Hey guys, I'm wondering what do you think is the cheapest graphics card that you can play games with? I need to recommend one for my friend, and want to find the cheapest one that can still play games. It'll just be dropped into a 2008-2009 Dell computer which is why it can be cheap, I'm not sure any of the specs from the computer, but it's a basic desktop computer. Right now the only game I know he'll be playing on it is World of Tanks. So far the cheapest card that I think will work fine on it is the PNY GTX 640 for $58.99, or the XFX 6570, which of those two do you think is better? Again I know nothing about his computer, he just said it's a Dell and he'll get it out next week once he gets through all the stuff blocking it. After that I'll be able to see if it can even take a graphics card, and if the PSU can support it
Cheapest graphics card for gaming
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rolli59
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Cards mention above are all viable but for the best performing low power need card for a little more is the HD7750 http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-hd77501gd5v2 It is worth the price difference.
Metalauxilia
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I agree the HD 7750 would be a better choice for a low power card over the ones you have been looking at. Plus it is always better to get a more current card.
cst1992
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Your biggest concern has to be power, not price.
A mainstream branded computer like his will have a basic power supply, the 6670 is 66W, which I'm skeptical his system will be able to run. You can get a 7750 at about the same price as the 640 I think, but it uses only 55W of power at full load.
Also, an advice: get the ddr5, even if it's a wee bit more expensive.
It doubles your memory bandwidth, and that's rarely a bad thing.
A mainstream branded computer like his will have a basic power supply, the 6670 is 66W, which I'm skeptical his system will be able to run. You can get a 7750 at about the same price as the 640 I think, but it uses only 55W of power at full load.
Also, an advice: get the ddr5, even if it's a wee bit more expensive.
It doubles your memory bandwidth, and that's rarely a bad thing.
teachmehowtotank
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Well, the thing is that WOT is poorly optimized for most computer configurations. Ive heard of people running 770's and still having problems with it.
To the original question, i second the 7750 if he will not be upgrading the psu.
To the original question, i second the 7750 if he will not be upgrading the psu.
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7750 ddr5 version. If the pc is that old, the cpu is suspect and the game might be choppy regardless. If the psu is too low, get a cheap corsair builder 430w cheap off newegg, also more ram.
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