Need help with a new graphics card.

Jason53095 · 09-18-2009, 12:43 AM

Hi guys well i'm starting to get more into games and stuff and I decided that I should get a new graphic card cause mine is total crap. So can you guys give me a recommendation on a good graphic card that is a good price for how well the card runs. My PC is a HP a6700F. Yeah crap I know. Anyways thanks for the help guys.

Phædrus2401 · 09-18-2009, 12:50 AM

Well, right now the Radeon 4000 series cards are all pretty good value, particularly the Radeon 4800 cards in comparison to their Nvidia equivalents. However, the power supply powering your computer (a generic 300W) isn't sufficient to run a decent graphics card. I had an A6600F with a 350W PSU and put in a GeForce 9500GT and it barely ran. On 300W I wouldn't even want to try a GeForce 9400GT/Radeon 4550.

Basically, it comes down to your budget. You're looking at about $120 for a PSU and graphics card that can play modern games on medium settings. The higher the budget, the better hardware you can get, though I'll warn you that anything more than about a GeForce 9800GT/Radeon 4830 will be bottlenecked by the CPU (a slow quad core is worse than a midrange dual core).

**emosun** · 09-18-2009, 02:11 AM

Probably stick with nvidia on this build due to the 6150 chipset.

Jason53095 · 09-18-2009, 08:42 AM

So can anyone post links to where I can buy these and what kind I should buy? And do any of them fit my pc?

**emosun** · 09-18-2009, 03:16 PM

We still need your budget.

Jason53095 · 09-18-2009, 04:56 PM

probably about $150 or less

Phædrus2401 · 09-18-2009, 07:04 PM

Power Supply:
SeaSonic SS-500ES 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151079
$68.99

Graphics Card:
Sapphire Radeon 4670 1GB GDDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102842
$74.99

Total:
$143.98

Should be a very good combination.

**emosun** · 09-18-2009, 11:40 PM

He has an nvidia chipset and onboard man....

Phædrus2401 · 09-18-2009, 11:47 PM

Whups, gah, I forget.

BFG Tech GeForce 9500GT 1GB GDDR2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-150-_-Product
$69.99

The Radeon 4670 is better, comparable to a GeForce 9600GT, but the 9600GT would push you over $150. An ATI card might conflict with your onboard Nvidia card, though.

**emosun** · 09-18-2009, 11:55 PM

Thats also a 1 gig ddr2 model man comon , lol.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-271-_-Product

Jason53095 · 09-21-2009, 04:58 PM

So I should get a
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-271-_-Product

and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151079

Thanks for the help!!

**emosun** · 09-21-2009, 07:57 PM

Yup those will do well.

Jason53095 · 09-22-2009, 10:26 PM

And one last question... Is it hard to put in the power things and the graphic card? Is there like a tutorial on how to put it in?

**grimx133** · 09-22-2009, 10:34 PM

Look in emosun's sig.

09-18-2009, 12:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason53095 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Vista	Need help with a new graphics card. Hi guys well i'm starting to get more into games and stuff and I decided that I should get a new graphic card cause mine is total crap. So can you guys give me a recommendation on a good graphic card that is a good price for how well the card runs. My PC is a HP a6700F. Yeah crap I know. Anyways thanks for the help guys.

09-18-2009, 12:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,828 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Need help with a new graphics card. Well, right now the Radeon 4000 series cards are all pretty good value, particularly the Radeon 4800 cards in comparison to their Nvidia equivalents. However, the power supply powering your computer (a generic 300W) isn't sufficient to run a decent graphics card. I had an A6600F with a 350W PSU and put in a GeForce 9500GT and it barely ran. On 300W I wouldn't even want to try a GeForce 9400GT/Radeon 4550. Basically, it comes down to your budget. You're looking at about $120 for a PSU and graphics card that can play modern games on medium settings. The higher the budget, the better hardware you can get, though I'll warn you that anything more than about a GeForce 9800GT/Radeon 4830 will be bottlenecked by the CPU (a slow quad core is worse than a midrange dual core). __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

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Jason53095 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Vista	Re: Need help with a new graphics card. So can anyone post links to where I can buy these and what kind I should buy? And do any of them fit my pc?

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Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,828 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Need help with a new graphics card. Power Supply: SeaSonic SS-500ES 500W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151079 $68.99 Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon 4670 1GB GDDR3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102842 $74.99 Total: $143.98 Should be a very good combination. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

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Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,828 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Need help with a new graphics card. Whups, gah, I forget. BFG Tech GeForce 9500GT 1GB GDDR2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-150-_-Product $69.99 The Radeon 4670 is better, comparable to a GeForce 9600GT, but the 9600GT would push you over $150. An ATI card might conflict with your onboard Nvidia card, though. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

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emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,988 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Need help with a new graphics card. Thats also a 1 gig ddr2 model man comon , lol. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-271-_-Product __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

09-21-2009, 04:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jason53095 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Vista	Re: Need help with a new graphics card. So I should get a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-271-_-Product and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151079 Thanks for the help!! Last edited by Jason53095; 09-21-2009 at 04:59 PM.

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Jason53095 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Vista	Re: Need help with a new graphics card. And one last question... Is it hard to put in the power things and the graphic card? Is there like a tutorial on how to put it in?

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grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,148 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: Need help with a new graphics card. Look in emosun's sig. __________________