Graphic Card Upgrade Help (Total Newbie) - For Gaming

[Chris 24]

My current video card is dying so I'm just looking for a slight upgrade but not really sure how. My current video card is a GeForce 9800 GTX+. I'm satisfied with how its performance but an upgrade to maybe some recent graphic cards would be nice.

My budget is around $100, and after some hours of research I guess a Radeon HD 7770 would be a good choice? (Any other suggestions?)

Another problem is, I'm now sure if that graphic card I want or any specific type graphic card is compatible with my motherboard.

Using dxdiag, it says I have a MSI 7551.

System Specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2 GHz
8 Gb RAM

Much thanks

 

[Skylarz]

Yes get the 7770 GHZ edition

 

[Chris 24]

Would it fit my motherboard?

 

[Skylarz]

What is your motherboard?

 

[Chris 24]

I believe its a Micro star MS-7551

 

[hang-the-9]

If you have a 9800 now, the 7770 will run in your system. Only thing you need to check is to make sure there is enough space to fit the card you want.

 

[Skylarz]

The 7770 is compatible with your mobo and the sapphire 7770 ghz edition is 8.66" x 4.33" x 1.38". Gigabyte is in mm 136.5 x 212.0 x 41.5. XFX is 6.6 x 4.4 x 1.5 inch.