Looking for cheap Diablo 3 graphics card

[Diakonov]

Hello,

I know virtually nothing about graphics cards, other than that mine is inadequate for D3. I really would not like to spend very much money, since the only high-graphics games I play on my PC are Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. Currently I have an ATI Radeon HD 4200

 

[mocchan]

Can you list the rest of your system specs? That would help us out a lot on making you a good recommendation.

 

[Diakonov]

Windows 7 64-bit
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Processor (4 CPUs), 3GHz
4 gig ram
HP p6710f
stock power supply
wide screen monitor

 

[Diakonov]

Is it possible to spend less than $100?

 

[mocchan]

I think you might be able to put a Radeon HD 7750 in there. I know that card uses extremely low power and you might be able to get away with not getting a power supply upgrade. I can't find any information about your PSU so I can't suggest anything better.

The 7750 is a good card, so you could probably play Diablo 3 on Medium to High settings depending on your screen resolution

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125417

 

[dudewitbow]

since its a stock psu, all you can do is gamble on a 7750 since you havent told us the specifications of the psus amperage, or model name/#

 

[mocchan]

since its a stock psu, all you can do is gamble on a 7750 since you havent told us the specifications of the psus amperage, or model name/#

Yep that's what I was going for :lol: *hopefully* it's enough to run a 7750.

 

[dudewitbow]

Yep that's what I was going for :lol: *hopefully* it's enough to run a 7750.

if its at least 300w, he might feel a bit safe because i would assume the 12v rail to have ~19amps of power, and the 7750 taking less than 9+rest of computers requirements should be fine. if its under 300, then there will probably be a problem somewhere.

 

[Diakonov]

I'm pretty sure it's 250w. How can I figure that out for sure?

 

[Robbaazz]

Personally, I would take a 6770 and chuck in maybe a new PSU.

 

[Robbaazz]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150560
$89 after rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159044
$27.99

 

[Diakonov]

Do I have to worry about them fitting my motherboard? I'm still new to this.

 

[mocchan]

Since your CPU is still 'modern' I'm sure you wouldn't have any incompatibility with your motherboard...both the PSU and graphics card.

Though may I suggest this - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371045 I feel much better going with Antec over CoolMax... and it's only 10 dollars more.

 

[afewquestions]

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02628226&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5049513#N1165

Those are his pc specs according to hp website.

Form factor: internal ATX

Total Wattage: 250W

Nominal input voltage range:

100-127V ~6A

200-240V ~3A

Dimensions: 150mm x 140mm x 86mm (5.9 x 5.5 x 3.4 inches)

In order to get a brand name or further info he'd have to open up his case and take a look, unless somebody can find it through google somewhere.

 

[Diakonov]

Thanks, everyone!

 

[Diakonov]

So, if I upgrade to the Antec as mocchan suggested, should I still be getting the graphics card suggested by Robbaazz?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371045&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=yvyqal1poz29

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150560&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Video+Cards-_-XFX-_-14150560

Also I don't know if this matters, but I remember reading that D3 doesn't support Crossfire.

 

[Diakonov]

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