Good GPU for playing League of Legends(stable 60fps) on high - med settings

Dayumm · Oct 24, 2014

Hey guys i just wanna know what graphics card do i need to have stable 60fps on high or medium settings? My budget will be 80$-90$

my pc specs:
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+
RAM: 3GB (ddr2)
Current GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

Btw, whats the difference of AMD and NVIDIA GPU? Thanks

cowboydude99 · Oct 24, 2014

AMD and NVIDIA difference:
Nvidia has better driver support, requires less power and produces less heat (generally).
AMD - usually better price/performance.

For $90 I'd go for the R7 250x.

FYI - I did a quick Google search and came across this:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/video-card-reviews/asus-radeon-r7-250x-review/

Looks like the R7 250x will get your around 100FPS. You'll probably see less but you should get 60fps w/o any problem.

marwan051 · Oct 24, 2014

Funny you got the exact same pc I have except for that I switched to another graphics card. LoL isn't a very hardware demanding game with GT 640 you can easily play the game on max settings with around 60 FPS.

Mahisse · Oct 24, 2014

That's an old PC so I'm in a bit of a doubt if you can actually run LoL with smooth gameplay. Can you run it with your current setup? Anyway am also guessing that you have a fairly low PSU... around 300 Watt... so a Nvidia gtx 750 ti is probably the highest you should go with that setup.

AMD vs Nvidia are to different manufactures of graphic processor units (GPUs)

Dayumm · Oct 24, 2014

cowboydude99 :

But i doubt the compatibility. I bought this pc around 2009 idk if my MOBO supports ddr5 and also my processor is only dual core..sorry i am very noob on this things.Will this GPU run fine in my pc? thanks for the quick response.

cowboydude99 · Oct 24, 2014

Mahisse :

Good point on the PSU.

@Dayumm
If you don't have a decent PSU you will not be able to run the R7 250x, should you decide to go for it.

System requirements show 500w PSU. Here is a $45 Corsair CX600:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028&cm_re=Corsair_CX600-_-17-139-028-_-Product

cowboydude99 · Oct 24, 2014

Dayumm :

The DDR5 is the memory on the GPU. Your motherboard should have a PCIE port to plug into, which is just fine.

The dual core CPU is fine for this GPU. It is a low end GPU, but obviously more recent than the GPU you have now.

Dayumm · Oct 24, 2014

marwan051 :

Dude really GT640 is enough? Im not really on a very high settings atleast i can play smooth thats fine with me. XD
btw i can still play the game at VERY LOW settings i got 50fps somethings i drops to 30fps -_-

Dayumm · Oct 24, 2014

cowboydude99 :

Mahisse :

Good point on the PSU.

@Dayumm
If you don't have a decent PSU you will not be able to run the R7 250x, should you decide to go for it.

System requirements show 500w PSU. Here is a $45 Corsair CX600:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028&cm_re=Corsair_CX600-_-17-139-028-_-Product

Haha thats my problem too i only got a local brand psu(not really recommended for gaming). XD

Dayumm · Oct 24, 2014

Mahisse :

Yep i can still play at very low set-up(50fps sometimes it drops to 30fps).

cowboydude99 · Oct 24, 2014

600W is good enough wattage, but it is up to you if you are willing to put a new GPU into a system with a PSU that you don't trust...

Requirements for LoL: https://support.leagueoflegends.com/entries/26564905-Minimum-and-Recommended-System-Requirements

LoL requires a 3Ghz CPU and 4GB of RAM (for Windows 7/8). It also requires a 512MB GPU.

You only have 3GB RAM. What is your RAM configuration? 3x 1GB sticks?

You meet the GPU requirements though.

Dayumm · Oct 24, 2014

cowboydude99 :

1gb x1 and 2gb x1 ddr2

about the PSU i think ill replace it but takes week to earn money again hahaha

cowboydude99 · Oct 24, 2014

You're better off with 2 sticks of RAM.
Either 2x 2GB or 2x 1GB.

Don't mix them. Usually you buy them in 'kits' to match the speed/timings.

Dayumm · Oct 24, 2014

cowboydude99 :

I'll try to look for it but idk if there is still available ddr2 RAM same of mine.

cowboydude99 · Oct 24, 2014

Dayumm :

Probably not. You would have to replace the kit. Remove existing RAM sticks and only use the new RAM.

Dayumm · Oct 24, 2014

cowboydude99 :

Dayumm :

Probably not. You would have to replace the kit. Remove existing RAM sticks and only use the new RAM.

But should i still buy DDR2?

cowboydude99 · Oct 24, 2014

If your motherboard allows for DD3 then go for that. What is your motherboard by the way?

Dayumm · Oct 24, 2014

cowboydude99 :

I forgot whats the model..but the brand is FOXCONN and its from 2009, dunno if it allows ddr3 dude.

armouredgriffon · Jan 11, 2015

cowboydude99 :

That's bullshit.

I'm getting 150FPS max settings 1080P on this...

CPU
Intel Core i5 2430M @ 2.40GHz
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology [2nd Gen]
RAM
4.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz <<<

Graphics
Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics Family
1024MB ATI Radeon HD 6490M

Seriously you can build a 3rd gen machine for $200 and it will blaze through league.

Plus if you look closer Riot states the following...

OPTIMAL HARDWARE SUGGESTIONS

CPU, Minimum: 2.0+ GHz Processor*

Recommended: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor

This build will do League at about 300FPS http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/ArmouredGRIFFON/saved/xJpNnQ

Mahisse · Jan 12, 2015

I seriously doubt you would be able to play LoL smoothly on a 2 Ghz single core CPU without losing frames when alot of stuff goes on in the game.

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