Looking for an Upgrade

[Crimson0]

Alright, I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card from an intel integrated one. My computer is getting up in its years, so I'm not wanting to spend a lot of money on it. I've been looking around this site for the past couple of days- dang, there's a lot of options! - but I think I've got it narrowed down to this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102854&cm_re=HD4670-_-14-102-854-_-Product . It's the Radeon HD 4670, and it seems to be about the level I want for a good price. But, before I go ahead and buy it, I just wanted to make sure there's not a better option for around that price range. Thanks!

 

[mfarrukh]

It's the best you will get for your money
Plays almost every game at 1680x1050 (or something like that)
Make sure your PSU is atleast 400W

Good Luck

 

[hell_storm2004]

Yes. That's one of the best low end cards available.
You can check out the review of this and buy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500117&cm_re=9600gt-_-14-500-117-_-Product

Much better than HD4670.
Also, what's your monitor and PSU?

 

[deadlockedworld]

Yes! That is an excellent choice. +1 to GDDR3 ram and Sapphire.

In addition to the questions already asked. What is your CPU and etc?

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Another competitive option to that might be a cheap GT 240. This one is on sale for a price similar to the 4670 and is a little faster.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162042&cm_re=GT_240-_-14-162-042-_-Product

This review discusses the difference:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gt-240,2475.html

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Also, hell storm--- thats a very high price for a 9600GT-- there are many 9800GTs available for less than that.

Yes. That's one of the best low end cards available.
You can check out the review of this and buy:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Much better than HD4670.

 

[hell_storm2004]

Well i was just pointing out the GPU not the price that he should buy it at!

 

[mfarrukh]

Go for 4670 and good luck

 

[Crimson0]

Alright. The 4670 seems to be a very good choice- the power supply is the only thing that's really worrying me. I'm not by my computer right now, and I can't remember my exact setup off the top of my head, but this is pretty close: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dime520/en/SM_EN/specs.htm#wp1052310. So, it looks like it's a 305 W power supply, which does not seem to be enough- though I guess I'd be willing to upgrade, if necessary. On the other hand, one of the reviewers on newegg mentioned that they had a 300 W power source that worked fine, so I don't really know. What do you all think?

Going back to my computer: the processor is the Pentium D dual core. I upgraded to up to 4 gb of RAM a few months ago. As for my monitor, I'll have to get back to you on that.

 

[Crimson0]

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=20073SB

That's my monitor. 20", 1600 x 1200 max resolution, et cetera et cetera.

Oh, and one more thing: If I do decide to get this card, and I do need an update to my PSU, what would be a good choice for it?

 

[jay2tall]

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The Dell 305W power supplies are pretty solid. You will be fine going with a 4670 on your system. Many individuals have come to this forum with the same question with a similar system. I have not seem anyone reporting any issues after installing a 4670 into a dell with the oem 305W psu.

A 4670 DDR3 is a good choice, I would stay away from any of the lower cost DDR2 versions. A 4670 will get you to where you need to be. Don't expect spectacular gaming performance, but it should at least play some games at low to moderate settings.

 

[Crimson0]

Alright, thanks a ton. I'm not planning on doing any super graphics intensive gaming, and like I said in my first post, I'm probably gonna upgrade my whole system in the next couple of years anyways, so I'm thinking the 4670 looks like as close to perfect for me that I'm gonna find. Anyways, that was a great help, thanks again!