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I'm looking for a decent GFX card,but I don't have a lot of money to spend. Can you suggest a good one? And maybe find some cheap RAM? Well, just found out I'm probably getting my Grandmas old comp, so I have RAM. Just need a decent GFX Card now.

What exactly is your budget?

and current specs and country

[QUOTE=nos217;18587265]What exactly is your budget?[/QUOTE] Not exactly a set one, but something in the range of a main Christmas present. [QUOTE=reapaninja;18587338]and current specs and country[/QUOTE] 1 GB Ram Integrated NVIDIA 6100 AMD Dual Core 4000+ Vista 32 bit And U.S.

The range for a main christmas present for me is £200. What motherboard do you have?

[QUOTE=nos217;18587513]The range for a main christmas present for me is £200. What motherboard do you have?[/QUOTE] From a Dell Inspiron 531.

You are going to want a ram upgrade a cpu and gpu upgrade.

[QUOTE=sbradford26;18587626]You are going to want a ram upgrade a cpu and gpu upgrade.[/QUOTE] My CPU is fine for now.

Detailed power supply specs please. I'm guessing it won't be able to cope with much more than a 4670.

[QUOTE=Doc Miles;18587669]My CPU is fine for now.[/QUOTE] Most decent graphics cards you put with it will be bottlenecked.

[QUOTE=ferrus;18587751]Detailed power supply specs please. I'm guessing it won't be able to cope with much more than a 4670.[/QUOTE] His PSU is a 300W thing without a single standard PCI-e or molex connector yeah The mobo is fine unless he wants to upgrade the CPU because it has a PCI-e x16 slot

[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;18587872]His PSU is a 300W thing without a single standard PCI-e or molex connector yeah[/QUOTE] And how does this power a working computer without a molex connector?

[QUOTE=sbradford26;18587887]And how does this power a working computer without a molex connector?[/QUOTE] If you're just going to spew shit get out The motherboard and CPU are powered by the 24-pin power connector standard on all PSUs (The -5v pin is not there on that particular Dell though)

[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;18587923]If you're just going to spew shit get out The motherboard and CPU are powered by the 24-pin power connector standard on all PSUs (The -5v pin is not there on that particular PSU though)[/QUOTE] You sir have no idea what you are talking about unless this computer has no hard drive or optical drive which either need a sata power cable or a molex.

[QUOTE=sbradford26;18587955]You sir have no idea what you are talking about unless this computer has no hard drive or optical drive which either need a sata power cable or a molex.[/QUOTE] It's a dell Probably has proprietary power connectors on the PSU end

[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;18587975]It's a dell Probably has proprietary power connectors[/QUOTE] That doesn't change how a computer works. Also you would just have to get a splitter of the one on either the hard drive or optical to power a graphics card.

Quit arguing in my thread. Can someone please suggest a GFX card?

[QUOTE=sbradford26;18588007]That doesn't change how a computer works. Also you would just have to get a splitter of the one on either the hard drive or optical to power a graphics card.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/forums/dell/dell-inspiron-530-desktop-review-62247.html[/url] [url]http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f75/power-supply-issues-dell-inspiron-531-a-163031/[/url] [url]http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19989[/url] [quote]However, after taking my computer apart today to install the card I realized Dell is using only SATA connectors[/quote] post Also we're arguing for your sake because most modern graphics card cannot run on a 300W PSU

Cpu [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-252-AM[/url] Mobo [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-215-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1482[/url] Gpu [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-133-XF[/url] Psu [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-CS[/url] Little over 200 at 212. [editline]05:11PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Umi-hebi;18588068][url]http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/forums/dell/dell-inspiron-530-desktop-review-62247.html[/url] [url]http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f75/power-supply-issues-dell-inspiron-531-a-163031/[/url] [url]http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19989[/url] post Also we're arguing for your sake because most modern graphics card cannot run on a 300W PSU[/QUOTE] Also it says it has sata power cables which it may be a pain can be turned into molex then into pci expess cables.

[QUOTE=sbradford26;18588071]Cpu [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-252-AM[/url] Mobo [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-215-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1482[/url] Gpu [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-133-XF[/url] Psu [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-CS[/url] Little over 200 at 212. [editline]05:11PM[/editline] Also it says it has sata power cables which it may be a pain can be turned into molex then into pci expess cables.[/QUOTE] It still doesn't have direct molex connectors and besides that PSU couldn't handle a graphics card for shit

[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;18588127]It still doesn't have direct molex connectors and besides that PSU couldn't handle a graphics card for shit[/QUOTE] It could easily handle a 4670. Which is the max I would put with his current psu. But Personally he should just upgrade completely.

[QUOTE=sbradford26;18588144]It could easily handle a 4670. Which is the max I would put with his current psu. But Personally he should just upgrade completely.[/QUOTE] Imho his current processor is bearable and he should focus on just upgrading his GPU and PSU then later he should upgrade his CPU and Motherboard Gaming is more graphics-intensive than anything so his CPU should hold any mid-end GPU fine just don't pair it with a PoS 400W PSU

[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;18588226]Imho his current processor is bearable and he should focus on just upgrading his GPU and PSU then later he should upgrade his CPU and Motherboard Gaming is more graphics-intensive than anything so his CPU should hold any mid-end GPU fine just don't pair it with a PoS 400W PSU[/QUOTE] :Dawkins102: His cpu is crap. It will bottle neck anything above a 4670. Also a 5870 can run on a 400 watt [url]http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3000/sapphire_radeon_hd_5870_1gb_vapor_x_video_card/index15.html[/url]

[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;18588226]Imho his current processor is bearable and he should focus on just upgrading his GPU and PSU then later he should upgrade his CPU and Motherboard Gaming is more graphics-intensive than anything so his CPU should hold any mid-end GPU fine just don't pair it with a PoS 400W PSU[/QUOTE] Okay, so I think I'm gonna go with the [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-133-XF[/url]. And then upgrade my PSU, what should I get?

[QUOTE=Doc Miles;18588356]Okay, so I think I'm gonna go with the [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-133-XF[/url]. And then upgrade my PSU, what should I get?[/QUOTE] Go with what I posted before. Then you get a cpu upgrade a psu upgrade and a gpu upgrade.

[QUOTE=sbradford26;18588390]Go with what I posted before. Then you get a cpu upgrade a psu upgrade and a gpu upgrade.[/QUOTE] On a limited budget.

[QUOTE=Doc Miles;18588672]On a limited budget.[/QUOTE] You never told us a budget.

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161284[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031[/url] This good?

[QUOTE=Doc Miles;18588741][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161284[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031[/url] This good?[/QUOTE] Wrong slot and over priced gpu. Good psu though. Also just give me a budget. [editline]05:49PM[/editline] Cpu [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103772[/url] Gpu [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102854[/url] You don't need a psu though. Since this gpu doesn't require a pci express cable and you system won't use of 300 watts right now.

most Dell's are not really built to be upgraded unless you buy a new dell so its not going to be a walk in the park, especially with that PSU. Its built to run what it was built to run, no more really. Go with sbradford's suggestion.