Need a better video card?

LavenderGumdrop · Aug 29, 2013

I'm running a Windows 7 desktop computer and I've got a Nvidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 graphics card. My games lag way too much (Sims 3 lags so much it's difficult to play, and Slender lags so much I can't play at all!). I've been checking into different video cards but I really know next to nothing about what makes a good video card or which one would make my gaming experience better. Any suggestions?

jinayhvora · Aug 29, 2013

depends on a few factors, ur budget, PSU, are u open to upgrading the PSU, the resolution and settings u would like to play at, also if ur mobo has a PCIe slot (which i guess it does if its not more than 5-7 years old)

LavenderGumdrop · Aug 29, 2013

jinayhvora :

I'd say my budget is around or (preferably) less than $300. I looked up my computer model and found out that I've got a 300W AC psu, and I guess I'd be alright with upgrading it if needed. My budget for the actual card might go down, though. The resolution I use is 1440x900, and I'd like to play the games on high settings but as it is I would settle for medium. I looked up the model again (eMachines ET1331G) but I'm finding some people saying it has PCIe slots and others saying it doesn't, so I'm not sure about that.

jinayhvora · Aug 29, 2013

how old is it?
assuming it does have a PCIe slot, this is the best bang-for-the-buck u can get right now, it will play games at ur resolution at nothing short of high

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $309.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-29 13:40 EDT-0400)

on a side note, what's ur CPU? there could be potential bottlenecking issues if its too old

LavenderGumdrop · Aug 29, 2013

jinayhvora :

I'm not entirely sure how old it is because my friend gave it to me when she moved (she couldn't take it with her), but after looking around the tower for a while I found a sticker with a few barcodes that has the date 11/17/2009 so I'm assuming it's 4 years old. My cpu is an AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 235e Processor 2.70 GHz.

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