Is this a suitable GPU?

[Karigaia]

is this a suitable GPU? http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-GDDR3-Graphics-Card/dp/B00H5DJDL2/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1449075111&sr=1-2&keywords=r7+250+low+profile It looks good and is literally my budget and it doesn't require a 6 pin connector and is low profile, would it be good, and can anyone tell me if its got any downsides, bad reviews and what PSU it requires, Thanks

 

[Quixit]

This card would be fine for a non-gaming system, it's good if you're looking for video acceleration or adding extra monitors. Don't expect great gaming performance as this is a low-end card, although if you're restricted to low-profile it pretty much isn't possible to fit anything but a low-end card. 65W TDP so a 220W or higher PSU would be sufficient. Less if you're using a low-voltage CPU.

I actually have one of these in my computer at work, I use it to drive extra monitors.

 

[13thmonkey]

downside is that it is not very good.

 

[Karigaia]

Is it better than the R7 240 (I currently use that for gaming)

 

[aeko97]

is this a suitable GPU? http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-GDDR3-Graphics-Card/dp/B00H5DJDL2/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1449075111&sr=1-2&keywords=r7+250+low+profile It looks good and is literally my budget and it doesn't require a 6 pin connector and is low profile, would it be good, and can anyone tell me if its got any downsides, bad reviews and what PSU it requires, Thanks

Hello Karigaia. For your budget, yes this is a good GPU. Of course it has some downsides such as being a DDR3 memory GPU or low memory bandwidth. But it also has some positive things like core speed. For light gaming it will do just fine. If you are looking forward into a more serious and greater performance gaming, you'd want to spend a few more bucks.

 

[Karigaia]

What low profile GPU would you recommend that requires a 300-350 WATT psu?

 

[13thmonkey]

is this a suitable GPU? http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-GDDR3-Graphics-Card/dp/B00H5DJDL2/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1449075111&sr=1-2&keywords=r7+250+low+profile It looks good and is literally my budget and it doesn't require a 6 pin connector and is low profile, would it be good, and can anyone tell me if its got any downsides, bad reviews and what PSU it requires, Thanks

Hello Karigaia. For your budget, yes this is a good GPU. Of course it has some downsides such as being a DDR3 memory GPU or low memory bandwidth. But it also has some positive things like core speed. For light gaming it will do just fine. If you are looking forward into a more serious and greater performance gaming, you'd want to spend a few more bucks.

No budget has been quoted.

It is marginally better than a 240. to make it worth while consider a 260/270.

 

[Quixit]

The 250 is only slightly faster than the 240. If you want a noticable upgrade I'd go with a Geforce 750TI, which is pretty much the most powerful graphics card you can get right now given the low-profile and power requirements. http://www.amazon.co.uk/KFA2-75IGH8HX9KXZ-Geforce-GTX750ti-Graphics/dp/B00IKF9F6C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449085881&sr=8-1&keywords=geforce+750+ti+low+profile