Need Help for choosing a graphic card

N1CK_15 · Apr 4, 2016

Hello!
I was wondering if someone could help me with choosing a graphics card for my Fujitsu Esprimo E5730 as I want to be able to play DTOA 2 and CSGO on it the problem is that the graphics card I have is really bad.
Here are my PC specs
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.17GHz
4GB RAM
64bit operating system

Forgotten031511 · Apr 4, 2016

I would suggest something like the GTX 950; though, your CPU is going to be the main issue. It's quite old and slow, but for DOTA and CSGO it should suffice.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487157

zeke15 · Apr 4, 2016

Honestly, that CPU would probably bottleneck even a GTX 950. I would try a 750ti to be safe. You can usually find 750ti's for around $100. Here is a good one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500349&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Once again, your processor is going to be the biggest issue. If you are playing on 720p or 1366x768, then you will be able to crank settings on most games up to high, but on 1080p, you will be playing medium or low settings. I would upgrade your processor when you can and add another 4 GB of RAM.

Forgotten031511 · Apr 4, 2016

The 950 is a much newer card, the 750ti is a good card but older. With upgrades and continued game play in mind, I would suggest spending the $40 extra and go with the 950.

Though, it really depends on your budget and intentions of future gaming.

geofelt · Apr 4, 2016

Your pc requires a low profile graphics card.
The psu is only 270w, so a GTX750ti is the strongest you can use.
Here is one example. It comes with a low profile bracket.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125680

Forgotten031511 · Apr 4, 2016

geofelt :

Forgive me, I mis-read the OP where they posted the PC.

geofelt is right, I agree

N1CK_15 · Apr 5, 2016

Thanks everyone for your answers I really appreciate the help and the tips you all gave me

Patryk_007 · Aug 26, 2016

I have exact the same computer as you do.
The best graphic card to upgrade to is: MSI GeForce GTX750Ti 2GB GDDR5 (128Bit) Low Profile
I overclocked mine with MSI afterburner: Power Limit 100%, Temp Limit 80, Core Clock +230, Memory Clock +400

The best processor you can upgrade to is X3363 with pin mod which you can buy on aliexpress.com for 20$ free shipping.
All you have to do is to turn off power saving mode in processor options in bios.

Setup like this will run GTA5 and Tom Raider with no hassle (no vsync, and fxaa on) on Full HD resolution

Good luck. I bought refurbished unit for 100 Euro, I added sshd 750Gb hard drive, 2Gb memory(4Gb total), gtx 750ti and x3363 processor.
The PC cost me 300eur all together and I can still play the latest games on quiet PC.
Good Luck

willowD1 · Nov 30, 2016

Patryk_007 :

Hey, I have an exact same computer (e5730) and I tried using x3363 but it only works with linux mint (where it works really well) but while booting to windows 10 it does not load and is stuck on loading screen. I disabled the energy saving mode and played around in the settings menu but it did not help. Furthermore I tried resetting the bios but it had no effect either. Any ideas?

Patryk_007 · Nov 30, 2016

willowD1 :

Patryk_007 :

Hey, I have an exact same computer (e5730) and I tried using x3363 but it only works with linux mint (where it works really well) but while booting to windows 10 it does not load and is stuck on loading screen. I disabled the energy saving mode and played around in the settings menu but it did not help. Furthermore I tried resetting the bios but it had no effect either. Any ideas?

I did not try to run Windows 10. Windows 7 runs flawlessly though. The only thing I did was to disable energy savings setting for cpu. Do you have E0 stepping processor? If not it may cause a problem. I do recommend you to try Windows 7 first..

Patryk_007 · Nov 30, 2016

For Windows 10 installation try to enable / disable ahci. It may help..

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