[ksbd]

I'm looking for a graphics card that'll allow me to boost the performance of my machine whilst playing certain games. I know if I really want to game at a high spec, I should really get a better machine, but this suits my price range.

System specs: Win7 64-bit, Intel i5-2320 @ 3Ghz (Quad), 8gb RAM, Intel HD Graphics (2000 I think), 250 watts, 500gb
Mionitor: Samsung HD 1080p

The issue is, I can't find anything that meets the restrictions of my slim case, and I'm not really sure what I should be looking for anyway. Basically, I get fps on most games of around 25 (on normal settings), which is playable, but annoying. Also, I don't know if this effects the choice at all, but I don't really want to limit my monitor if that's possible (There's no point getting a HD monitor if I cant output in HD). I mainly play on Minecraft at 25-40fps (if I allocate it 4gb RAM, higher if I run off a server) which is the main game I'm looking to improve the machine for.

Price range wants to stay below £150, though I imagine my options will be limited and not really reach this high regardless, but if I'm wrong, please call me on it.

Could anyone point out some suggestions for me and where to get the card from? Also, does PC world still offer an installation service? I'd do it myself, but the case is so slim, it's hard to do anything without taking the entire thing apart.

This post has been edited by ksbd: 04 February 2013 - 04:37 PM

[LiveBrianD]

What's the power supply wattage?

This post has been edited by LiveBrianD: 04 February 2013 - 04:29 PM

[ksbd]

LiveBrianD, on 04 February 2013 - 04:28 PM, said:

What's the power supply wattage?

From what I've found others saying online, it's 250 watts. Though I'll have to dig up the manual to be sure, and I can't do that for another 12 hours-ish.

Edit: An online PDF from the supplier says it's 250 watts.

This post has been edited by ksbd: 04 February 2013 - 04:36 PM

[LiveBrianD]

The only thing that makes me wonder was that I looked up the H330 on newegg and zoomed in on the power supply (on a picture with the case open), and the PSU model number began with 180 (implying 180W). That does seem like a low number though. If you could open the side of the machine and take a look, just to be sure, that would be great.

[ksbd]

I'm restricted with what I can do right now; It's currently 00:43AM, I wasn't really expecting such a quick response.

I'll be able to open it up tomorrow, but for now: http://www.lenovo.co..._tech_specs.pdf this shows the specs for the H330 models. The only issue is that my model doesn't seem to be any of these. My model originally game with 1 x 4gb RAM, 500 HDD and i5 quad, but this doesn't match any of the listed specs. Like I said, I'll have to have a look tomorrow...

[LiveBrianD]

Ahh, the part in there about the 180W and 250W options explains the conflicting information. This is why I hate consumer machines - they make a ton of variants of what's basically the same thing, which always makes it harder to research stuff. (and don't get me started on models that are specific to certain stores...)

[ksbd]

I opened it up this morning and took a picture rather than typing everything out. I'll add it in the attachments.

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