Ironhide Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) I am wanting to get a new graphics card because mines a little out of date(07) i've been pc gaming since 2007 but i know little about computers and if a graphics card is compatible with my computer any help on a good gaming graphics card? I normally play COD: MW2 but Mw3 is coming out in nov. System Man.: Dell Inc. System Model: Inspiron 530 Processor: Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz(2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz Memory: 3326MB RAM Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series Edited June 23, 2011 by Ironhide Quote
KenB Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Hi and welcome to ExTS It depends on what you want to spend. Take a look here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card-game-performance-radeon-hd-6670,2935.html The specs for your present card are here ( for comparrison ) http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-3000/hd-3400/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-3400-specifications.aspx You don't mention what PSU you have. Depending on your choice of card you may need to upgrade the PSU too. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
Ironhide Posted June 23, 2011 Author Posted June 23, 2011 Power AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ) Power Provided 300.0 Watt Quote
KenB Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 If you only have 300 Watts I suspect that your new card will require an upgrade of the PSU to something like 600 watts ( this is best guess ). Let us know which card you are interested in and we should be able to confirm the PSU requirement. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
Ironhide Posted June 27, 2011 Author Posted June 27, 2011 okay so im looking at: SAPPHIRE 100287VGAL Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102871&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Video+Cards-_-Sapphire+Tech-_-14102871ne and a psu with 700w http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182173&cm_sp=Cat_Power_Supplies-_-Weekly_Deals-_-17-182-173 is this all i need will it work with my specs Quote
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