Best video card?

[t.aleksandrs]

Which is the best LP video cards under 100$?
I have a hp compaq pro 6305 Pc.
With amd A6-5400B 3.60 GHz procesor and 10gb ram.
And will it run games like gta 5, fifa 18, far cry 4?

 

[WildCard999]

$4 over but a good card.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 550 2GB Low Profile OC Video Card ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $103.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-12 15:36 EST-0500

The only other card I'd go with is the GT 1030 2gb.

FYI while the card may handle the game your CPU isn't very good, what resolution are you playing at?

 

[why_wolf]

You are looking at the RX 550 or the GT 1030 then. Check your PSU wattage. The GT only wants 300w while the RX wants 400w, a lot of prebuilt PCs have really weak PSUs so it's important to check what you have before you buy.

 

[t.aleksandrs]

You are looking at the RX 550 or the GT 1030 then. Check your PSU wattage. The GT only wants 300w while the RX wants 400w, a lot of prebuilt PCs have really weak PSUs so it's important to check what you have before you buy.

The PSU is 240w.

 

[t.aleksandrs]

$4 over but a good card.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 550 2GB Low Profile OC Video Card ($103.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $103.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-12 15:36 EST-0500

The only other card I'd go with is the GT 1030 2gb.

FYI while the card may handle the game your CPU isn't very good, what resolution are you playing at?

1366 x 768.
But I plan on getting a better monitor.

 

[why_wolf]

You are looking at the RX 550 or the GT 1030 then. Check your PSU wattage. The GT only wants 300w while the RX wants 400w, a lot of prebuilt PCs have really weak PSUs so it's important to check what you have before you buy.

The PSU is 240w.

I probably wouldn't go beyond the GT 1030 then. The RX 550 would likely not power on or would suffer random system crashes when it gets pushed to hard and demands more power than the PSU can supply it.

 

[WildCard999]

Agreed, go with the 1030 however like I said before I wouldn't expect much with that CPU even at that lower res.

 

[t.aleksandrs]

Agreed, go with the 1030 however like I said before I wouldn't expect much with that CPU even at that lower res.

How much does it cost to get a new cpu?
I need a new motherboard too right?

 

[WildCard999]

You'll want a newer platform, save up for something like this as its much better then your current CPU.
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-AMD-A6-5400K-APU/3892vsm4113

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($75.29 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $195.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-13 11:43 EST-0500


Another option would be to find a used i3/i5 Intel Haswell with motherboard and reuse your current DDR3 RAM.

 

[t.aleksandrs]

You'll want a newer platform, save up for something like this as its much better then your current CPU.
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-G4560-vs-AMD-A6-5400K-APU/3892vsm4113

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($75.29 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $195.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-13 11:43 EST-0500


Another option would be to find a used i3/i5 Intel Haswell with motherboard and reuse your current DDR3 RAM.

Thank you!

 

[t.aleksandrs]

You are looking at the RX 550 or the GT 1030 then. Check your PSU wattage. The GT only wants 300w while the RX wants 400w, a lot of prebuilt PCs have really weak PSUs so it's important to check what you have before you buy.

The PSU is 240w.

I probably wouldn't go beyond the GT 1030 then. The RX 550 would likely not power on or would suffer random system crashes when it gets pushed to hard and demands more power than the PSU can supply it.

Thank you!