Looking for a Graphics Card for League of Legends

[rsam8837]

I have a Compaq CQ5210F desktop computer.
And it has a really bad graphics card already on it. I cannot get higher than 40 fps on league of legends and it is quite unstable.
The processor is AMD Athlon II X2 215 2.7 GHz. Is that the problem?
People I have asked said its the graphics card, which is the NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430.
The computer holds 3 GB of RAM.
So if it is the graphics card, I was wondering where I can get a cheap viable alternative. When I mean cheap i mean like less than 65 dollars. I found this http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-windows/dp/B006OS6UAG/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t on amazon and I was wondering if it would work well for League of Legends, or if it is even compatible with my computer.
Thanks!

 

[LiamJames]

Your motherboard has a AM3 socket, which are pretty outdated so you might need to get a new mobo and CPU.I recommend http://ncix.com/products/?sku=76522&vpn=M5A97%20R2%2E0&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1244

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=76934&promoid=1244

when i click the link it just brings me to the ncix homepage

I thought it would just be one thing. I won't have enough money for all this. Thanks for all your guys' help but I think I'm just gonna stick with 40 fps on low settings...

Save up for a rainy day Have fun in Solo Q!

haha thanks...do you know of any pre built computers/laptops that would do well on league of legends for less than 400?

Plenty. I reccommend building them yourself,increases your knowledge of the parts and usually cheaper.

 

[LiamJames]

This one? http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-1024MB-Graphics-01G-P3-2615-KR/dp/B00847TOLC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384393616&sr=8-1&keywords=gt+610
would the
http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-windows/dp/B006OS6UAG/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t not work with my computer? I'm interested because its supposed to be 180 it says but its on sale for 60. And since its 2gb would it work better?

Does your mobo support DDR3?

 

[rsam8837]

Your motherboard has a AM3 socket, which are pretty outdated so you might need to get a new mobo and CPU.I recommend http://ncix.com/products/?sku=76522&vpn=M5A97%20R2%2E0&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1244

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=76934&promoid=1244

when i click the link it just brings me to the ncix homepage

I thought it would just be one thing. I won't have enough money for all this. Thanks for all your guys' help but I think I'm just gonna stick with 40 fps on low settings...

Save up for a rainy day Have fun in Solo Q!

haha thanks...do you know of any pre built computers/laptops that would do well on league of legends for less than 400?

Plenty. I reccommend building them yourself,increases your knowledge of the parts and usually cheaper.

Yeah the thing is I don't know if I have the time to. To build my own computer i would have to buy a motherboard, cpu, RAM, Hard drive, GPU? Is that all?

 

[rsam8837]

This one? http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-1024MB-Graphics-01G-P3-2615-KR/dp/B00847TOLC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384393616&sr=8-1&keywords=gt+610
would the
http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-windows/dp/B006OS6UAG/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t not work with my computer? I'm interested because its supposed to be 180 it says but its on sale for 60. And since its 2gb would it work better?

Does your mobo support DDR3?

uhh as far as my knowledge goes i think it does... the ram is ddr3.

EDIT: I totally lied...just checked with crucial.com and it doesn't say it supports ddr3...damn

 

[LiamJames]

http://pcpartpicker.com/ Try this site

 

[rsam8837]

Ive concluded that this computer sucks...probably why it was so cheap on black friday.

 

[Unolocogringo]

If you just play LOL then all you need is a video card.
If you want to play newer games the a new computer is needed.
this is a much better card than the 6450 and cheaper. I don't think the 6450 ever cost $180.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102994

There are 6450 cards for $39 here. but any of the cards listed here would play LOL on medium or better settings.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600083901&IsNodeId=1&name=Radeon%20HD%206000%20series

 

[nickbachu]

ok the gt 620 is the update verison its around 50 bucks new and would run games great

 

[rsam8837]

Turns out my motherboard doesn't support DDR3, is there any decent cheap graphics cards for DDR2? Do they not make those anymore?

 

[nickbachu]

thats the onboard memory for the graphics card not the motherboard it will support the card

 

[rsam8837]

thats the onboard memory for the graphics card not the motherboard it will support the card

okay thanks!
would http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-windows/dp/B006OS6UAG/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t work on it? would it work better than the gt620

 

[nickbachu]

thats the onboard memory for the graphics card not the motherboard it will support the card

okay thanks!
would http://www.amazon.com/Force3D-radeon-graphics-express-windows/dp/B006OS6UAG/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t work on it? would it work better than the gt620

the 6450 would perform better than the gt 620

 

[rsam8837]

do you know if it is compatible with my PC?

 

[nickbachu]

this will work

 

[rsam8837]

And from a noob standpoint how difficult would it be to install it in? And about how long would it take?

 

[nickbachu]

it would be very easy to put in and plug in the power cables if needed

 

[rsam8837]

Sorry do you happen to know a great tutorial video on youtube that would relate to my situation.

 

[nickbachu]

here is is relate to you situation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ILrq7lMe-0

 

[rsam8837]

Is the gt 620 or the 6450 one of the bigger graphics cards mentioned in the video where you would have to plug in power cords?

 

[nickbachu]

no the video is to show you how to uninstall and reinstall the graphics
and my bad that card doesnt have a power plug just put into your system and install the drivers