What graphics card should I get?!

[TheSAYAIN9000]

I have a
x64 based pc
amd athlon(tm) II X4 645 Processor, 3100 mhz, 4 cores 3.1~
6gb RAM
Graphics card ATI Radeon HD 4200

I want a newer and best graphics card the runs games great but is 100$ or less. I don't know anything about pcs but i want to know if it will fit or be compatible with my pc.

 

[RazerZ]

What types of games do you plan to play and at what graphic settings/resolution? A graphics card upgrade might not be enough to make games playable since your system is dated.

 

[TheSAYAIN9000]

A good one that runs games at 1080 or 720 maybe

 

[RazerZ]

What kind of games? AAA titles such as GTA V, BF4, Witcher 3, etc?

 

[TheSAYAIN9000]

yeah new games like that

 

[RazerZ]

I'm sorry to say but your system simply is not powerful enough to play those games. A $100 graphics card won't cut it, you need a new gaming computer with a powerful GPU/CPU. That essentially means buying a new PSU, ram, motherboard, and hard drive (if not SATA) as well to have full compatibility.

 

[TheSAYAIN9000]

ok

 

[newonee]

4 cores for gaming is enough.

 

[RazerZ]

4 cores for gaming is enough.

Not completely true. Even though that Athlon has four cores that does not mean it will game well. The single core performance of the Athlon II X4 645 is very poor and many modern games will be unplayable. It will also bottleneck any decent graphics card needed to play AAA games.

 

[TheSAYAIN9000]

I have to go right now but I would just like to ask what I can upgrade to meet the requirements. I will also check this again tomorrow thanks.

 

[newonee]

4 cores for gaming is enough.

Not completely true. Even though that Athlon has four cores that does not mean it will game well. The single core performance of the Athlon II X4 645 is very poor and many modern games will be unplayable. It will also bottleneck any decent graphics card needed to play AAA games.

You are true, haven't see if its a Athlon ll xD

 

[EvilFlash]

Take a look at R7 250x or if you can stretch your budget a bit, the R7 260x. You'll get playable frame rates at 1080p with the quality settings toned down. At 720p, it'll be smooth sailing even with some bells and whistles.

 

[RazerZ]

^ That is one way to go, but with the latest games becoming more demanding I doubt that system would last long.

Ideally you want a build based on at least a fourth generation Intel Core i3 and R9 280/GTX 960 for 1080p. That should make the latest games playable around high settings with a good consistent frame rate. Skylake is right around the corner if you want to wait for that. It won't come cheap though, at least $500 for a new system not including the OS.

 

[EvilFlash]

^ That is one way to go, but with the latest games becoming more demanding I doubt that system would last long.

Ideally you want a build based on at least a fourth generation Intel Core i3 and R9 280/GTX 960 for 1080p. That should make the latest games playable around high settings with a good consistent frame rate. Skylake is right around the corner if you want to wait for that. It won't come cheap though, at least $500 for a new system not including the OS.

+1

 

[TheSAYAIN9000]

Ok thanks guys.

 

[KillSwitch07]

4 cores for gaming is enough.

Not completely true. Even though that Athlon has four cores that does not mean it will game well. The single core performance of the Athlon II X4 645 is very poor and many modern games will be unplayable. It will also bottleneck any decent graphics card needed to play AAA games.

Had a x4760k for a while. God was that hell.... Upgraded from a r9 260x to a gtx 960 2g and now im looking at a 970/980
That cpu bottlenecked the hell out of my low end 760k

 

[TheSAYAIN9000]

Sapphire Radeon R7 250 2GB DDR3 HDMI/DVI-D/VGA with Boost PCI-Express Graphics Card 11215-01-20G, do i need to upgrade anything for this graphics card, or can I just put it in my pc if I buy it.

 

[KillSwitch07]

Sapphire Radeon R7 250 2GB DDR3 HDMI/DVI-D/VGA with Boost PCI-Express Graphics Card 11215-01-20G, do i need to upgrade anything for this graphics card, or can I just put it in my pc if I buy it.

Its a good card, it will be compatible. If you could at all possibly stretch your budget to 110 maybe check this card out, it will give you better performance for a small increase in price.

 

[TheSAYAIN9000]

Ok thanks man.