JakesDesigns Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Hey guys :) First post :o Well, I recently purchased an IBM Desktop, and would like to get into gaming on the PC for Battlefield 3 release. As far as my research goes, this machine has a 64MB graphics card. And obviously need replacing. I had an XFX Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3 in mind as my PC is low profile. I wanted to know if the Radeon HD 5450 is compatible with my PC. Can be seen here: http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=graphics+card&hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1600&bih=1099&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=12909153170799189512&sa=X&ei=optmTuygMIaDOtPgrZgK&ved=0CKYBEPMCMAg Here are some specs: -IBM Thinkcentre S50 [MT-M 8086-21G] -Has been upgraded to 2gb RAM -Pentium 4, 3ghz processor -1 PCI slot Yeah thats all, any help is appriciated. OH, one last thing, if there is anything I would need to change/uprade to be able to experience gaming, please please tell me as I really want to start playing! :D Thanks again! <3 Quote
KenB Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Hi and welcome to ExTS You may be interested in this review: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/355276/ati-radeon-hd-5450 It says "no good for gaming". "In fact, the only area where it fails to impress is in the latest games. It motored through our Low-quality Crysis test at 57fps, but a score of 17fps in our Medium-quality test, run at a resolution of 1,280 x 1,024, puts paid to any serious gaming prospects." I am not a gamer - but I do think that you are going to have to invest a little more cash if you are going to be happy with the results when gaming. Just as an added extra... Depending upon which video card you opt for you may need to upgrade your PSU. It really depends on what you have installed at the moment and the specific card you go for. Edited September 7, 2011 by KenB Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
JakesDesigns Posted September 7, 2011 Author Posted September 7, 2011 Okay, will have a read of it. Also, I dont really undertsnad what you mean, if you could perhaps give me some more detail, thanks :D Quote
KenB Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 I dont really undertsnad what you mean, What don't you understand? Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
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