What graphic card is good and cheap for a 250w computer

[jae_tea23]

i have a compaq presario cq5032f. with celeron cpu 450 @ 2.20ghz 2.19 ghz. intel g41 express chipset embedded graphic card.i wanted to know what kinda or graphic card can i install in my computer that can work with 250w and isnt that expensive and is not a bad card...thanx for you help.

 

[rolli59]

HD5550/70 or HD6570

 

[kilo_17]

HD5550/70 or HD6570

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[purple stain]

What is your budget?

I would agree with rolli59.The 5570/6570 seems to be what your looking for.

Sapphire 6570 $70 + Free Shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102934

 

[acerace]

Yes, 5570 is the best you can get with your power supply.

p/s: I know this is off topic but can we put 2.1 graphic card in PCI-E 1.1? Just asking.

 

[rolli59]

Yes, 5570 is the best you can get with your power supply.

p/s: I know this is off topic but can we put 2.1 graphic card in PCI-E 1.1? Just asking.

There have been issues with that setup, some board manufacturers fixed it with a BIOS update for some of their products but not nearly all. So the safe bet is if you have a version 1.x slot on your board then stay away from a 2.1 card.

 

[acerace]

Ok, thanks for the fast reply.

 

[purple stain]

I wasn't able to find any 2.0 5570/6570's.And I highly doubt that Compaq still provides BIOS updates for that PC.

I guess the 5550 is the next best thing.These are the only models currently avaible tho.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814141127

 

[rolli59]

HD5570 version 2.0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600007320%20600007611%20600007855&IsNodeId=1&name=PCI%20Express%202.0%20x16
And a HD5550 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600007320%20600007615&IsNodeId=1&name=Radeon%20HD%205550
I thought that the G41 chipset was 2.0 but apparently not

 

[purple stain]

Yah sure enough they don't even list that PC anymore.This was the next level up.The CQ5102F.I wouldn't think they vary much.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01761432&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&lc=en&product=3987122#N208

 

[jae_tea23]

What is your budget?

I would agree with rolli59.The 5570/6570 seems to be what your looking for.

Sapphire 6570 $70 + Free Shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102934

thank you rolli and stank...one more question with that card i will be fine installing it in my computer without need of a power supply upgrade.250watts is fine for that card.

 

[rolli59]

Total power consumption will be about 200watts so you should be fine.