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kpitre146   01-09-2012 at 12:53:13 AM

so i need to upgrade my my graphics card because mine is horrible for running this game i have:
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?i [...] -R&cat=SYS
I'm looking to get one to run it pretty decently willing to spend up to $150 if necessary

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clutchc   01-09-2012 at 04:10:55 AM

According to the specs, you have integrated video and a 300W PSU. Due to the small PSU, the graphics card you can use needs to be one that does not require an external PCIe power cable... i.e. one that gets all its +12V power from the PCIe slot alone. I would recommend this card if you are an AMD fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161379
And this if you prefer Nvidia: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814500224

Here is a comparison between the two cards to help you. Of course, this is just an 'on paper' comparison, but the AMD card appears to hold the lead. Also, remember that the resolution you game at makes a big difference. But these cards should make gaming more pleasant up to about 1680x1050 rez.

------------------------------ i5-2500K 3.3GHZ, Hyper 212 EVO, Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Board, 8GB 1333MHZ G.Skil Sniper, 2 x GTX 570 SC SLI, Crucial M4 SATA3 64GB SSD, WD 500GB HDD, X-FI Titanium, XFX 850W PSU, 32" @ 1920x1080
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kpitre146   01-09-2012 at 04:38:29 AM

i have been looking at a few cards including the first one u listed but they say "Memory Type GDDR5" the ram i have is DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM would that affect the cards performance?

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clutchc   01-09-2012 at 04:43:30 AM

Not at all. The GDDR5 memory is graphic card specific and has no bearing on the motherboard's memory type. You are good to go...

------------------------------ i5-2500K 3.3GHZ, Hyper 212 EVO, Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Board, 8GB 1333MHZ G.Skil Sniper, 2 x GTX 570 SC SLI, Crucial M4 SATA3 64GB SSD, WD 500GB HDD, X-FI Titanium, XFX 850W PSU, 32" @ 1920x1080
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kpitre146   01-09-2012 at 04:44:45 AM

sorry for being a pain but as looking at the first card on the manufacturer's website it says minimum power supply is 450 and i have a 300w only

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clutchc   01-09-2012 at 05:03:31 AM
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My bad! I totally messed up. I didn't realize til I just looked, that the HD 6750's required the PCie power cable. I appologize. This selection is more in line for what you can use:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0HD%206670

Likewise, ignore the Nvidia choice I listed.

I better start paying closer attention.

------------------------------ i5-2500K 3.3GHZ, Hyper 212 EVO, Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Board, 8GB 1333MHZ G.Skil Sniper, 2 x GTX 570 SC SLI, Crucial M4 SATA3 64GB SSD, WD 500GB HDD, X-FI Titanium, XFX 850W PSU, 32" @ 1920x1080
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kpitre146   01-09-2012 at 05:05:37 AM

alright thanks ill check em out

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