Best Graphics Card that does not require External Power?

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Tehepicford

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I run a,
AMD FX-4100 4mb Cache
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 (I think anything could be better then this)

But what I find amazing is it can run things like TF2 1280x720 all High, 8x __ Filtering, Anti Aliasing 8x MSAA.
All I would like is one that could run BF3 Low - Med 1280x720 with 30 - 40 FPS that does not need External Power supply.
My PSU is 500watt but does not have the 4/6 pin adapters, and I don't understand the Molex to 4/6 pin adapters.

I don't mind the budget as long as it is <£130 GBP I think thats like <$160'ish USD.

EDIT:
I know this is considered 'entry level' but I don't care.
 
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Roland Of Gilead

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AMD 7750, but you do need a half decent PSU.
 
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Im sorry, I have a very bad PSU.
Here is a video showing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Q1Fc33tTc&feature=youtu.be
It is processing give it time.
 
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I'm making comments as they come to me while watching the vid.

Technically speaking "molex" is the name of the company who made/designed those plugs. Or so I've been told. All the plugs, from the 4pin aux plugs, to the ATX bundle are all "molex" plugs. But you are correct, that black one there is a molex plug. You would need two to power the adapter. You can undo the white molex in that other bundle, but you have a problem there. First, it seems that is powering a fan. Second, there seems to be about 3 of those plugged into each other. Probably more fans. The problem is video cards (or GPUs) like clean power. I doubt any card you buy is going to suck enough power for this to happen, but it's technically possible for the card to either draw so much the fans connected stop spinning causing heat issues, or the fans will use enough power that the GPU won't have enough for itself under a high power draw situation like gaming. I doubt a 7770 or GTX650 will cause this to happen, but I'm not sure what fans are plugged into there or where the limit is.

You are correct. You do unscrew those screws and then push that latch down. The card should slide right out.

Correct again. The yellow and black wires provide extra power to the CPU. Black wires are ground, while yellow wires in the computer provide 12V DC electricity. This allows for more power to come to the board and CPU then the 20 or 24PIN main ATX bundle allows/provides.

I checked out the PSU as best I could, but didn't see any info on it. My idea is honestly to not use any "500W" PSU that lacks a single PCIe 6pin plug. My last 500W PSU had two of them. My new 450W PSU has two 6+2pin plugs. If yours lacks even one, its not worth using anymore.
 
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Unfortunately it is a Cheapo Branded one, and I know I should not cheap out on a PSU but I had no choice.
So would I be able to run a GPU that requires a Molex Plug to a 6 Pin Cable?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trueway-6-Pin-PCI-Express-Power-Adapter-Cable-to-2-x-Molex-LP4-Lead-006003-/190729421313?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item2c685c0201

If so what is the most powerful, non power hungry GPU that I can run <£150 GBP?
If not what is the best budget one that only needs the power from the PCI slot?
 
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this would be a good one to get:

http://www.dabs.com/products/xfx-550w-core-edition-80--bronze-psu-8K0S.html?src=17
 
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If I were to get the PSU, I have never wired one up...
So what I would do is, unplug everything and note were they go, unscrew the PSU and just take it out.

Then screw the new one in and wire up anything that really fits?
Nothing is going to explode when I wire it up, right?

EDIT:
Could someone find me a cheap one on ebay? Preferably in the UK and suits my PC spec.

And with this, could a fit any GPU I would like under 260w?
 
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