Graphics Card/Latest Games@Recommended Settings/Budget

ThomasViper

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Hello people! I'm planning to upgrade my pc. So need a little help here...
PC: HP Pavilion P6230IN (model AY650AA-ACJ)
Motherboard: Eureka3 (pegatron corporation)
RAM: 3GB DDR3 (Dual Channel@530Mhz) (planning to upgrade to 4-6GB)
Graphics (Integrated): Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset (1.26GB adapter ram)
HDD : 500GB SATA (not required i guess)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @2.93 Ghz (2 cores 2 threads) 3MB L3 Cache
Monitor Resolution: 1366x768 (not changing monitor)
Budget: $80-$120 (for graphics card), or I can extend it to $150, if no other way found. (but $80-$120 is the benchmark!)
This is the general info of my pc (old pc, thats why), I hope its enough for you to help me decide what Graphics Card should I buy. I want to play the latest games at decent graphics (60 fps minimum), and will also be doing some 3D artwork and video editing.
Help is appreciated :>
 
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Until you get to about a $150 GPU there are big performance differences for even $10-$20. Since you're below that price range I would recommend spending as much as you can on the graphics card. The bad news is that you have a 250w power supply, but HP usually uses power supplies of decent quality. Without a power supply upgrade you're limited to probably an r7 240, GT640, or GTX750. I'd recommend going with the GTX750 at $110-$120, it's massively faster than the other two.
Until you get to about a $150 GPU there are big performance differences for even $10-$20. Since you're below that price range I would recommend spending as much as you can on the graphics card. The bad news is that you have a 250w power supply, but HP usually uses power supplies of decent quality. Without a power supply upgrade you're limited to probably an r7 240, GT640, or GTX750. I'd recommend going with the GTX750 at $110-$120, it's massively faster than the other two.
 
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