I currently have a Dell Inspiron 530s computer with an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT graphics card. I NEED to get rid of it, lol. I can barely play Sim City 5 even with the lowest possible settings. I'm also a game developer and my 8500 just doesn't cut it.
My budget is $100 or less. Really low, I know, but I can't afford to purchase a super high-end card. I'd prefer to stay with NVIDIA, mainly because I'm scared to switch to AMD (I've only had NVIDIA cards my entire computer life).
I was looking at the GeForce 260 GTX, which seems nice, and I found one on eBay for $50. But I'm still very open to options. One thing I'm confused about is whether or not I need a low profile card. My dad says the PCI card has to be half height, but I'm not sure where he is getting that from. I even chatted with a Dell representative and he told me that I could certainly install a 260 GTX. I'm very confused about all this.
So anyway, what graphics cards would best suit my needs? Thanks.
My budget is $100 or less. Really low, I know, but I can't afford to purchase a super high-end card. I'd prefer to stay with NVIDIA, mainly because I'm scared to switch to AMD (I've only had NVIDIA cards my entire computer life).
I was looking at the GeForce 260 GTX, which seems nice, and I found one on eBay for $50. But I'm still very open to options. One thing I'm confused about is whether or not I need a low profile card. My dad says the PCI card has to be half height, but I'm not sure where he is getting that from. I even chatted with a Dell representative and he told me that I could certainly install a 260 GTX. I'm very confused about all this.
So anyway, what graphics cards would best suit my needs? Thanks.
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