Noob needs grahics card help

micromonkey · Jan 31, 2014

Hey all,
I've been playing Skyrim on an old rig given to me by a friend. With a few tweaks it actually runs fine on high settings, I was just wondering if anyone can recommend a compatible graphics card upgrade to increase the performance a little. All help greatly appreciated, Specs are:
CPU: AMD A6-3650
RAM: 8.00GB DDR3
Motherboard: ASRock A75M-HVS
Graphics: 1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Power supply: Corsair cx430

vince232 · Jan 31, 2014

How much is your budget

tonyzet · Jan 31, 2014

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:System_Requirements

Take your poison

Rams Anirudh · Jan 31, 2014

If you want to upgrade to better GPU, you might need a good power supply as well. With this PSU you can get a GTX 650 Ti boost max, from 660 you need minimum 450W power supply.

micromonkey · Jan 31, 2014

vince232 :

Depends on the performance boost I'd get, anywhere from £50-£200 would be fine.

Rams Anirudh · Jan 31, 2014

micromonkey :

The higher you go the better your performance would be, but there are some restrictions in power supply as I have mentioned earlier. So if you are upgrading to a better GPU you need a good PSU to power your computer

This is the best I would suggest you below 200
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-Nvidia-GeForce-Superclocked-Graphics/dp/B00DMB6D8W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391164753&sr=8-2&keywords=gtx+760

However you require a 550W PSU for this GPU

vince232 · Jan 31, 2014

Get an r9 270x. You can find it for less than 150 then use the remaining money for a new psu

Rams Anirudh · Jan 31, 2014

Yes that is also a good choice, if you want to go with ATI Cards, here this one will help you ----> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Toxic-1100MHz-Express-Graphics/dp/B00FOQZZ6Y/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1391165189&sr=8-5&keywords=r9+270x

The toxic R9 270x is the best option.

You can get a decent PSU for 50, I would recommend XFX or Seasonic, I was not able to find a seasonic so you can try this ---> http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-ATX-550-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1391165281&sr=8-3&keywords=550w+psu

sora · Feb 2, 2014

vince232 :

This. It'll be a BIIIIIIG upgrade from the GT 520, trust me

Your build would also probably run BF4 with the r9 270x (toxic like Rams Anirudh suggested)

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