Looking for advice for new GPU for AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800+

[skulkarax]

Hi folks,

I was hoping to get a new GPU so I can play the new SWTOR MMO game. Right now I'm at 5-15fps which sucks wicked hard. Hoping to at least bump that up 2-3 fold with just a new GPU, but not sure which card will be compatible. Really pisses me off that we as consumers, even after doing the lengthy research to find out what new GPU we should get that is compatible, only to still have to go about this empirically after we've already spent a lot of money. But that's a soap-box I shall step on another day.

Here are my specs, in brief:

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+
2gb DDR2 ram
VisionTek Radeon X1550 Series
Antec "Truepower Trip" Model TP3-430, 430W

I am a novice at figuring out how to know which of the new GPU's will be compatible so any help/advice/general direction is greatly appreciated. I also have a limited budget and would like the next video card to be <$100.

Many thanks!

P.S. thanks inzone for letting me know about the abbrev. specs *blush*

 

[Gordon Freeman]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

I think the card suggestions are getting pretty high and you want to consider the possability of your system not being compatable , if you compare what you have with what is being suggested using the chart you will see that the cards being suggested are near the top of the chart compared to the card you have which is down at the bottom. Having a pci-e nersion 1.0 you will not be taking full advantage of the 2.1 version card. Just something to think about as you look through the cards.

I ran perfectly a 5750 on 4400+ CPU OPs rig is just perfect for any low end GPU 6770 and under.

 

[skulkarax]

All good suggestions - thank you everyone! I still can't find out whether my mobo and BIOS are compatible with any of these cards.... any suggestions? I don't want to F myself because of that.

 

[inzone]

The pci-e slots on your motherboard are version 1.0 and you won't get the full benifit of the cards that are version 2.1 , even though they will run on your board and allow you to play your game you may be wasteing money when you might get the same performance from a lesser card.

 

[Gordon Freeman]

All good suggestions - thank you everyone! I still can't find out whether my mobo and BIOS are compatible with any of these cards.... any suggestions? I don't want to F myself because of that.

Buy a gard then install is anf while your using it save money for a new mobo and cpu and ddr3 ram.

 

[jessterman21]

Grab the one suggested by Gordon, and you won't have to worry about power cables or overloading your PSU.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161395

 

[skulkarax]

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