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September 17, 2014 5:07:08 AM

i've had a nvidia geforce 9400GT 512mb ddr2 card for about 6 years, its been an ok graphics card playing most games i wanted although i sometimes may need to run these on low settings.
i am wanting a cheap upgrade and have been looking at a evga nividia geforce GT610 1gb ddr3.
will i get any better performance from this card, even if its just slightly better performance? i have checked on comparison websies and they all say that i will have a good level of increased performance but thought i'd check before i buy one with you clever people as i dont understand the technical details on graphics cards
pc specs are
intel core 2 duo e4600 2.4ghz @ 2.4 ghz
3 gig ddr2 ram
geforce 9400GT

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a b U Graphics card
September 17, 2014 5:11:21 AM

Yup, it will give better performance.
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a c 78 U Graphics card
September 17, 2014 5:11:53 AM

No the GT 610 is a crap low end card, dont waste your money.

If your PSU can handle it a second hand GTX 460 or AMD 6850 would be much better bet for your money.
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September 17, 2014 5:23:39 AM

RobCrezz said:
No the GT 610 is a crap low end card, dont waste your money.

If your PSU can handle it a second hand GTX 460 or AMD 6850 would be much better bet for your money.


but is the gt610 better than the 9400gt that i have now?
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September 17, 2014 5:35:28 AM

baz00 said:
RobCrezz said:
No the GT 610 is a crap low end card, dont waste your money.

If your PSU can handle it a second hand GTX 460 or AMD 6850 would be much better bet for your money.


but is the gt610 better than the 9400gt that i have now?


In some ways, yes, in others, no.

You would be going from a mid range card from 2008 to a low end (literally the lowest model) of 2012. You may see slightly better performance in some things, but I wouldn't waste your money.
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September 17, 2014 6:42:40 AM

RobCrezz is right you would be wasting money by buying a low end card like that. Save up a little money have patience and at the very least go for for the 750ti or a more powerful older gen card like the 660ti. Especially now that the new cards are coming out the older cards should drop in price soon.
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a b U Graphics card
September 17, 2014 6:51:10 AM

Get a GTX750.
Apart from being a huge advantage in performance compared to your 9400GT, it'll also consume around the same amount of power, so if you have a low end power supply, you'll not have to upgrade it to run your new card.
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a b U Graphics card
September 17, 2014 8:13:47 AM

Gt 610 would be a complete waste of money. Get a 740 atleast.
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September 17, 2014 8:49:13 AM

Thaisnang said:
Gt 610 would be a complete waste of money. Get a 740 atleast.


GT 740 cheapest i have found is £66, GT 610 £16.99!!!

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a b U Graphics card
September 17, 2014 9:42:28 AM

baz00 said:
Thaisnang said:
Gt 610 would be a complete waste of money. Get a 740 atleast.


GT 740 cheapest i have found is £66, GT 610 £16.99!!!



I would consider saving that money. Anyway what games do you play exactly?
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September 17, 2014 11:11:47 AM

Thaisnang said:
baz00 said:
Thaisnang said:
Gt 610 would be a complete waste of money. Get a 740 atleast.


GT 740 cheapest i have found is £66, GT 610 £16.99!!!



I would consider saving that money. Anyway what games do you play exactly?


currently fifa 14 on very low settings,cod mw1&2&waw on low to medium racedriver grid 1 &2 on low to medium settings, nothing that needs a real top grade card, just want somethings thats as cheap as i can get that will be an upgrade to what i already have and maybe run the above games at higher settings

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a b U Graphics card
September 17, 2014 4:11:18 PM

baz00 said:
Thaisnang said:
baz00 said:
Thaisnang said:
Gt 610 would be a complete waste of money. Get a 740 atleast.


GT 740 cheapest i have found is £66, GT 610 £16.99!!!



I would consider saving that money. Anyway what games do you play exactly?


currently fifa 14 on very low settings,cod mw1&2&waw on low to medium racedriver grid 1 &2 on low to medium settings, nothing that needs a real top grade card, just want somethings thats as cheap as i can get that will be an upgrade to what i already have and maybe run the above games at higher settings



With GT-610 you will have to play on the same setting mostly. You might just get 1-10 more fps.
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September 18, 2014 1:45:27 AM

baz00 said:
Thaisnang said:
baz00 said:
Thaisnang said:
Gt 610 would be a complete waste of money. Get a 740 atleast.


GT 740 cheapest i have found is £66, GT 610 £16.99!!!



I would consider saving that money. Anyway what games do you play exactly?


currently fifa 14 on very low settings,cod mw1&2&waw on low to medium racedriver grid 1 &2 on low to medium settings, nothing that needs a real top grade card, just want somethings thats as cheap as i can get that will be an upgrade to what i already have and maybe run the above games at higher settings



a GT 740 is not top grade, thats why its only £66.

By all means, spend the £17 on the Gt 610, but you probably wont notice any difference from the 9400GT.
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