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Phantom2595   01-27-2009 at 03:45:46 AM

So a while ago I bought a new HP.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc [...] ct=3774340

It was a good deal, Q600, 6gb of RAM.
But when I tried to play, I couldn't help but feel that it wasn't performing as well as it should. After I bit of research, I realized that the card it came with, Nvidia GeForce 9500Gs isn't really a popular card.

So, I believe that I got a REALLY good deal, as I payed $1000 Canadian, for a 22inch 1680x1050 monitor, Q600 processor, and 6GB DDR2 RAM. The only con I can see is the graphics card.

So, can anyone recommend me a video card that costs betwen 100-200 dollars, and can run with a 300W PSU?

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jaguarskx   01-27-2009 at 04:26:46 AM
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Radeon HD 4670

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bobmarley   01-27-2009 at 05:34:47 AM
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jaguarskx wrote :

Radeon HD 4670


Correct me if I'm wroung but I think that card uses 450w minimum requirments

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Just_An_Engineer   01-27-2009 at 06:33:34 AM
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bobmarley wrote :

Correct me if I'm wroung but I think that card uses 450w minimum requirments



Nope. The 4670 doesn't even require a 6-pin connector. The low power requirements are one of the reasons that card is so popular.

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dirtmountain   01-27-2009 at 06:47:00 AM
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The best and simplest option is to run a HD4670 graphic card. It has low power requirements and gives decent performance. Here's some benchmarks for recent games which include the 4670 from www.hardwarecanucks.com
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/for [...] rt-ii.html

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6814161252

another option might be to add a power supply like a 430w antec Earthwatts and install a HD4830 graphic card and still be in budget.

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Dekasav   01-27-2009 at 06:58:59 AM
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I'd go for a new power supply and an HD 4830 or HD 4850. Otherwise, HD 4670 gets my vote.

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Just_An_Engineer   01-27-2009 at 07:48:11 AM
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Dekasav wrote :

I'd go for a new power supply and an HD 4830 or HD 4850. Otherwise, HD 4670 gets my vote.



Considering that the OP has a 22" monitor I'm inclined to agree. I have a 4670 in my backup computer/media server and while I love the card I do find that it simply isn't adequate for gaming at resolutions over 1280x1024 especially on newer games.

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jaguarskx   01-27-2009 at 11:06:02 AM
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bobmarley wrote :

Correct me if I'm wroung but I think that card uses 450w minimum requirments



It uses 47.1w at peak power.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/video/powercolor-pcshd4670-512mb/4670_power.gif


http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/v [...] html#sect0

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Phantom2595   01-27-2009 at 02:40:24 PM
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http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6814161236

Would I be able to run this?
I couldn't find anything about power in the specs, on newegg.

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dirtmountain   01-27-2009 at 02:52:57 PM
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Not on a 300w power supply, it uses 131w at load, that's just for the card.
http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?showtopic=264

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