Suggestions for a replacement card for AMD Radeon 7500 Series

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I'm currently running a AMD Radeon 7500 series card, and I was hoping I could get some suggestions on a good replacement card for my current setup (specs below) or tips on finding a good replacement myself. I enjoy playing games (nothing too hardcore, except I'm interested in getting GTAV for PC)and a performance boost would be awesome.

I'd like to keep the price range around $200. No preference as to Nvidia or AMD.

Would overclocking my current card provide any significant benefit to performance?

Please let me know if you need any more information and any help is appreciated.

Specs:
Dell XPS 8700

Current card:
Adapter Description AMD Radeon HD 7500 Series
Adapter RAM 1.00 GB (1,073,741,824 bytes)
Resolution 1680 x 1050 x 60 hertz

OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
PSU: 460 watts

 
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Not worth overclocking, you'll gain 1-2fps and from what I read even if you can over-volt it the gains still won't be massive.

In my opinion best bet would be to go either an r7 265 or if you can find it for under 200 a GTX 660 or 750ti.
The r7 265 beats out the 750 ti but the 750 ti will be much easier on your PSU. The 660 and 265 may be pushing it.
750 ti may be your best bet, keep your PSU and a good performance bump ;)

-good luck

edit: r7 265 and 750 ti have about 2 fps difference in some games.

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I would suggest the r9 270x if you can find it for your price, or if not the r7 265.
Although if you want MAX settings in GTA 5 200 dollars isn't enough. Either one of those cards will run you at medium ish.

As for Nvidia, most of their cards in that price range just don't compete with those AMD cards.

-good luck
 
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Thanks for the answer. Would you recommend overclocking my current card? Will my PSU of 460 watts need a upgrade?
 

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Well depends on the exact model of the 460w PSU, but I looked up the Dell XPS 8700 stock PSU.
I would RECOMMEND upgrading to a better PSU, depending what your budget is. It will work but that PSU is not very high quality and running it at a higher load will eventually burn it out, meaning it blowing could also damage other components.
So I would upgrade it.

As for overclocking your card, I believe it's an APU? So it's integrated into your CPU? If not can you find an exact model number.
Overclocking either way on a low end card or APU will give you tiny results.
 
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It is NOT a APU, it is discrete/dedicated.

Current card:
http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=au&l=en&s=dhs&cs=audhs1&sku=490-14309
 

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Not worth overclocking, you'll gain 1-2fps and from what I read even if you can over-volt it the gains still won't be massive.

In my opinion best bet would be to go either an r7 265 or if you can find it for under 200 a GTX 660 or 750ti.
The r7 265 beats out the 750 ti but the 750 ti will be much easier on your PSU. The 660 and 265 may be pushing it.
750 ti may be your best bet, keep your PSU and a good performance bump ;)

-good luck

edit: r7 265 and 750 ti have about 2 fps difference in some games.
 
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I just went through this process... I finally choose the EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti FTW 2GB Gddr5 @ $139.00.

Reasoning:
1) Only pulls 65W and 85W w/ optional 6pin (adapter included).
2) May not use the 2GB, but it was cheap and I'll have it if I need it.
3) Gddr5 memory is "newer" technology and specifically for graphics.
4) Was only $75.00 +/- more than what I was originally thinking for a card.
5) Overclocked, it's a beast for the money.
 
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Thanks for the suggestion! I think I'm going to go with that card or go all out and buy the r9 285 and a new PSU.
 

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It's not a bad card, if you can find it for under 200 dollars. Usually it is higher priced around 270 ish dollars.

The 960 performs better than the r9 285 however is out performed slightly by the r9 280x, but the 960 uses less power than the r9 280x. However where I am the GTX 960 is quite expensive. If you can find it for a cheaper price I would say go for it ;)

However the GTX 970 delivers the best performance for price, but with your PSU it could be a problem.

-good luck