Looking for a graphics upgrade on low wattage

ahall1

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Hello all. I am hoping to be able to run some more games on my Acer Aspire T180. I was wondering if i was able to use a XFX HD-667X-CDF3 Radeon HD 6670 2GB 128-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 Video Card on my 300 watt power supply. My system specs are currently 3gb ram, AMD Athlon X2 5200 @ 2.7 Ghz, Nvidia Geforce 6100 256 mb integrated. Thanks.
 
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you probably could. but honestly i dont know if it would be worth it. that pc is so out dated. I would look into either building a new one or buying a used one from a trusted member here. you can find decent pcs for a couple hundred that can still play most if not all games.

MalakiArtook

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you probably could. but honestly i dont know if it would be worth it. that pc is so out dated. I would look into either building a new one or buying a used one from a trusted member here. you can find decent pcs for a couple hundred that can still play most if not all games.
 
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I would recommend having 18 amps on the 12v rail.

The R7 240 DDR3 will likely be a better choice, it only uses 30W's compared to the HD 6670 DDR3's 63W's. The R7 240 is generally faster as well compared to the DDR3 model.



 

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Thanks, but i have some serious budget limitations. Im just looking for something to help me play a few more games. Which is the best graphics card to match the rest of my hardware?
 

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wow seriously late reply :p if i was in your shoes i guess yeah id get the 750ti. its a low power card and can pack a punch for what it is. i downgraded to one in anticipation for maxwell and love the thing. plays everything beautifully.
 

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Thanks