Graphics Card Compatibility with Gigabyte 945 GCM S2L

[mahmed244]

Hi everyone. I have come across this website and found it quite useful and informative. My question is if my motherboard (Gigabyte 945 GCM S2L) will support the following graphics cards:

Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1 GB DDR3 Graphics Card

Asus NVIDIA GeForce EN210 1 GB DDR3 Graphics Card

Asus AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5450 1 GB DDR3 Graphics Card

Out of these which one would be the best?

My PC configuration is
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate, Version: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Motherboard: Gigabyte 945GCM-S2L
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz
RAM: 2 GB

Please help me. Thanks.

 

[DireMe]

They will fit in your MB since everything supports PCIe x16, you can buy anything

 

[coozie7]

Any of them will do the job and they'll all fit the motherboard.
They're all quite weak, though, are you adding this card to turn the system into a HTPC?

 

[mahmed244]

Any of them will do the job and they'll all fit the motherboard.
They're all quite weak, though, are you adding this card to turn the system into a HTPC?

No, I want to play games @ basic/Medium settings. Earlier I was using Nvidia 8400GS where I was able to play NFS Hot Pursuit 2010, COD MW3, Crysis, Prototype with basic settings. But the card is no longer functional. Please suggest if any other card would be better than these. Thanks.

 

[DireMe]

HD 6*** series or ever 7*** maybe 7770? Great value GPU

 

[coozie7]

Just wondered, we get a few posts from people reusing older hardware as HTPC/small servers.
Few more questions:
What is your budget?
Where do you live?
The 8400 is a long, long way down here:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32779-7.html

 

[mahmed244]

Just wondered, we get a few posts from people reusing older hardware as HTPC/small servers.
Few more questions:
What is your budget?
Where do you live?
The 8400 is a long, long way down here:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32779-7.html

My budget is 3k (INR), I live in Assam, India. I've checked Flipkart and compared. Its just a temporary upgrade, I will buy a new PC after a few months with a decent configuration.

 

[coozie7]

Think this is the fastest I could find under Rs3000:
http://www.flipkart.com/his-amd-ati-radeon-hd-6450-gpu-1-gb-ddr3-graphics-card/p/itmd2rynh6zvzwaf?pid=GRCD2RYNVJEUQG9T&ref=ee219c8d-762f-42a1-abd4-22201f9037ca

 

[mahmed244]

Think this is the fastest I could find under Rs3000:
http://www.flipkart.com/his-amd-ati-radeon-hd-6450-gpu-1-gb-ddr3-graphics-card/p/itmd2rynh6zvzwaf?pid=GRCD2RYNVJEUQG9T&ref=ee219c8d-762f-42a1-abd4-22201f9037ca

Thanks a lot for your help. I know what to buy now. Currently I am planning for a new PC (assembled) which I will buy after a month or two and sorted some components. Just didn't want to make my old PC a waste.
Components for my new PC (sorted so far):
Monitor: Samsung S23A700D 23 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10)
Processor: Intel 3.5 GHz LGA1155 Core i7 3770K Processor
Hard Disk: WD Caviar Green 1 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive (WD10EZRX)
I am searching for the cabinet, graphics card, motherboard and a blu-ray drive. I'll ask the compatibility once I've finished sorting.
Thanks again...