Appropriate graphic card for my system

[mihovilpuh]

Hi guys...im looking to update my system with a new graphic card and i dont really know which one would work best on my system. I mostly use my computer for gaming purposes.
My budget is 120-150 euros for the card itself and about 50 for the powersupply

System specs:

Processor:
3,00 gigahertz AMD Athlon II X4 640
512 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Not hyper-threaded

Main Circuit Board :
Board: ASRock N68-VS3 UCC
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P1.10 03/04/2011

Memory Modules
4096 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM0' has 4096 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty

Power supply

400 W

 

[Vexillarius]

What kind of PSU do you have?

I'm leaning towards the GTX 750 Ti for the graphics card. 400w is enough for that card, but only if it's a quality PSU.

 

[mihovilpuh]

well the PSU is definitely NOT a quality one...hell i dont even know the model

 

[littleleo]

Hi guys...im looking to update my system with a new graphic card and i dont really know which one would work best on my system. I mostly use my computer for gaming purposes.
My budget is 120-150 euros for the card itself and about 50 for the powersupply

System specs:

Processor:
3,00 gigahertz AMD Athlon II X4 640
512 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Not hyper-threaded

Main Circuit Board :
Board: ASRock N68-VS3 UCC
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P1.10 03/04/2011

Memory Modules
4096 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM0' has 4096 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty

Power supply

400 W

Your CPU is going to give you a bottleneck issue with anything above a regular GTX 750, I'm not sure that won't be bottlenecked to be honest. I don't know what 50 euros would buy as far as a power supply goes. Just remember you get what you pay for you can't buy a quality 650w power supply for $20, or even $50. If I was you I think about saving up and getting a new Motherboard, CPU, RAM.(8GB Kit) Then think about a new quality power supply. VGA price performance has been getting better and better by the time your ready you'll should be able to get great value for your euro.

 

[Vexillarius]

well the PSU is definitely NOT a quality one...hell i dont even know the model

Haha yeah that's a bad sign.

You might be able to get this PSU for €50: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

Otherwise there's the EVGA 600B, which isn't amazing but it'll do fine for your setup.

 

[geofelt]

A basic GTX750ti is a big jump over your integrated graphics.
It is a very low power card that does not usually need a 6 pin aux power lead.
Some highly overclocked versions do need aux power, so check that.
If your 400w psu has a 6 pin power lead, you could even handle one of those.
Without the need for a 6 pin power lead, the GTX750 is powered entirely by the pcie slot that can deliver up to 75w.

I have little doubt that your 400w psu will do the job.

And... if your os is 64 bit capable, you might look into adding a second ram stick.
If nothing else, even in 32 bit, you will operate in a faster dual channel mode.

 

[boosted1g]

Anything more then a 750 ti will be bottlenecked by that older cpu.

 

[mihovilpuh]

uhm i dont have an integrated graphic card.....i have radeon hd 5450 1gb and i just need a powersupply that would hold the 750ti if i choose to buy it...