"Upgrading GT 545, $300 budget

[dodo369]

I´d like to increase FPS in my games (especially Total War games- they are really demadning on HW)

Bought as a whole - product name HP h9-1000cs

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT545
Motherboard IPISB-CH2 (Chicago)
Processor Intel Core i5 2500 3.30Ghz
Memory 8 GB
Power supply 600W No Name ?

Review

I dont have enough money to change all parts, so I´d like to buy a new graphic card (which I suppose is really bad) at least (which will be better, but still ´compatible´ with my cpu etc.

Max: USD 300

 

[rolandzhang3]

I doubt that OEM 600W PSU will truly deliver its advertised power so a PSU upgrade and a 760/7950 should do nicely

You could find some 280x or GTX 770 cards for around $300 or so but it wouldn't be safe to use them with your no brand 600W unit

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.95 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $289.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-04 00:41 EST-0500)

There are no compatibility issues between a CPU and GPU, mostly it's down to how whether or not a PSU can handle it

Measure inside your case to see how long a card can fit inside, if the EVGA card is too large, you could opt for the Asus model

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx760dc2oc2gd5