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When I first purchased my Inspiron 530 new, I felt that it needed a better graphics card. At the time there was a very limited choice of what I could install because of system, size, psu etc...I ended up with an NVidia 9500 GT which wasn't too bad then and it was all I could afford after chunking down the money for a whole new system (I also had to buy a new card for my daughters Dimension, so money was definitely an issue). Nowadays, it's looking pretty lame but I'm not ready to buy a new system yet so it looks as if it's time for another upgrade. Everything I've looked at needs a bigger psu than the 350w that it has in it now. Can anyone out there advise me on a good midpriced graphics card (preferably nvidia)? I was looking at the GT series but how do I know which is right for me? I don't need a superb picture, I personally value performance over visual quality although I would prefer to achieve that performance without the loss of the visual experience. I would think that in today's market, it wouldn't be a problem. I will pick up whatever size psu I need to accommodate my new card as well. Is it possible to get a decent card and a new psu for $150.00 or am I being too cheap?

I would greatly appreciate ANY advice concerning this inquiry.
 
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If you don't want to upgrade PSU you can go up to ASUS GTX650-E-2GD5 GeForce GTX 650 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121714
This is one of the few GTX 650 cards, which do not require additional 6 pin power connector - System Requirements Up to 75W Power Requirement.
Just in case, if you have original power supply it is 300 watt, not 350 watt, so you know.
Without gaming in mind 650 is more than enough for you and it is under $150 target price.
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nVidia GeForce GT 240 GDDR3
At A Glance
Manufacturer: nVidia
Series: GeForce GT 200
GPU: GT215
Release Date: 2009-11-17
Interface: PCI-E 2.0 x16
Core Clock: 550 MHz
Shader Clock: 1360 MHz
Memory Clock: 1000 MHz (2000 DDR)
Memory Bandwidth: 32 GB/sec
FLOPS: 261.12 GFLOPS
Pixel Fill Rate: 4400 MPixels/sec
Texture Fill Rate: 17600 MTexels/sec
Details
Max Power Draw: 70 W
Noise Level: Moderate
Framebuffer: 512,1024 MB
Memory Type: GDDR3
Memory Bus Type: 128 (128 bit)
DirectX Compliance: 10.1
OpenGL Compliance: 3.2
PS/VS Version: 4.1/4.1
Process: 40 nm
Shader Processors: 96
Pipeline Layout: Scalar MADD+MUL
Texture Units: 32
Raster Operators 8

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yes u are being a tad cheap.......

1.if u can get a 400 watt psu u can get a nvidia gtx 650ti herse e specs

Manufacturer: nVidia
Series: GeForce GTX 600
GPU: GK106
Release Date: 2012-10-09
Interface: PCI-E 3.0 x16
Core Clock: 928 MHz
Shader Clock: 928 MHz
Memory Clock: 2700 MHz (5400 DDR)
Memory Bandwidth: 86.4 GB/sec
FLOPS: 1425.408 GFLOPS
Pixel Fill Rate: 14848 MPixels/sec
Texture Fill Rate: 59392 MTexels/sec
Details
Max Power Draw: 110 W
Noise Level: Moderate
Framebuffer: 1024,2048 MB
Memory Type: GDDR5
Memory Bus Type: 64x2 (128 bit)
DirectX Compliance: 11.0
OpenGL Compliance: 3.2
PS/VS Version: 5.0/5.0
Process: 28 nm
Shader Processors: 768 (960)
Pipeline Layout: SMX
Texture Units: 64 (80)
Raster Operators 16 (24)



i use this card and its awsome
 
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If you don't want to upgrade PSU you can go up to ASUS GTX650-E-2GD5 GeForce GTX 650 2GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121714
This is one of the few GTX 650 cards, which do not require additional 6 pin power connector - System Requirements Up to 75W Power Requirement.
Just in case, if you have original power supply it is 300 watt, not 350 watt, so you know.
Without gaming in mind 650 is more than enough for you and it is under $150 target price.
 
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First of all, thank you soon much for the information. I was pretty well set on the GTX600 mentioned by mzw, but then Kisianik came along and opened my eyes. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the time that you both took to help me but it seems that the ASUS graphics card will definitely save me some money and it looks to be just what I'm looking for. As I said in my original post, right now I'm running a 9500gt which requires a 350w PSU. I definitely have a 350w PSU in my system right now. I originally bought two of the 9500gt's; one for my system and one for my daughter's old DELL Dimension 4700. When I put it in her machine, it ran like hell and screwed up all kinds of junk. So I decided instead of trusting my paperwork on these two systems, I thought I should open them up and see for myself. Since she has a 300w, it couldn't handle the card so I ordered her a 9400gt as a replacement. It ran fine. On the other hand, the 9500 ran perfectly in my machine.

When I bought my Inspiron 530, the sales tech and I went over it and I made several changes and upgrades to the original stock Inspiron 530. I don't remember specifically asking for a larger PSU but it may have been necessary after some of the changes that I chose to make. At any rate, this means I have enough and more to run the ASUS GTX650, correct? But does this put more of a strain on my motherboard? If all is well, this means that I can buy this card today instead of waiting another week because of financial reasons.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! I can't wait to see BioShock Infinite and Metro Last Light on my new card. I already have the new Tomb Raider so I'll be able to see the difference right away. I think I'm in love! Thank You Kisianik, Thank You! By the way, your avatar was an omen for me, I LOVE cats!







 
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You welcome.
PCIE slot on motherboard can provide up to 75 watt. Asus (I went on ASUS site and it is the same) states that this card uses 75 watt max, if in addition to everything you have 350 watt PSU, I really see no issues to worry about.
http://www.hwcompare.com/13468/geforce-gtx-650-vs-radeon-hd-7750/ See for yourself - it is tested (general 650) to be 64 watt only, so you know the applet we magically know to provide good advices.
 
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