What Graphics card should I use for an office computer?

[Critzen]

Okay so I'm not tech savvy at all but my dad gave me his old work computer as my new gaming computer since I've always used my laptop, but the picture on all the games I've been playing is really choppy and lags a lot so I was wondering what graphics card I should change to or if it's even the graphics card that's the problem? I mainly play games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Smite, Counter Strike, etc.

System Information:

Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_ldr.160408-2045)

System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.

System Model: OptiPlex 760

BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A05

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz

Memory: 8192MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 8028MB RAM

Display Devices:

Card name: Intel(R) Q45/Q43 Express Chipset (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1)

Manufacturer: Intel Corporation

Chip type: Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family

DAC type: Internal

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor

Monitor Model: DELL E177FP

 

[Adamjms3]

the chipset is very old and needs to be upgraded, im running an optiplex 760 with an e7500 and gtx 750. Runs csgo very well and the other games you mentioned are all easy to run. So i would recommend getting a gtx 750 (i got mine £50 from uk.webuy.com)

 

[dextermat]

Hi,

The problem is that you are using onboard GPU and it is not good for gaming.
+1 gtx 750

 

[Critzen]

the chipset is very old and needs to be upgraded, im running an optiplex 760 with an e7500 and gtx 750. Runs csgo very well and the other games you mentioned are all easy to run. So i would recommend getting a gtx 750 (i got mine £50 from uk.webuy.com)

Thank you so much for your reply. I did some searching and it seems like the chipset is so old that I can't update it so does that mean I have to get a new mobo or?

 

[Critzen]

Hi,

The problem is that you are using onboard GPU and it is not good for gaming.
+1 gtx 750

How could I fix this?

 

[dontlistentome]

What they are saying is right now you are using the integrated graphics from the chipset. When you add a videocard then you will be using that videocard for graphics, so it'll fix the poor performance you are getting now. A 750 should be a good match for that CPU and it will play those games and it uses little power, so it's perfect for you.

 

[Critzen]

What they are saying is right now you are using the integrated graphics from the chipset. When you add a videocard then you will be using that videocard for graphics, so it'll fix the poor performance you are getting now. A 750 should be a good match for that CPU and it will play those games and it uses little power, so it's perfect for you.

Thank you for your answer.

 

[Adamjms3]

to upgrade the cpu you would need another cpu matching the motherboards socket with is lga 775, i would recommend a q9000 or q6600 if you want to upgrade the cpu