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October 8, 2014 11:47:47 AM

Haven't touched a PC in over 10 years and I need some help. Im looking for a new graphics card to replace my old 8800GT for my old rig and not sure what to go with. Looking for something fairly cheap ~$150 or less and that wont degrade performance but still be able to play the occasional game.

PC Specs:

Processor - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 (2.5GHz)
4GB DDR2 667mhz
Motherboard - Intel E210882 G33 Chipset
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB, PCI Express x16
Power - Delta 400 Watt

Its fairly old as im still using DDR2 RAM but im not in a position to do a new build and want to keep this going for as long as possible. Also, are there any other things I could do in the future to help this old thing perform better? Better PSU and upgrade to 8GB DDR2 800mhz sticks?

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

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a c 206 U Graphics card
October 8, 2014 11:56:20 AM

A GTX750 or GTX750Ti would be good choices for you. Most do not require a PCIe power connection.
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October 8, 2014 12:49:39 PM

Onus said:
A GTX750 or GTX750Ti would be good choices for you. Most do not require a PCIe power connection.


Dracula872100 said:
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-0...
I think this would be the best choice for you


Thank you both very much, ill check it out.
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a c 206 U Graphics card
October 8, 2014 12:59:23 PM

That card would indeed be a good choice, and the price looks good too.
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October 8, 2014 1:01:29 PM

Not sure if this is an option for you, but check used on eBay. A couple months ago, I picked up a used Radeon 7950 for about $110. At that time, there were a bunch of them coming out of mining rigs as it was becoming less profitable (as I understand it, not a miner myself). Also, I highly recommend getting an SSD like the MX100.
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a c 206 U Graphics card
October 8, 2014 1:03:25 PM

A 400W PSU is not sufficient for a HD7950, a card also likely to be bottlenecked by his CPU.
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October 8, 2014 1:33:20 PM

Yeah, my bad, I read right over his PSU. 500W is probably the minimum you want for a 7950. If you don't mind rebates, you can pick up a decent 550-600W PSU for $25.
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a c 206 U Graphics card
October 8, 2014 1:37:03 PM

Hmmm, I'm not sure I've seen prices that low on decent 550W-600W PSUs. Note that the Corsair "CX" and "GS" lines do not qualify, due to inferior capacitors that can't take heat and fail early.
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a c 206 U Graphics card
October 8, 2014 1:51:04 PM

Now there's an excellent deal on a Seasonic-built PSU.
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