[Graphic Card]What graphic card should i buy

[Guest]

Hi these are my computer specs

-Video Card ATI RADEON HD 3200 Integrated Graphics
-Os Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Sp1 <Just to be random what does sp1 stand for?>
-Ram is 4GB DDR2
-Processor AMD phenom X4 9100e Quad-Core
-Hard drive 640 GB
-Motherboard Gateway RS780 (AM2)
-PSU Umm i dont know what this is and i cant find it?

Ok you have the information, I am lagging in games i get even when im offline and i just wanted to make sure that the video card was the problem, so is it? Also What card should i get thats around 100$-150$ dollars and make sure that it will work with the rest of the components thank you!

 

[rolli59]

PSU is the power supply. (the thing that the electric cord from the wall goes into) If it is a Gateway just post the model number. You could use anywhere from HD5570 to HD5770 based on the PSU size.

 

[yanje03]

for that price. GTX 450, but you need wait for the release.

 

[wa1]

For that price you cna get HD5770, but it dpend on your Power Supply Unit.
Just open your case and see it for yourself, there's must be a sticker on it...

 

[Emperus]

SP1 stands for Service Pack 1.. And yes, like other have said till now, the HD 5770 will be a good purchase for you budget currently.. Just make sure your PSU (Power Supply Unit) is adequate enough to power it..

 

[rolli59]

Based on PSU size I second HD5670.

 

[decode]

I'd third that opinion.

as for whoever said to get a GTS 450, Its RRP is supposed to be $10 more than a 5770 while being on-par/slight slow than the 5770 sfaik.