gts 240 upgrade/

[David Murray]

my dell alienware auroras NIVIDIA GTS 240 graphics card has gone out and I need a replacement graphics card the gts 240 worked perfectly fine for all my wow/lol/wildstar playing and im wondering if anyone can help me find a replacement that's cheap and has the same capabilities as the 240


my system information
Processor- intel core i7
System Chipset- intel X58 Express

Memory
connectors- 6 internally accessible DDR3 DIMM sockets
capacities- 1GB,2GB,and 4 GB
memory Types- DDR3 and DDR3-XMP

Expansion Bus-
PCI Express x1:
Connectors- 2
Connector size- 36 pin connectors
PCI Expressx16:
connectors- 2
connector size - 164 pin connectors

Power-Voltage 100-240V AC
Power supply - 525 Watts

( I wasn't sure what information was needed to answer my question so I posted all that I had) also note that the video card that stopped working was a GTS 240. Not a GT240

 

[clutchc]

You can get about the same performance from the GTX 650: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600286742%20600007855%20600364400&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTX%20650&Order=PRICE

Compare: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTS-240-vs-EVGA-GeForce-GTX-650

I presume your PSU has a 6 pin PCIe power connector.

 

[Rationale]

You can get about the same performance from the GTX 650: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600286742%20600007855%20600364400&IsNodeId=1&name=GeForce%20GTX%20650&Order=PRICE

Compare: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTS-240-vs-EVGA-GeForce-GTX-650

I presume your PSU has a 6 pin PCIe power connector.

Not "about the same performance". The GTX 650 is more than 2x as powerful as the GTS 240.
Even the GT 640 is stronger than the GTS 240.
http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=892&gid2=330&compare=geforce-gt-640-1gb-gddr5-vs-geforce-gts-240

 

[Brunostako]

How much is cheap for you?

Acording to videocardbenchmark.net you can get about the same performance from a AMD Radeon R7 240 (11% more) that costs $60 USD (newegg).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202055&ignorebbr=1

 

[David Murray]

60 isn't bad I was just looking for anything that's equally efficient as my old card so I didn't have to pay a ton of money for a new one considering my old one played all my games perfectly fine for a long time I have no desire for a card that's better or faster

 

[Brunostako]

The most efficient GPUs right now are the GTX 750 ($110 USD) and GTX 750 Ti ($140 USD). They can do 1080p mid-settings without an external connector, just with the PCI-Express slot's energy is enough. Performance is about 4 times the GTS 240.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487027
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487024

Saludos desde México

 

[Rationale]

How much is cheap for you?

Acording to videocardbenchmark.net you can get about the same performance from a AMD Radeon R7 240 (11% more) that costs $60 USD (newegg).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202055&ignorebbr=1

60 isn't bad I was just looking for anything that's equally efficient as my old card so I didn't have to pay a ton of money for a new one considering my old one played all my games perfectly fine for a long time I have no desire for a card that's better or faster

You'd be better off getting something a bit stronger, rather than trying to match it exactly. I mean, you could always try to get another GTS 240. But for any other card, you're better off going a bit stronger. The reason for this is because different models of graphics card are stronger and weaker in different things, with different software and different optimization. If you try to find a different GPU that performs the same, it'll still be a bit stronger in some things and a bit weaker in others.

If you want an exact match, your only option is another GTS 240.
Other than that, your safest options would be a GDDR5 GT 640, or an R7 240.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127765&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127752&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=