Upgrading Graphics Card

thewizard174

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Jun 9, 2014
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Hello, I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card but keeping my budget around $100.

Specs:
AMD FX-4300 series processor
8gb ram
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2
GeForce GT 610
 
Unfortunately, for that budget you are pretty much stuck with a 1gb video card. However, with that in mind you can pick up a nice performer for under 100 dollars:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $69.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 00:48 EDT-0400)

Ideally you'd get a lower end video card with 2gb's of Vram however, something like:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 250X 2GB Video Card ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $113.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 00:49 EDT-0400)