I have a Gateway DX4300-05. It has the HD 3200 integrated graphics. I want to upgrade the card for medium range gaming. Currently, the only PC game I own is Call of Duty: WaW. While CoD: WAW is playable a low settings, it's still pretty choppy. I'm not a heavy gammer (yet), but I'll be purchasing CoD 6: MW2 when it's available. And I'm sure I will be getting some other games. I just want a video card that can make things a little smoother.
Right now I can't afford to upgrade my PSU and graphics card. I WILL update my PSU later and get a better graphics card. But, for now, I would like to know what is the best video card I can upgrade too without upgrading my current PSU. I've got a 300W stock PSU. But I know that there are a lot of variables when it comes to PSUs. So check out the pics below. They should contain all the info you need.
I know I can crossfire with an HD 3470, but I think I'd be better off getting a better card and disabling the 3200 all together.
Price range: nothing higher than $60.00
Rest of the specs below.
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Processor
* Type AMD Athlon X2 7750 / 2.7 GHz
* Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
* 64-bit processor Yes
* Installed Qty 1
* Max processors supported 1
Cache Memory
* Type L2 cache
* Installed Size 1 MB
RAM
* Installed Size 6 GB
* Technology DDR2 SDRAM
* RAM form factor DIMM 240-pin
Graphics Controller
* Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon HD 3200 Shared video memory (UMA)
* Video Memory 512 MB
* Max Allocated RAM Size 512 MB
Expansion / Connectivity
1 ( 0 ) x Processor,
Memory - DIMM 240-pin,
1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1,
1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x16,
2 ( 2 ) x PCI
Right now I can't afford to upgrade my PSU and graphics card. I WILL update my PSU later and get a better graphics card. But, for now, I would like to know what is the best video card I can upgrade too without upgrading my current PSU. I've got a 300W stock PSU. But I know that there are a lot of variables when it comes to PSUs. So check out the pics below. They should contain all the info you need.
I know I can crossfire with an HD 3470, but I think I'd be better off getting a better card and disabling the 3200 all together.
Price range: nothing higher than $60.00
Rest of the specs below.
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Processor
* Type AMD Athlon X2 7750 / 2.7 GHz
* Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core
* 64-bit processor Yes
* Installed Qty 1
* Max processors supported 1
Cache Memory
* Type L2 cache
* Installed Size 1 MB
RAM
* Installed Size 6 GB
* Technology DDR2 SDRAM
* RAM form factor DIMM 240-pin
Graphics Controller
* Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon HD 3200 Shared video memory (UMA)
* Video Memory 512 MB
* Max Allocated RAM Size 512 MB
Expansion / Connectivity
1 ( 0 ) x Processor,
Memory - DIMM 240-pin,
1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1,
1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x16,
2 ( 2 ) x PCI