Which graphic card can i run if i have ecs h61h2-m2 v 1.0?

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I have intel celeron g540 2.5ghz, 4gb of ram, integrated Intel HD graphics, 420W PSU and a ecs h61h2-m2 v 1.0 motherboard. Which graphic card could i buy? I was thinking about sapphire r7 250 2gb, could i run it?
 
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Your motherboard won't be the limiting factor here; it has a full PCIe 3.0 x16 slot so it can accept any card on the market. The real issue is the power supply; I don't know which specific model it is but I have to assume for safety's sake that it lacks a PCIe 6-pin connector; in that case, the most powerful card you should use is the special GTX 950 with no 6-pin connector; these aren't widely available everywhere and if you can get that R7 250 (I assume it's this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202052) for a good price, then go for it. Keep in mind that the 250 is a PCIe 3.0 x8 card internally, and your CPU only supports PCIe 2.0, so the card will run at PCIe 2.0 x8; not a big deal for gaming, but just...
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Yes you could. But if you want to do some more serious gaming (recent titles in 1080p) you need a platform upgrade (Mobo / CPU / RAM) ánd a GPU upgrade.

The Celeron G540 will bottleneck even midrange cards, and fact that its still dualcore doesnt help. And the R7 250 is very entry, on par with recent Intel iGPUs. Just consider investing in the cheapest core i5 and a card like the R7 360.
 
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Your motherboard won't be the limiting factor here; it has a full PCIe 3.0 x16 slot so it can accept any card on the market. The real issue is the power supply; I don't know which specific model it is but I have to assume for safety's sake that it lacks a PCIe 6-pin connector; in that case, the most powerful card you should use is the special GTX 950 with no 6-pin connector; these aren't widely available everywhere and if you can get that R7 250 (I assume it's this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202052) for a good price, then go for it. Keep in mind that the 250 is a PCIe 3.0 x8 card internally, and your CPU only supports PCIe 2.0, so the card will run at PCIe 2.0 x8; not a big deal for gaming, but just something to keep in mind. You can remedy this by upgrading your CPU to an Ivy Bridge-based chip (Core ix-3xxx/Celeron G16xx/Pentium G2xxx).
 
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His CPU should really come first. I owned a Pentium G860, which is faster than the Celeron G540, and that thing bottlenecked me on almost all recent games when used together with a HD7850 (R9 370).
 
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While I agree the CPU needs upgrading too, consider a scenario where there's only enough money to get one upgrade, CPU or GPU. Given the choice between bottlenecked GPU and only-slightly-less-bad integrated graphics, I'd take the former and smile.
 
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