Getting a new card.

[TheSavior111]

So here's the thing,I want to do a PC upgrade but am tight on budget.I want a card that can run most games maxed out(i.e Battlefield 3,Crysis 2,Metro 2033,Witcher 2...) though AA and AF doesn't really matter,just want to turn all that eye candy on and have a good experience,though my monitor doesn't support resolutions higher than 1280x1024.If there's a cheap monitor and a good card that can run games maxed out on 1600x1200 or 1080p that would be good to know but no a primary goal at the moment.Plus I need a good CPU that wouldn't bottleneck the card Any suggestions?
Specs are as follows:
1 Kingston 2GB RAM
Nvidia 9500GT
Acer AL1717
Core 2 Duo 2.93 GHz
500 GB HDD
D946GZIS motherboard(maybe I need to upgrade that to support dual slot cards,I don't really know)

 

[Deemo13]

Well it depends on the budget. For instance, something like a Radeon 5770 at about $100 and a new monitor at about $120, you're looking at over $200. At that point you might also want to upgrade the RAM, it will prove to be a very noticeable upgrade.

 

[AbdullahG]

Since you are on a tight budget save up. Your CPU is meh and needs upgrading if you want a high-end GPU. RAM for your current system is expensive. At those resolution, you'll be seeing low FPS with a budget card and a med CPU. Get at least $400 to $500 and then decide upgrading.

 

[jjb8675309]

PSU make and model? Budget?

the games you listed are pretty demanding tbh

 

[wa1]

For 1024x1024, a single GTS250 or HD4850, is more than enough to run most of games with decent setting (even maxed out). You've said you on a tight budget, right, so get a cheap GTS250 or HD4850 from eBay. Make sure you have enough power from PSU. 500W is an okay and one 6pin power connector.

Also, get a 2nd stick of RAM (so 4GB total), that should help a bit.

 

[jjb8675309]

^yeah thats probably the most logical route, you might even be able to get something like a 4870 or gtx 260, heck maybe even a gtx 275! for like 60-70 bucks, that is if you got the psu to run it...

 

[TheSavior111]

Every time I clicked "ask the community" and posted my question I got "Site is temporarily unavailable" and never realised I was posting the same thread over and over again,so moderator could you please delete all the others except for this one? As for the question my PSU is a 450W Smarti one,budget for card is around 200$ but can spend a max of 500$,1024x1024 is a low resolution everything gets blurry,and I know the games are demanding,I want to max out,or atleast get over 30 FPS on optimal setting.
Edit: Can my motherboard support a dual slot card or what?