What isthe best graphic card for pentium e5300?

[Dan1010]

I have an old desktop pc with a pentium e5300, 4 gb of ddr2 ram and a geforce 9400 gt.
I would lke to know if there is any card that will not bottleneck with the processor and also play gamelike cs go and league of legends above 60 fps at decent settings, even 720p or 1050p(the resolution of my monitor).

 

[logainofhades]

Neither game is all that demanding. What power supply do you have?

 

[Dan51]

Well i recently bought a new power supply because my old one started to make a terrible noise but once i pluged the new psu into the wall my pc fried even though i plugged everything correctly.Now my pc lays in a service and i wait to get my pc repaired.I will buy as soon as my pc arrive a good psu.
The psu which burned my pc was a 500 w Segotep with no pcie power cable

 

[Dan51]

At least please tell me what graphics cards might revive this pc and i will be looking for a specific psu that fits the needs of the gpu

 

[Corwin65]

Cheap PSU?

Just make sure it does not cost you more to get that PC fixed than getting a new one.

 

[logainofhades]

Make sure you get a quality PSU. The new corsair CX550m is a decent unit, for the money, or a seasonic 520w. As far as those games are concerned, and the age of the components, a used GTX 560ti, off ebay, would be a suitable choice. Performance is close to that of a 750ti, without the potential issues of not working, due to you having an older legacy bios.

 

[Corwin65]

I'd be more worried about the damage that PSU did. Think about the cost to repair any of your old equipment vs a new build.

 

[Dan51]

Well I am 16 and my dad is the kind of the guy who prefers to repair a thing than change it.Of course I would like a pc, probably an i3 6100 with a gtx 960 will be enough to run most demanding games at high settings with a playable fps

 

[logainofhades]

Actually, with the price of the GTX 960, as of late, you would be better off with a faster GTX 1060 3gb. You are definitely due for a new system though.

 

[Dan1010]

Hey guys! My dad finally decided that we can upgrade our processor from pentium e5300 to a xeon x5472(i also have same 4 gb ddr2 800mhz and my mobo supports only 2 sticks).The psu didn t affect the components at all, only something minor on the mobo.I want to know what graphics card should i use with the x5472 that can run even gta v or battlefield 4 at decent framerates.

 

[logainofhades]

That CPU will not work, without being modded.

 

[Dan1010]

Well i know i need to mod it.The adaptor comes preapplied.So what well priced gpu should i get?

 

[logainofhades]

A GTX 560ti, off of ebay, is probably your best option, for the money. Your CPU is going to hold back faster cards, and newer cards won't work with your ancient motherboard.