A good card

[ig neap]

hi guys i have a old dell gx280 small mini tower with a 250 watt psu that needs some upgrading from an old nvidia 6200 would this ati (Visiontek Radeon HD 3450) be any better for it or do yous have any idea what i should get?

 

[OvrClkr]

as far as the 3450 you are fine since low-pro cards barely pull any power from the PSU.... but dont expect a night n day difference since both cards are basically the same....

 

[OvrClkr]

another option would be this :

SAPPHIRE 100253HDMI Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Low Profile Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102829

 

[ig neap]

will this at least play empire total war or any newones?

 

[obsidian86]

what is your screen size and resolution

 

[OvrClkr]

depends what monitor/resolution you are using....

 

[ig neap]

i have a viewsonic A75f and i res is right now with the 6200 is 1280 by 1024

 

[obsidian86]

the 4650 would handle medium settings perfectly on most newer games

 

[OvrClkr]

then the answer is YES you can play most games on medium settings with no issues
whatsoever.... make sure your ram is up to par if you want decent performance....