Best graphics card that wont bottleneck My E5400

[Speezbort]

I have an Asus pre-built w/ Win 7 Hm. Premium, e5400 2.7ghz, 6gigs of 800mhz ddr3, a 7200rpm 1tb drive and a 300w PSU. It also has a pci-e slot. Any ideas for a graphics card that would work for this config that would not bottleneck my CPU?

 

[Annisman]

You'll most likely need to upgrade your power supply for any kind of an upgrade, unless you get a card that doesn't require a 6 pin power connector, which in that case probably won't be much of a video card in terms of performance.

Are you willing/able to upgrade your power supply ?

 

[Speezbort]

You'll most likely need to upgrade your power supply for any kind of an upgrade, unless you get a card that doesn't require a 6 pin power connector, which in that case probably won't be much of a video card in terms of performance.

Are you willing/able to upgrade your power supply ?

Yes, but my total budget would be under $150

 

[Speezbort]

You'll most likely need to upgrade your power supply for any kind of an upgrade, unless you get a card that doesn't require a 6 pin power connector, which in that case probably won't be much of a video card in terms of performance.

Are you willing/able to upgrade your power supply ?

I understand that. what I want to know is, given the stats listed on my pc, what card is the most powerful that wont bottleneck at the cpu level, regardless of PSU wattage as I will be changing it out. Also I cannot overclock my cpu as the bios is locked.

 

[bystander]

The bigger question, in terms of what is the best graphics card, should be more about your resolution. If you are playing modern games, and your CPU is able to manage playable FPS, the component that will determine your best card is the monitor.

 

[Speezbort]

The bigger question, in terms of what is the best graphics card, should be more about your resolution. If you are playing modern games, and your CPU is able to manage playable FPS, the component that will determine your best card is the monitor.

My monitor is a 19" with a native res of 1366 x 768

 

[bystander]

In that case, you'd probably find a good card here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card-game-performance-radeon-hd-6670,2935-2.html

I'd think a 6670 would be a good card and keep you with good FPS in most your games, if not all.

 

[Speezbort]

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Where would I find the link to the article that talks about actual power needs for amd and invidia cards?

 

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