I'm looking for a new graphics card.

[Digitalism]

I'd like to buy a new graphics card. What should i be looking for because I'm one hell of a noob. Any recommendations, considering my specs since I learned that the CPU and RAM frequency affect the video performance too.

-Dell OptiPlex GX620 Mini-Tower
-Intel Pentium D 830 3.0GHz (x2)
-FSB: 800MHz (Quad. Date Rate)
-Motherboard: Dell 0HH807
-1024 Mb of RAM (2 x 512Mb at 533MHz of DDR2-SDRAM)
-ATI Radeon X600 Pro 256Mb in PCI-E 16x slot
-SAMSUNG 500G Hardrive
-SAMSUNG 70G Hardrive
-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3

 

[Raidur]

Not too sure what your PSU can handle. Do you know the full sepcs of it (your power supply)?

Might have to get something small like a 4550. If you're lucky it will run like a 4670, but I'm pretty sure those PSUs in those are somewhere around 300w...

 

[coozie7]

The best would probably be the HD4670, although the 305Watt PSU in the machine will drive the slightly more powerful 9600GT but it will need a 6 pin PCI-E connector or you'll need to use an adaptor from the Molex connectors to power it:

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#pciexpress

 

[Digitalism]

The best would probably be the HD4670, although the 305Watt PSU in the machine will drive the slightly more powerful 9600GT but it will need a 6 pin PCI-E connector or you'll need to use an adaptor from the Molex connectors to power it:

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#pciexpress

Thx alot

 

[Digitalism]

Not too sure what your PSU can handle. Do you know the full sepcs of it (your power supply)?

Might have to get something small like a 4550. If you're lucky it will run like a 4670, but I'm pretty sure those PSUs in those are somewhere around 300w...

Becasue of you, I saved lots of efforts and money