Need help choosing a Video Card

FishKa · 04-01-2008, 10:17 PM

Hi,

I have a GeForce 7300LE in my system atm and would like to know what upgrades i could get. i use it mostly for gaming, WoW is fine, Oblivion is not

Here is my System;
Dell Dimension E521
Vista Home Premium
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, 2400 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
300Gb Hd (not sure on make/model without opening it up)
Geforce 7300LE
2Gb DDR2 Ram

My first post!!! so let me know if u need more info etc.
New to the world of PC building so need all the help i can get!!

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 04-01-2008, 10:50 PM

what power supply do you have?

**FreoHeaveho** · 04-02-2008, 11:11 AM

The only upgrade path is PCI i'm afraid...

**emosun** · 04-02-2008, 11:35 AM

Has pci-e on it

FishKa · 04-02-2008, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1 g0t 0wn3d

what power supply do you have?

it's a 305W supply. think I'll need a new one??

FishKa · 04-02-2008, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfellla

The only upgrade path is PCI i'm afraid...

I've been doing a little research, n I'm pretty sure that it has PCI Express slot......

**FreoHeaveho** · 04-02-2008, 12:02 PM

Yeh, sorry, i looked at about 3 sites and it didn't mention anything other than PCI, ok, you all good, new PSU is needed though.

FishKa · 04-02-2008, 12:11 PM

Ok, ty

Looking on ebay i found;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/550-Watt-Silen...QQcmdZViewItem
i know NOTHING about psu's though.

i also quite like the sound of the geforce 8800gt(s??), is this feasible?? (more importantly, is it any good??)

**emosun** · 04-02-2008, 12:12 PM

Yea the only current upgrade you could do would be to a newer low power card but a psu upgrade would enable better graphics also. please post budget

**emosun** · 04-02-2008, 12:14 PM

No that psu you found is junk , it should be a minimum of 50/60$ to rule out the cheap crappy ones. Also should be a good brand name too. yea the 8800 is possible , but need to know budget

maxximumzero · 04-02-2008, 12:39 PM

my suggestion is...you need PCI slot and lots of money! upgrading in nVidia 7600gt is good investments but dont by gts version!! upgradin from 7600gt to 8600gts is ok but no worth it..best upgrade is to by 8800gt is the best solution!! Now comes the big part..how much money you have to spend on it.. most cheapest is 8800gt 256MB DDR3 RAM its about 200 euro or less..but if you can afford it go for more RAM ...my comp have AMD 64 dual core x4000 + 2GB RAM DDR2 nVidia 8600gts and it work like charm!! you shoul try that solution! PS you do need better power suply!!

**emosun** · 04-02-2008, 12:44 PM

Umm , thanks maxximumzero for your input , always best to get multiple views.

04-01-2008, 10:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
FishKa Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista Home Premium	Need help choosing a Video Card Hi, I have a GeForce 7300LE in my system atm and would like to know what upgrades i could get. i use it mostly for gaming, WoW is fine, Oblivion is not Here is my System; Dell Dimension E521 Vista Home Premium AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, 2400 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s) 300Gb Hd (not sure on make/model without opening it up) Geforce 7300LE 2Gb DDR2 Ram My first post!!! so let me know if u need more info etc. New to the world of PC building so need all the help i can get!!

04-01-2008, 10:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Need help choosing a Video Card what power supply do you have? __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

04-02-2008, 11:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Need help choosing a Video Card The only upgrade path is PCI i'm afraid... __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

04-02-2008, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,921 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help choosing a Video Card Has pci-e on it __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-02-2008, 12:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Need help choosing a Video Card Yeh, sorry, i looked at about 3 sites and it didn't mention anything other than PCI, ok, you all good, new PSU is needed though. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

04-02-2008, 12:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
FishKa Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: Need help choosing a Video Card Ok, ty Looking on ebay i found; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/550-Watt-Silen...QQcmdZViewItem i know NOTHING about psu's though. i also quite like the sound of the geforce 8800gt(s??), is this feasible?? (more importantly, is it any good??)

04-02-2008, 12:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,921 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help choosing a Video Card Yea the only current upgrade you could do would be to a newer low power card but a psu upgrade would enable better graphics also. please post budget __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-02-2008, 12:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,921 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help choosing a Video Card No that psu you found is junk , it should be a minimum of 50/60$ to rule out the cheap crappy ones. Also should be a good brand name too. yea the 8800 is possible , but need to know budget __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list Last edited by emosun; 04-02-2008 at 12:15 PM.

04-02-2008, 12:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
maxximumzero Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xpsp2	Re: Need help choosing a Video Card my suggestion is...you need PCI slot and lots of money! upgrading in nVidia 7600gt is good investments but dont by gts version!! upgradin from 7600gt to 8600gts is ok but no worth it..best upgrade is to by 8800gt is the best solution!! Now comes the big part..how much money you have to spend on it.. most cheapest is 8800gt 256MB DDR3 RAM its about 200 euro or less..but if you can afford it go for more RAM ...my comp have AMD 64 dual core x4000 + 2GB RAM DDR2 nVidia 8600gts and it work like charm!! you shoul try that solution! PS you do need better power suply!!

04-02-2008, 12:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,921 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help choosing a Video Card Umm , thanks maxximumzero for your input , always best to get multiple views. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list