Noob here, Looking for a upgrade to my graphics card.

[Albeaver]

So my computer is a Gateway, and I've never done anything to it hardware wise.

Here is the DxDiag stuff: (I'm not sure what you need to know so if I left something just let me know)
Gateway,
dx-4850,
Intel core i5-2300 CPU @ 2.8-GHz (4 CPUs) ~2.8GHz
6144MB RAM
DirectX11
Intel HD Graphics
Internal
1696 MB

I haven't changed the PSU so I'm guessing it's 300W, but others have said Gateway is cheap with PSU so it may be lower. (I'm not sure how to check)

I just want to be able to play some games like Skyrim, Counter Strike GO, Fall Out 4 with decent FPS. I'm not a hardcore gamer and my budget is 300 max.

EDIT: Resolution would be 1080, but if it's not feasible I can settle for less

Thanks a lot!

 

[Forever Oleg]

Per item? So what is your exact budget?

Also, at what resolution will you be playing?

 

[Baumy15]

um... well your kind of stuckas a 300W PSU wont get you to far and a 2300 isnt the most powerful cpu, i would say get a 750ti or maybe a 260X/950 at the top

 

[Forever Oleg]

um... well your kind of stuckas a 300W PSU wont get you to far and a 2300 isnt the most powerful cpu, i would say get a 750ti or maybe a 260X/950 at the top

260x and 950 are not likely to work on a 300W power supply. It is unlikely that the power supply even has any PCIe connectors.

 

[Baumy15]

um... well your kind of stuckas a 300W PSU wont get you to far and a 2300 isnt the most powerful cpu, i would say get a 750ti or maybe a 260X/950 at the top

260x and 950 are not likely to work on a 300W power supply. It is unlikely that the power supply even has any PCIe connectors.

a 750Ti maybe? it is a 75W TDP card and requires a 300W system but if it is a dodgy PSU probably not the best thing,
anyway id just recommend a whole new build would you agree?

 

[Forever Oleg]

No, his build is acceptable/not bad at all. His CPU/Mobo/RAM are fine. GTX 750 Ti will work unless he got a ton of hard drives in RAID so the 750 Ti would be his best option without upgrading his power supply.

 

[Albeaver]

Per item? So what is your exact budget?

Also, at what resolution will you be playing?

Under 300, I'll add that to the main message. I would like 1080, but if that is out of my budget I can settle for less.

 

[Baumy15]

No, his build is acceptable/not bad at all. His CPU/Mobo/RAM are fine. GTX 750 Ti will work unless he got a ton of hard drives in RAID so the 750 Ti would be his best option without upgrading his power supply.

How can you tell if you have "a ton of hard drives in RAID"?

go to the start icon>rightclick my computer>manage>Disk management how many hard drives do you see there?

 

[Albeaver]

No, his build is acceptable/not bad at all. His CPU/Mobo/RAM are fine. GTX 750 Ti will work unless he got a ton of hard drives in RAID so the 750 Ti would be his best option without upgrading his power supply.

How can you tell if you have "a ton of hard drives in RAID"?

go to the start icon>rightclick my computer>manage>Disk management how many hard drives do you see there?

Thanks! I only have one.

 

[Baumy15]

No, his build is acceptable/not bad at all. His CPU/Mobo/RAM are fine. GTX 750 Ti will work unless he got a ton of hard drives in RAID so the 750 Ti would be his best option without upgrading his power supply.

How can you tell if you have "a ton of hard drives in RAID"?

go to the start icon>rightclick my computer>manage>Disk management how many hard drives do you see there?

Thanks! I only have one.

so a 750Ti is the best you could get in your system without overloading your power supply. is it possible you could find the model number?

 

[Forever Oleg]

300W PSU is enough.

GTX 750 Ti is a low power card and will work even if your PSU is Chinese crap because the card draws power from the motherboard PCIe slot. The Zotac GTX 750 Ti one is the cheapest and not really that bad. The EVGA GTX 750 Ti and MSI Twin Frozr GTX 750 Ti are the two best.

 

[Baumy15]

300W PSU is enough.

GTX 750 Ti is a low power card and will work even if your PSU is Chinese crap because the card draws power from the motherboard PCIe slot. The Zotac GTX 750 Ti one is the cheapest and not really that bad. The EVGA GTX 750 Ti and MSI Twin Frozr GTX 750 Ti are the two best.

but the motherboard gets its power from the power supply and runs off the 12V rail, if he had the budget he could always pick up another power supply with the 750Ti

 

[Forever Oleg]

My point was: the card doesn't require any PCIe connectors and will be powered by the Mobo slot. I doubt it will be crappy enough not to run the card.

It is a Dell desktop - the PSU on that PC was probably made to last. It will work

 

[Baumy15]

My point was: the card doesn't require any PCIe connectors and will be powered by the Mobo slot. I doubt it will be crappy enough not to run the card.

It is a Dell desktop - the PSU on that PC was probably made to last. It will work

yep i got you now, as long as he doesnt get a 750Ti with a 6pin connector like the zotac one you suggested

 

[Forever Oleg]

Yeah some have 6-pin connectors like ASUS GTX 750 Ti

 

[Albeaver]

No, his build is acceptable/not bad at all. His CPU/Mobo/RAM are fine. GTX 750 Ti will work unless he got a ton of hard drives in RAID so the 750 Ti would be his best option without upgrading his power supply.

How can you tell if you have "a ton of hard drives in RAID"?

go to the start icon>rightclick my computer>manage>Disk management how many hard drives do you see there?

Thanks! I only have one.

so a 750Ti is the best you could get in your system without overloading your power supply. is it possible you could find the model number?

Model number of what exactly?

 

[Albeaver]

My point was: the card doesn't require any PCIe connectors and will be powered by the Mobo slot. I doubt it will be crappy enough not to run the card.

It is a Dell desktop - the PSU on that PC was probably made to last. It will work

I am willing to get a new PSU, as long as it isn't over 100 USD.

 

[Baumy15]

My point was: the card doesn't require any PCIe connectors and will be powered by the Mobo slot. I doubt it will be crappy enough not to run the card.

It is a Dell desktop - the PSU on that PC was probably made to last. It will work

I am willing to get a new PSU, as long as it isn't over 100 USD.

find a 500-650W XFX, antec, or seasonic unit, look on newegg or a computer retailer in your area, you never know there might be some good ones on special