I have a (Dell Inspiron E521)

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ok so i play The Sims 3 and i'm really wanting a new graphics card so it will just look like waaay better and i can raise the settings to high
as of right now i am playing with an Nvidia Geforce 7300
her are my specs?
my question is can put in a (Galaxy-Nvidia Geforce 9500 1GB)??
or what would be best to put in my computer at a reasonable price?
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System Information
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Time of this report: 8/20/2008, 11:42:28
Machine name:____
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc
System Model: Dimension E521
BIOS: )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Page File: 389MB used, 1974MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

 

[r_manic]

Exactly what's your budget? Look at the graphics card hierarchy chart below: if you can find anything more powerful than your 9500 but priced the same, go for it!

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-graphics-card,2544-7.html