your time to recommend me a card as well. I'll definitely look into it!

Will my current CPU bottleneck this card at all?

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Posted 31 January 2013 - 12:16 PM

View PostJJ108X, on 31 January 2013 - 12:14 PM, said:

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Hi nad welcome to the forums. This is barely within your budget, but should do fine: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814150661


Thank you, friend. :) Thanks for taking your time to recommend me a card as well. I'll definitely look into it!

Will my current CPU bottleneck this card at all?


The CPU will be a bottleneck to some extent, but will be on most cards above what you have in there now.
Coolermaster HAF 912 Case....ASUS P8Z68-VPro MOBO.....Intel Core i7 2600k Sandy Bridge ( 4.4 Ghz ).... Gelid Tranquillo cooler.... Samsung 830 256 GB SSD.... Primary HDD- WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA III /6.0 .... SECONDARY HDD - WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA II / 3.0....8Gb GSkill Ripjaws Series X 1600 Mhz Memory....Corsair AX850w PSU....EVGA GTX 680 Super Clocked Signature 2 Gb GDDR5 Video Card....Samsung CD/DVD RW, DL, DVD-Ram, w/ Lightscribe Optical Drive....Samsung SyncMaster 2243BWX 22" Monitor..... Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit OS


http://novabench.com/image/266589.png

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Gateway FX6800-01e----Intel Core i7 960 ( 3.2 GHz)---- Seagate Barracuda 750 Gb SATA II / 3.0 Hdd---- 6 Gb Crucial 1066 Mhz memory, running in Tri Channel conf-----Corsair TX650w PSU----- EVGA Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1gb GDDR5 Vram ----DVD +/- RW / CD ,RAM/DL Optical drive w/ Label Flash-----Gateway TBGM-01 Motherboard.... Vista Home Premium 64 bit OS w/ SP2; Samsung Synch Master 2243BWX 22" Monitor.
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 12:18 PM

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The CPU will be a bottleneck to some extent, but will be on most cards above what you have in there now.



Thanks again!!! Last question! Is this sufficient ram? 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (5-5-5-18) or should I upgrade?

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Posted 31 January 2013 - 12:58 PM

View PostJJ108X, on 31 January 2013 - 12:18 PM, said:

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The CPU will be a bottleneck to some extent, but will be on most cards above what you have in there now.



Thanks again!!! Last question! Is this sufficient ram? 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (5-5-5-18) or should I upgrade?


Ok, With a 32 bit Operating System, the most you can install is 4 GB. It will only use 3 GB to 3.5 Gb though.
Coolermaster HAF 912 Case....ASUS P8Z68-VPro MOBO.....Intel Core i7 2600k Sandy Bridge ( 4.4 Ghz ).... Gelid Tranquillo cooler.... Samsung 830 256 GB SSD.... Primary HDD- WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA III /6.0 .... SECONDARY HDD - WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA II / 3.0....8Gb GSkill Ripjaws Series X 1600 Mhz Memory....Corsair AX850w PSU....EVGA GTX 680 Super Clocked Signature 2 Gb GDDR5 Video Card....Samsung CD/DVD RW, DL, DVD-Ram, w/ Lightscribe Optical Drive....Samsung SyncMaster 2243BWX 22" Monitor..... Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit OS


http://novabench.com/image/266589.png

______________________________________________________________

Gateway FX6800-01e----Intel Core i7 960 ( 3.2 GHz)---- Seagate Barracuda 750 Gb SATA II / 3.0 Hdd---- 6 Gb Crucial 1066 Mhz memory, running in Tri Channel conf-----Corsair TX650w PSU----- EVGA Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1gb GDDR5 Vram ----DVD +/- RW / CD ,RAM/DL Optical drive w/ Label Flash-----Gateway TBGM-01 Motherboard.... Vista Home Premium 64 bit OS w/ SP2; Samsung Synch Master 2243BWX 22" Monitor.
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:07 AM

Thanks again for all your help! I plan on upgrading my operating system in the near future and will upgrade the ram in the meantime.
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