Aspects to consider when buying a new, low profile graphics card

superrobot1

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Hi guys,

I am gonna tell you all straight away that I know very little about computers, so when I buy a new graphic card I feel like there is a bigger picture that I have to look at. Any response is fine here, let it be little things like another aspect to consider when buying GPU

So far I know that the card has to

Fit in the case.
PSU must be able to support the power requirement.
It must be DDR2? (my mobo is a GA-T671MG).
A good VRAM (2GB+) (I bought a GPU before and it had 1GB VRAM, the game stuttered constantly despite the fps reading to be over 60 every time).
Has to be low profile (i have a small casing).
Has to have VGA or DVI? (I don't know much about computers).
Monitor has a refresh rate of 60-75 (LG Flatron m228wa-bz)

That is all I know but like I said earlier, there is definitely missing something here as I doubt that buying a GPU is this easy

Are guys able to also suggest some GPU? and I put a bunch of info below if it helps you know what kind of card is able for my computer

My OS is Windows Vista SP2 32-Bits
Processor = Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500 @2.20GHz
I have 2GB of RAM (I have only two slots for RAM cards)
The game I want to play is League of Legends
The current card I have is GeForce 8300GS
PSU cannot exceed 250W
Monitor has screen refresh rate of 60-75

I want to try to keep cost low, maximum spending would not exceed 250 Euros. Also, I'm not looking for 300FPS, ultra settings with SLI 1080s here (but I won't mind if a cheap GPU is able to meet 300fps at ultra settings!), something like 60-70FPS on medium during graphically intense moments (team fights) is perfectly fine for me.

 
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The videocard does not have to be DDR2, in fact at this point in time the only videocards worth considering have DDR5 memory. That memory has nothing to do with your system memory.

The amount of vram you'd want is affected by multiple considerations, including resolution you are running and the demands games place on it. A rough guide would be 1gb vram for 720P gaming, 2gb at least for 1080p. Be aware that companies will put a lot of vram on slow cards, for marketing reasons. So just because a card has a lot of ram on it does not mean it's fast.

That monitor has VGA and DVI inputs, this is good because the newer videocards are all digital now so you will be using DVI most likely.

I suggest something like the AMD HD 7570 1gb DDR5. If...
The videocard does not have to be DDR2, in fact at this point in time the only videocards worth considering have DDR5 memory. That memory has nothing to do with your system memory.

The amount of vram you'd want is affected by multiple considerations, including resolution you are running and the demands games place on it. A rough guide would be 1gb vram for 720P gaming, 2gb at least for 1080p. Be aware that companies will put a lot of vram on slow cards, for marketing reasons. So just because a card has a lot of ram on it does not mean it's fast.

That monitor has VGA and DVI inputs, this is good because the newer videocards are all digital now so you will be using DVI most likely.

I suggest something like the AMD HD 7570 1gb DDR5. If you look on Youtube you can see how it performs in League of Legends. It does not require much power and is available used at very low cost. An AMD R7 240 DDR5 would be the more modern equivalent of it if you want something new. If it were me, I'd also try to get that system up to 4gb of ram. Even if you have to remove both sticks of your current memory to add the 4gb, it's worth it.
 
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