Video card help for relative newbie

[canuckboss_92]

Hi , just bought a new computer and im hoping to upgrade the video cardright now it has a radeon 7350 in it and im hoping to put something in it that will be able to play most current games on medium to high settings for under 200$ I will be playing at 1920x1080 and mostly play league of legends , starcraft 2 but i want to be able to run more graphics intensive games
The computer has an i5 2320 , 8 gm ram and the only issue is that it has only a 300 watt power supply. Any advice on if a psu replacement and a new vid card is required or if there is a vid card that can work with this psu , would be greatly appreciated.

 

[canuckboss_92]

and im not opposed to any company or store etc , just looking for something good

 

[johnsonjohnson]

There are a few HD 7850 2GB for about $175 after rebate on Newegg. Or you can spend a bit more for these two to hit your budget limit.

XFX Core Edition FX-787A-CNFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB ($200 after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150604

ZOTAC ZT-60901-10M GeForce GTX 660 2GB ($195 after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500270

You'll need a new PSU. Here's a good one for $40 after promo code and rebate:

XFX Core Edition PRO550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

 

[jaguarskx]

Unless you upgrade the power supply, the best graphics card you can hope for is the Radeon HD 7750. Pretty impressive performance for a graphic card that can work with a 300w PSU, but it will not live up to your expectations.

 

[johnsonjohnson]

If your PSU budget is separate from your GPU budget, then go for either the HD 7870 or GTX 660.

 

[canuckboss_92]

no they arent separate , im looking to spend around 200 all for psu and gpu or just gpue that can work with surrent system

 

[canuckboss_92]

because a psu will be about 80-100 what vidcard would be reccomended for under or around 100, could go to 150 if the performance is much greater

 

[johnsonjohnson]

The PSU doesn't need to be $80-100. The one I listed for $40 is fine for all the cards above (HD 7850, HD 7870, GTX 660) with plenty to spare. You can get the HD 7850 1GB for $150. I'd recommend going with 2GB though. But if your budget is really limited, it might have to do.

 

[johnsonjohnson]

I have another option for you. You can go with this PSU instead and it will power the HD 7850 2GB for $195 total after rebates.

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 ($20 after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

 

[canuckboss_92]

thanks a bunch , really appreciate it might try my hand at a boxing day psu and vidcard etc but appreciate all the reccomendations

 

[canuckboss_92]

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[johnsonjohnson]

You're welcome!