Best Graphic Card For Computer And Budget

[ivegon]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Closer the better
BUDGET RANGE: 100-150$

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
-Gaming
-Movie Watching
-Internet

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
-Nvidia GeForce 7025 (Integrated)
-Quality Quiet 500 Watt ATX Power Supply

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Case: Cooler Master Elite 310 Mid-Tower Case
CPU: 3.1 GHz Quad Core (AMD Athlon II X4 645 Processor)
Motherboard: ASUS M4N68T-M
RAM: 4GB

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca

PARTS PREFERENCES:

OVERCLOCKING:

MONITOR RESOLUTION: (for now) 1024x768

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Need to be a good gaming card that will last a pretty long time.

*Also note that this is a custom built PC

Thank you, Ivegon

 

[KardisF1]

I found a GTX 460 SE for $139 and a $30 rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130591

But before you purchase anything, is Quality Quiet the PSU brand?

 

[ivegon]

I found a GTX 460 SE for $139 and a $30 rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130591

But before you purchase anything, is Quality Quiet the PSU brand?

No, the full name is Quality Quiet 500 Watt ATX Power Supply w/Large Fan so I do not know the brand unfortunately.

 

[ivegon]

Also, as I love the video card. It may be too much concerning the price. I did a bit of research earlier but did not know if the card would be sufficient. Here it is:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-102-898&ReviewNo=2067396&SortField=0&Pagesize=10&IsFeedbackTab=true&rdm=22#scrollHelpful1

 

[chesteracorgi]

The 5770 is an old card, so is the GTX 460.

As price seems to be the major concern I'd advise you to shop techbargains.com. Newegg and Tigerdirect and strike when you find the right card. You can often find deals at these sites. One note, I found a bargain GFX 470 at Ebay for $162 (shipping included).

 

[ivegon]

I did some research and I found a pretty good car at 105$ with a 30$ rebate (thus making it 75) which is precisely what I need. The problem is that it uses a PCI-e x16 2.1 interface which may be incompatible with the 2.0 PCI-e x16 interface that the motherboard has (I have no idea if compatible). It is the
XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 card ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447 )

*EDIT* nm, it's sold out . I will check on ebay*

 

[KardisF1]

2.1 will work in a 2.0 port. It is backwards compatible.

 

[jockey]

Keep in mind, if you go ATI/AMD, you'll need to get rid of the NVidia drivers for the onboard GPU.