Cheapest gaming card for the light gaming experience !

crazzyz

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Hello guys ! So ive got this crappy 4 gig ram e 6600 3.06 ghz dual core 9800 gt 1 gig 256 bits pc which by a surprise runs bf 3 on low pretty decent 25-30 + fps most of the time except in extra large shit it gets a bit messy and slows a bit but in a second it gets out of it on a 25-30 fps pretty fast.

But i wanted a fully stable without neither any stutter or lag or 20 fps here or there just a complete stable low settings multiplayer u see i dont care bout the graphics now since im on the tightest budget ever cus i cant even sell my 9800 gt.

So i found a fairly cheap r7 240 even i was suggested a r7 250 which is 30 bucks more expensive than the 240 the one i found is boosted and 2 gigs. I cant shop online so sadly im limited all into local shopping.

Do u think if i get the that r7 il get stable low graphics FPS so i can run around and do all normal shit with no drops on 20 fps any stutter or lag ... i currently get it average 25-30 but the sometimes slowings are pain in the ass.

So i still think the 240 should do the work but i dont rly even know that much of graphic cards.
Thanks allot !
 
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It would be hard to sell it anywhere. Honestly you will not be able to sell it.

IF all you can afford is the 240 I would STRONGLY recommend saving for the 250. It will be a MUCH better experience and last much longer.
Regardless, the 240 is probably going to run better with the CPU you have than the 250 will but since I don't know what GPU you have now or if you're using integrated graphics I can't tell you how it will do compared to what you're using now. You also don't mention what resolution you're running at.
 

crazzyz

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I'm using a completely old and overused 9800 gt 1 gig 256 bits, mentioned it.
1280x1024 !

What's your budget?
80 bucks.
 
The 240 is nearly the same in performance as the 9800 was when new (Maybe very slightly higher), sorry, I missed that info in your first post, and the 250 has better performance. The 250 will probably be bottlenecked by the old dual core low clock cpu though.
 

crazzyz

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My man thanks allot but i also mentioned that i can't do any shopping online, first off im from Macedonia, its hell of a way and most of the good sites dont ship to there and also im scared of shipping on amazon or ebay it gets similar in prices local usualy, so im totaly not doing it anyway. Thanks eitherway !
 

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Do you have a hardware or a Microcenter near you?
 

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If you're suggesting you have to shop via local shops/retailers you'll definitely be paying for their mark-up. In that case I'd say you'll be looking at either an R7-240 or R7-250 non X if you're lucky. Retail mark-up in the states is vicious. For example, bestbuy sells an EVGA GTX 750Ti SC for $200 when it goes for $120 online.
 

crazzyz

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Nope just few local shops with somewhat decent prices.
 

sammy sung

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Local shops tend to be slightly more forgiving in terms of price than your high end retailers, ironically. But they still have lots of overhead to cover, and thus mark the prices up for "convenience factor"
 

Macedonia Greece, I believe, NOT Macedonia Ohio. He's got very limited tech options however there is possibly some delivery options through Amazon Italia or another EU option. Might be better to go local though since the shipping would probably be prohibitive.
 


Actually, I asked that very question in my first post.
 

sammy sung

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OP said 1280X1024
 


That's completely opposite of the truth. Online retailers are almost always cheaper, even including the shipping. You did get the mark up for convenience part right though.
 

crazzyz

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- 80 bucks is the r7 240 boosted 2gigs
- 110 bucks is a r7 250 gddr5 1gig
- gtx650 140 bucks

And im all into the cheapest to get the low graphics fully playable, i'm a cheap **** for gaming now screw it.

edited for language
 

crazzyz

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My question was about bf3 on playable fps at just the lowest possible graphics. The bf4 was from someone else answering here.