Is this a decent graphics card??

[Aeroisticon]

It is the ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB. I am wondering if I will see improvement over my current Intel GMA 4500 integrated graphics. Here are the fps I can get on various games:

Minecraft: 20-50 fps, medium settings with Optifine (10-20 in congested spawn areas.)
Warframe: 14-20 fps, low settings (motion blur enabled) (Lowest Resolution)
Team Fortress 2: 30-60 fps, default settings (20-50 in large battles)
Planetside 2: 5-15 fps, lowest settings (2-5 in large battles)
Toribash: 20-50 fps, high settings

If that graphics card isn't a good one, it would be great if you could recommend one that would work on my PC. It is a HP Elite 8000 Convertible Minitower. Here are my specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo ~ 3.16ghz
Intel GMA 4500 (integrated)
4.00 GB RAM
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
PCI and PCI Express slots

I would also prefer that the recommended graphics card could play games such as Skyrim or Assassin's Creed at medium graphics. Thank you in advance.

 

[Yingda Wang]

The card is really old.
U can find a Zotec gts 450 on ncix for 45$
I actually ran bf3 on it and got 40fps on low

 

[TriBeard]

You don't say what the price is on it. It's going to be better than your integrated card, but by how much I couldn't say. It is for sure an old card as well. What kind of budget do you have, and what is the power supply rated for in that machine?

 

[Aeroisticon]

You don't say what the price is on it. It's going to be better than your integrated card, but by how much I couldn't say. It is for sure an old card as well. What kind of budget do you have, and what is the power supply rated for in that machine?

It is about $65 on eBay. The motherboard is only 300w (yes I know it's low ) I would prefer to stay under the $100 mark but if it is a little higher than that's perfectly fine.

 

[Aeroisticon]

The card is really old.
U can find a Zotec gts 450 on ncix for 45$
I actually ran bf3 on it and got 40fps on low

Will my machine be able to run it? Or is it too powerful?

 

[Yingda Wang]

Yes, u have a pcie slot

 

[caj]

get a 7770 or 7750. 650 a viable option too. 4650 kinda bit outdated

 

[Aeroisticon]

get a 7770 or 7750. 650 a viable option too. 4650 kinda bit outdated

You're the graphics card expert, would a Radeon 6670 be compatible with my machine?

 

[caj]

Whats your psu? Yes it be as long as dere enough power

 

[Aeroisticon]

Whats your psu? Yes it be as long as dere enough power

300w

 

[Aeroisticon]

Whats your psu? Yes it be as long as dere enough power

And I was just wondering if the card would fit the motherboard.

 

[caj]

In that case a 7750. The offical specs state that 4650 should work though with your system a 7750 will. You have a hard time getting a 4650 so I say go for a 7750 and yes it will fit.

 

[Aeroisticon]

In that case a 7750. The offical specs state that 4650 should work though with your system a 7750 will. You have a hard time getting a 4650 so I say go for a 7750 and yes it will fit.

7750 is too expensive. i cant really go $150-200

 

[caj]

how much is 6670?

 

[Aeroisticon]

how much is 6670?

$70 brand new on ebay

 

[caj]

then 6670 it is.

 

[Aeroisticon]

then 6670 it is.

ok thank u for the help man

 

[Deus Aquila]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052C4QDS/?tag=pcpapi-20 found it for $66 on amazon, if you are interested OP. What brand is the one from ebay? I used to own the 4650 in my previous rig, and it was decent for low-mid settings gaming, It would even run skyrim on medium, but the 512mb vram and a bad cpu would make me lagg in some areas of the game, nothing unplayable tho.

 

[Aeroisticon]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052C4QDS/?tag=pcpapi-20 found it for $66 on amazon, if you are interested OP. What brand is the one from ebay? I used to own the 4650 in my previous rig, and it was decent for low-mid settings gaming, It would even run skyrim on medium, but the 512mb vram and a bad cpu would make me lagg in some areas of the game, nothing unplayable tho.

ok. i think that i am going to go with the 6670, but thanks anyways.

 

[Phaydze]

Lemme throw this in the mix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sph6cjJeRdI

 

[Deus Aquila]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052C4QDS/?tag=pcpapi-20 found it for $66 on amazon, if you are interested OP. What brand is the one from ebay? I used to own the 4650 in my previous rig, and it was decent for low-mid settings gaming, It would even run skyrim on medium, but the 512mb vram and a bad cpu would make me lagg in some areas of the game, nothing unplayable tho.

ok. i think that i am going to go with the 6670, but thanks anyways.

Yah, the 6670 its my suggestion too, the link I posted is for a 6670, just wanted to let you know a bit about the 4650 since I used to own it.

 

[Aeroisticon]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052C4QDS/?tag=pcpapi-20 found it for $66 on amazon, if you are interested OP. What brand is the one from ebay? I used to own the 4650 in my previous rig, and it was decent for low-mid settings gaming, It would even run skyrim on medium, but the 512mb vram and a bad cpu would make me lagg in some areas of the game, nothing unplayable tho.

ok. i think that i am going to go with the 6670, but thanks anyways.

Yah, the 6670 its my suggestion too, the link I posted is for a 6670, just wanted to let you know a bit about the 4650 since I used to own it.

thanks for answering. will the 6670 fit in a 300w psu

 

[Deus Aquila]

It might be ok for a few time, but I would recommend you to upgrade to a 400-500w PSU as soon as possible, especially if it is a generic power supply that came with the computer, you can get anything from antec, corsair or even the EVGA I use, for around $30-$45. Go seasonic if you can afford it since they offer really good quality.

 

[Aeroisticon]

It might be ok for a few time, but I would recommend you to upgrade to a 400-500w PSU as soon as possible, especially if it is a generic power supply that came with the computer, you can get anything from antec, corsair or even the EVGA I use, for around $30-$45. Go seasonic if you can afford it since they offer really good quality.

i dont got the money man. is there any 300w graphics cards for under $80? i would like to run skyrim. and most of all, i would just like to see a dramatic increase over my intel gma x4500

 

[Deus Aquila]

Your psu will run the 6670 just fine, according to AMD both 4650 and 6670 require a 400w psu, but I used my 4650 with a 300w psu for about 2-3 years. So you will be fine, but I still suggest you to upgrade to a better PSU in a couple of months, just to be safe.