Shopping advice

[zibizibi]

Hello

I need advice for buying a graphic card. My budget is about 30 pounds. My mobo is kinda old : http://www.asrock.com/MB/overview.asp?Model=Wolfdale1333-D667 , with a 16x PCI Express slot (not 2.0)

And I have a 400W power supply. The graphic card must be compatible with the mobo and PS of course. And I am not a hardcore gamer, actually I just want to play TF2 for now.

Any suggestion ?

 

[jonpaul37]

what does 30 pounds = in US Dollars?

 

[coozie7]

If you shop around you should find the hD4650 for about your budget but it's not a very strong card.
If you can put a bit more cash into the kitty look towards the HD4670, it is a markedly superior card and about as much as the PSU can handle.
A few places to look: Scan, CCL, Dabs, Microdirect, Novatech, Pixmania and Ebuyer but there are plenty of others

 

[shadow187]

Apparently that equals $46 dollars.

zibizibi, I recommend the HD4650. It will be perfectly fine with your PSU (I use it with my 200watt), and it will run Tf2 VERY nicely. 40+ frames on all high settings with anisotropic filtering on 1650x1080. Your PCI_E slot will not be an issue with the card either.

 

[Mousemonkey]

You 'aint gonna get diddly squat for thirty quid other than something along the lines of an 8400GS.

 

[shadow187]

There's an extension to every budget, Mousemonkey.

 

[Mousemonkey]

There's an extension to every budget, Mousemonkey.

Not always, you obviously have never met my ex.