Which Graphics Cards should I choose to upgrade my PC G31TM-P21

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Hello Guys,
My PC Specs

CPU: Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300 @2.60GHz
RAM: 2GB DDR2
PSU:400 Watts
Motherboard Model:G31TM-P21 ( Link: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/G31TMP21.html#hero-overview ) Its Pretty Old!

I've Chosen Quite a number of cards for the pc

These are:

#1) Asus GT710-2-SL 2GB DDR3 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126052 )

#2) Sapphire HD 5450 1GB ( http://www.sapphiretech.com/productdetial.asp?pid=E7795F99-4278-43A6-B01E-7A62F5980F13&lang=eng )

#3) MSI N610 GT 2GB DDR3 ( https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/N610GT-MD2GD3LP.html#hero-specification)

Question :
1.Will these cards support my motherboard's PCI-E 1.0a Port?
2.Which Card would do better in terms of Performance?
3.Will my PSU be enough to handle these graphics cards?

Please Reply in detail :)

Please Suggest me some more graphics cards that meets my pc specs
Thanks....
 
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Wolfshadw
RAM: 2GB DDR2
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You would be better off with a RAM upgrade. None of the listed cards are likely to be much better than what you have already; particularly if you upgraded your RAM to 4GB (or 8GB if running a 64-bit OS).

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Thanks For Replying clutchc
No Its for General Game Usage and not for heavy gaming
I was planning on testing games like far Cry 3 at 720 Or less and Left For dead 2 At Medium High
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and Is GTX 750 ti compatible with the given pc description?
 
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thanks Wolfshadw....
Yeah I was also thinking of upgrading my ram to 4gb
but the problem is ddr2 ram is not available in our country
 
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The GTX 750 Ti like most newer cards uses a UEFI instead of a legacy BIOS. But I have had a couple GTX 750 Ti and used them in various old boards with no issues. There is always a slight (very slight) chance that modern cards will balk at the old legacy BIOS. But I suspect you will be fine.
To be on the ultra safe side, you could opt for this MSI GTX 750 Ti. It comes with a swicth to change from UEFI to legacy BIOS if needed. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127783&cm_re=msi_750-_-14-127-783-_-Product
It runs well on any fair quality 300W PSU.
And like Wolfshadow says, 2GB RAM is not going to be enough for the games you list.
 
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thanks again clutchc
the thing is gtx 750 ti is way out of my price range i was hoping to buy a GPU from price range to 50-60$ which is 4500 taka in our country
but thanks dude for the help...
Do you think the gt 610 will do better than the other two? and will it be compatible?
 
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Here's a website to get a rough "seat-of-the-pants" idea of where the cards rank among each other. Just type in the model of the card you are looking at and compare. http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-Group-/2577vs10
For example, here is the GT 710 vs the GT 610: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GeForce-GT-710-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-GT-610/m77649vsm7736
 
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thanks man i see that Gt 710 id way better than gt 610 ...
and thanks for the link too..
 
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