Suggestions for upgrade from Nvidia GeForce GT 230. Very detailed!

[Green blood]

Ok, so I have the NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 and it seems to being some werid things, like not being able handle Dragon age 2 on direct 11 and things like that even though I can play other games. Also my monitor has been going idle while gaming, and the only way to get out is to turn the computer off. Money range is 0-300 and I only have one pci x16 slot.

Basically I just want to know what series are compadable with my system for example Can I use ANY 200 series? Can I upgrade to the 400 series? Thankyou techGuru's!


So here are my specs.
Operating System
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz 51 °C
Lynnfield 45nm Technology
RAM
8.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 662MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
MSI Indio (CPU 1)
Graphics
HF237 (1920x1080@60Hz)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 230
Hard Drives
977GB Seagate ST31000528AS (RAID) 29 °C
Optical Drives
MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
hp CDDVDW TS-H653R
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

And I have a 1600x1200 monitor

 

[klepto12]

i would think that a 6850 or 6870 would be a great investment and there both under the $240 range and yes they should work fine in your computer as long as your power supply is up to the task.

 

[red1776]

so I have the NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 and it seems to being some werid things, like not being able handle Dragon age 2 on direct 11

The GT 230 (and all pre 400 series Nvidia, and 5000 series AMD are not DX11 capable. So its not able to play any game on DX11.

 

[Ritwik7]

I would suggest the The Radeon HD 6950 or the nVidia GTX 560 at under $300.

 

[klepto12]

im pretty sure the 5000 series is dx 11 red? never mind i miss read this post sorry.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

Post powersupply information too please and thank you.

 

[Leeky]

As per HK, we need to know your power supply information, namely your make, model and maximum output (in Watts) information before advising you regarding a GPU as your budget may need to include a replacement one as well.