• New Graphics Card Wanted - Can You Help?
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Hi Guys I recently brought a computer (details Below) and want to purchase a graphics card for it. I have a budget of approx. [b]£50[/b] (British Pounds) or [b]$80[/b] (U.S. dollars). Currently the PC uses an inbuilt Intel HD Graphics Chip. I was wondering if you guys had some recommendations of good cards you'd seen online that fit my systems spec and [i]must[/i] ship to the UK relatively cheaply. System Spec: [code] Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium Processor & Chipset Processor Manufacturer: Intel® Processor Type: Core™ i3 Processor Model: i3-530 Processor Speed: 2.93 GHz L2 Cache: 4 MB Memory Standard Memory: 3072 MB Maximum Memory: 4 GB Memory Slots: 2 Memory Card Reader: yes Memory Card Support: 21 in 1 Storage Total Hard Drive Capacity: 640 GB Hard Drive Interface: SATA Hard Drive RPM: 7200rpm Optical Drive Type: DVDR+-RW+R9 BLACK SATA Display & Graphics Graphics Controller Manufacturer: Intel® Graphics Controller Model: HD Graphics Audio Sound Card: Realtek ALC 888S HD audio 7.1: Integrated Speakers: No Network & Communication Wi-Fi: Yes Modem: No Input Devices Keyboard: Wireless Pointing Device Type: Wireless Mouse Interfaces/Ports Interfaces/Ports: USB Port (total/front/rear) : 4x Front, 6x Rear VGA out for external monitor : 1 Audio line out : 1 Audio line in : 1 HDMI : 1 Microphone in : 1 Headphones out : 1 eSATA: 2 rear Warranty Standard Warranty: One Year Standard [/code] I've been told by a friend that the PSU may need replacing if it isn't powerful enough. The label on the PSU reads: [code] AC Input 220-240V~, 3.15A, 50Hz DC Output 250W [i](and some other stuff, but it's upside down, so I'll add it if people want it)[/i] [/code] Also: I'm not very good with the internal workings of the PC so I've included a picture of the ports on the board so I can insure that in fact I can have a graphics card! [IMG_thumb]http://i51.tinypic.com/311rlar.jpg[/IMG_thumb] If you can find a card on one of these sites that'd be great: [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/[/url] [url]http://www.pcworld.co.uk/[/url] [url]http://www.dabs.com/[/url] [url]http://www.ebuyer.com/[/url] Or any other site that ships cheaply to / within the UK cheaply! Thanks guys, if you need any more info just ask!!
250 watt power supply? Yeah, you're going to need a new one. [editline]14th November 2010[/editline] As for a video card, an amazing card for your budget would be the ATI HD 4670, but all of those sites have it crazy overpriced. [editline]14th November 2010[/editline] Looking back on it, I'm a bit confused as to how a core iAnything is running on such a shitty power supply.
[QUOTE=venn177;26052147]250 watt power supply? Yeah, you're going to need a new one. [editline]14th November 2010[/editline] As for a video card, an amazing card for your budget would be the ATI HD 4670, but all of those sites have it crazy overpriced.[/QUOTE] Okay, I take it that the Graphics cards spec will say what wattage it requires? How will that effect the other components in my PC? (I'm not very good with this stuff) And Thanks, I'll look into it :)
Get a Antec Basiq. They're pretty cheap. [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/430w-plus-antec-basiq-power-78-efficient-power-supply[/url] But really, you should saveup a little, so you can get something decent.
Save up a bit more and get the GT 440. You will probably need a bit bigger PSU though.
[QUOTE=venn177;26052147]250 watt power supply? Yeah, you're going to need a new one. [editline]14th November 2010[/editline] As for a video card, an amazing card for your budget would be the ATI HD 4670, but all of those sites have it crazy overpriced. [editline]14th November 2010[/editline] Looking back on it, I'm a bit confused as to how a core iAnything is running on such a shitty power supply.[/QUOTE] I was able to run a 4670 on a 180W PSU, I honestly don't know how it worked, but it did. And plus the CPU is only an i3, they aren't very demanding.
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