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choosing the right Graphics card

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August 28, 2013 1:37:37 PM

system specs:

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 640
Propus 45nm Technology
RAM
12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
FOXCONN 2AB1 (CPU 1)
Graphics
Acer P221W (1680x1050@59Hz)
2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 (NVIDIA)
Hard Drives
466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 00AADS-00S9B0 SATA Disk Device (SATA)
466GB Seagate ST500DM0 02-1BD142 SATA Disk Device (SATA)
Optical Drives
ATAPI iHAS324 Y SATA CdRom Device
hp CDDVDW TS-H653T SATA CdRom Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio



I found out that my graphics card is now running the the thermal limit

anyone know what graphics card I should get?


Only playing one game for now Diablo 3

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August 28, 2013 1:45:34 PM

Do you know why it's running to thermal limit? Do you have proper air flow inside your computer case? If not, you might get the same problem with a newer card.

If you never did it, you could also try to clean it using a can of compressed air, the fan could be clogged with dust which might explain the high temps.

Anyway, Diablo 3 is not really demanding, so you could get a Radeon 7750 and it will be plenty enough for this game. This card also doesn't require any additional connection from the power supply, so it should work into any system. And I bet that with this card you will probably be able to increase graphics quality in Diablo 3 since a GT610 might have been a little weak for this game.

P.S. Just make sure you get a version with DDR5 memory.

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