Which graphics card...

[robin stevens]

Hi there,
new member here and I have a question I hope someone can help me with.
I have just bought a HP Pavillion p6110uk pc that comes as standard with :-
AMD Phenom-9650
4gb PC2-6400/DDR2
640gb GB SATA_3G
ATI Radeon HD R4350HD 512mb
Lightscribe DVD

my problem is im looking for a better graphics card that will slip straight in to this and allow me to play games such as gta liberty city which I attempted to play and found the FPS were seriously lacking, I also want to try games like WOW.

can someone suggest a card that won't cost the earth and that will just be a simple swap over?

thanks in advance

 

[slh28]

This 6750 is pretty good value for £64 including delivery. If that's too much then you can get a 6670 for about £50. They are both pretty efficent cards so you can probably get away with not replacing the PSU which came with your PC.

 

[robin stevens]

thanks for the reply slh thats appreciated, would that card also run wow type games or skyrim? I was reading up on the 7770 and prices on fleebay are round the hundred pound mark which is about my limit? I dont want to spend too much but then again dont want to overspend lol

thanks again

 

[robin stevens]

as a side thought ive seen a used amd radeon hd6450 1gb GDDR 16x pcle for next to nothing money wise, what are your thoughts?

 

[slh28]

Well if you go for a 7770 it's really recommended that you spend £50 and upgrade the PSU as well. But it's a very good card and you'll get good performance in Skyrim, GTA etc. on high settings. Don't bother with ebay though, you can get a new Ghz edition one for £92 including a free game.

The 6450 is a very slow card...

 

[robin stevens]

thanks again, PSU, im assuming you mean the power supply? sorry im new to this, do you have a recomendation for that?

 

[slh28]

Yep, PSU = power supply unit. This one will provide more than enough power for you.

 

[robin stevens]

thank you very much, lastly, lol I promise this is my last question does that go inside the tower or is it an external unit?

 

[slh28]

The PSU and graphics card are all internal. Open your case and have a look at your current components

 

[robin stevens]

ah ok cheers I just wasnt sure, I will take your advice,
many thanks