Upgrade video card

[Gorilla33]

I heveryone
I have a AMD athlon 64x2 dualcore processor and my Geforce 8800 just went out i wanna play mass effect2 and BFBC2 and i have a 2.50 Gigs of ram i need help with a new Video card
thank you for all your help

 

[Niklas_13]

Whats your monitors rez and what PSU do you have ?

 

[Gorilla33]

well i'm using my TV as my monitor it has 720p

 

[Niklas_13]

PSU ?

 

[Gorilla33]

it said max output of 305w

 

[Gorilla33]

i was thinking to upgrade to ATI Radeon(TM) series 4850 but not sure if my Dell Dimension DIME521 can handle it...

 

[tecmo34]

Well, anything worth upgrading to will require a new PSU to be able to handle Mass Effect 2 and BFBC2.

What is your budget??

 

[Gorilla33]

$300 dollars for the entire upgrade

 

[Niklas_13]

SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100283VXL Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814102868
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
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$184.99
$179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102868

SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817151094
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094
Subtotal: $249.98

 

[Niklas_13]

Make sure your mobo has a PCI-E slot

 

[tecmo34]

Also, check the size will fit!!

I had a Dell Dimension and I had to modify the case & card slightly to get a dual card to fit because of size and where my SATA ports were. A single slot card works best.

 

[Gorilla33]

it has ONE PCI-E slot

 

[Niklas_13]

Or pick up a new case Antec 300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

Then your on your way to replacing the mobo CPU ram HDD latter down the road and will have a nice system

 

[Gorilla33]

AWESOME! thanks guys i know what way to go on this upgrade now thanks alot and have a good night