Question Brothers and sisters, I need a budget graphic card recommendation for my wife's system! thanks in advance good people :)

[makstyles]

The spec of her pc is-
processor - ryzen 3200 G
gpu - stock ryzen radeon vega 8
motherboard -A320 Gigabyte
ram - 8gig (would add another 8gig stick)

edit - She needs a graphic card for at least 1080p medium-setting AAA gameplay with decent enough frames.
psu - fusion 500w

 

[SkyNetRising]

Why does your system need a graphics card?
Is integrated graphics unable to do, what you require?
What is model name of PSU in your pc? Model name is printed on info label on PSU.

 

[makstyles]

Why does your system need a graphics card?
Is integrated graphics unable to do, what you require?
What is model name of PSU in your pc? Model name is printed on info label on PSU.

Why does your system need a graphics card?
Is integrated graphics unable to do, what you require?
What is model name of PSU in your pc? Model name is printed on info label on PSU.

I've edited my post 👍

 

[SkyNetRising]

psu - fusion 500w

This thing? That is essentially 400W PSU.
What is your budget for GPU upgrade?

https://www.quietpc.com/ac-fusion550rf

 

[makstyles]

This thing? That is essentially 400W PSU.
What is your budget for GPU upgrade?

https://www.quietpc.com/ac-fusion550rf

yeah that's the one! the budget would be around 200 $ mark but can depened and vary acc to your rec... even a used gpu won't be a problem as long as it works fine and saves some bucks.

 

[John Chesterfield]

I would replace that garbage power supply before installing a new graphics card, otherwise your money could literally go up in smoke.

 

[SkyNetRising]

the budget would be around 200 $ mark

GTX 1650 Super
RX 6500 XT

Those are your options.

 

[DavidLejdar]

What SkyNetRising mentioned in that price range.

But, if the expectation is AAA-gaming with new-ish releases, 4 GB is pretty much the minimum for a game such as Watch Dogs: Legion, and the minimum requirement for some new games may increase. So depending on the specific gaming expectations, as a rough guideline, 4GB may be plenty, or it may not be enough.

 

[kerberos_20]

how old is that PSU? review on it are actually okay...but only 3year warranty, so it may degrade pretty fast tbh

 

[ohio_buckeye]

If you are open to used, maybe look at something like this 5700xt for 175. Would be much faster than the 6500xt

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3544450219...1QoO_yZSxW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Put a little extra with it and upgrade the power supply imo.

For new about the lowest I’d prefer to go I’d the rx 6600.

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-6600-rx6600-cld-8g/p/N82E16814930066?item=N82E16814930066

Would still recommend a psu upgrade though.

 

[John Chesterfield]

how old is that PSU? review on it are actually okay...but only 3year warranty, so it may degrade pretty fast tbh

The manufacturer lies about capacity so this is not a good power supply.

 

[kerberos_20]

The manufacturer lies about capacity so this is not a good power supply.

500w psu, where does it lies? manufacturer is seasonic btw

 

[rolli59]

It is not the quality in question, it was released in 2009 so old design where power was not defined only based on the 12volt rail. Not very good for latest hardware.

 

[John Chesterfield]

500w psu, where does it lies? manufacturer is seasonic btw

Here:

https://www.quietpc.com/ac-fusion550rf

It has old design, dual rails which do not equal 34 amps, probably nearer to 28-30amps. It has more current available on the 3.3v and 5v rails than each of the two single rails at 12v and is essentially about 400 watts at that 12v.

To call it a 500 watt power supply is misleading, it's nearer 400 watts for 12v, which a graphics card needs. It's crap, Seasonic and all other so-called 'top' power supply manufacturers have their turds too, much like products such as Aerocool and Thermaltake, which are generally regarded mainly as having turds in their lineup, now and then have a decent one.