Replacing my Geforce 9500GT

[jampolulala]

Hi I'm planning to upgrade from my NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT, im a casual gamer, just want a good upgrade from my 9500 GT video card, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, im not into the high end cards which costs $500 or more. my budget is anywhere less thank $200. I also prefer small sized video card since my tower is kinda small. And also my pc is not that good, here are my specs:

Processor: Intel Core Duo processor E5200
2.53GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, EM64T, Execute Disable Bit
MOBO: BostonL-GL6
RAM: 2GB DDR2 800Mhz
PCI One (One available)
PCI Express x16 One (One available)
PCI Express x1 Two (One available)
PSU: 300
Resolution: 1600x900

I prefer Nvidia Geforce card and I dont plan on investing on upgrading my ram or my psu or anything else, just need to have an upgrade from my current GPU. Thank you in advance!

 

[jampolulala]

by the way is it true that HD7750 only runs on Windows 7? read it somewhere. 🙁

 

[willard]

by the way is it true that HD7750 only runs on Windows 7? read it somewhere. 🙁

No. It just doesn't support Windows XP. Expect that to be more and more common. The operating system is 11 years old. There is no good reason to stick with Windows XP. People who do are being irrational, and anyone who tells you to knows a lot less than they think they do.

 

[jampolulala]

No. It just doesn't support Windows XP. Expect that to be more and more common. The operating system is 11 years old. There is no good reason to stick with Windows XP. People who do are being irrational, and anyone who tells you to knows a lot less than they think they do.

Thank you! Im currently using Windows Vista 32-bit, so it means I'm ok? LOL

 

[willard]

Yes, it is explicitly listed as supported.

 

[jampolulala]

Finally got the chance to open my rig, here's my PSU: HIPRO HP-D2537F3H

http://www.codemicro.com/store/product/Hipro-HPD2537F3H-Refurbished.php

cant find a decent link but that's it.

now will this work on HD 7750?

 

[randomkid]

The 250W is quite limited but there is a review that states the test system that have the 7750 on it draws 216W on load:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review/23
But note that such measurement is specific to the test system & graphics card model being tested. You have to decide if your system is less than that.

 

[quilciri]

The 250W is quite limited but there is a review that states the test system that have the 7750 on it draws 216W on load:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review/23
But note that such measurement is specific to the test system & graphics card model being tested. You have to decide if your system is less than that.

His system will use less than that. The test system in those benchmarks uses an A8-3850, a 100w part.
the core duo he's using is a 65w part.

 

[jampolulala]

Just got my Sapphire HD 7750 today, brought my base score from 4.5 to 5.4, im enjoying my games more, i think its worth it. Thank you guys! 😀