GRAPHICS CARD

[llone_sta001]

I have a asus m4n78 pro motherboard with integrated graphics nvidia geforce 8300 with amd athlon x2 250 processor ,
2 gb RAM. I would like to buy a compatible graphics card in a reasonable budget.any suggestions ??NVIDIA OR ATI RADEON ??

 

[chiknwingding]

Hmm...well, you can't get a very powerful GPU with that processor, but that might be a good thing if you're on a budget. I would reccommend 6670. Should be around $60. What monitor are you using? As in, size and resolution?

 

[XYMan]

Hmm, a dual core CPU can bottleneck pretty much everything these days. The card chiknwingding recommended would work fine, but I also recommend that you add another 2GB or 4GB stick of RAM in there, they would go for about 15$ and probably help speed things up a little bit more.

 

[chiknwingding]

Ah yes, I agree, didn't even see the memory, lol. Also, it would help to know your PSU and monitor details. If you decide to get anything better than a 6670, you will need to upgrade your CPU also.

 

[llone_sta001]

thnx ppl....the 6670 will be fine.but will it be compatible with the specs below.i would like to do jus casual gaming.COD ,FIFA ,etc..sry for not giving my systems full specs.
processor : amd athlon 2 X2 250 3Ghz
motherboard :asus m4n78 pro with integrated nvidia geforce 8300
ram : 2gb ddr2
hdd : 500 gb sata
monitor :samsung 19 "
os :windows 7 32 bit

if i add another ddr3 ram or higher will it be compatible with the earlier installed 2gb ddr2 ram ?
more ram means i would have to switch to windows 7 64-bit.
would i have to overhaul the entire system ??