Looking for good graphics card to upgrade geforce 210

Rainingmon

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I am looking to upgrade my graphics card as i currently have a Nvidia geforce 210
I would like suggestions of some graphics cards that can run games likeBattlefield 3, Team fortress 2, Skyrim and Sniper Elite V2 preferably on high-ultra but i will settle for medium as these are my most played games.
I have been looking at a Nvidia geforce gtx 750 ti 750 ti

Location - UK
Budget - around £100 may go up to £150
Power supply - 460W
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
RAM - 4GB
OS - Windows 7 64 Bit
Monitor Resolution - 1920 x 1080

I have no preferred website for parts
But would prefer a Nvidia Graphics card
 

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You've chosen about the best card for the money in the GTX 750 Ti. I had the Evga 750 Ti 2GB factory OC version in a PC I recently sold. It was amazing for not needing any 6 pin aux power. http://www.evga.com/articles/00821/#3753
If your 460W PSU is of decent quality, you could also go with the slightly faster R7-265. But it will require a 6 pin.

750 Ti: http://www.ebuyer.com/621486-evga-gtx-750-ti-superclocked-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-02g-p4-3753-kr
R7-265: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-asus-radeon-r7-265-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-boost-925mhz-1280-streams-dport-dvi-hdmi

If you want to go all the way to the high end of your budget, the R9-270: http://www.scan.co.uk/search.aspx?q=r9-270
 

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Thanks for the reply
I don't think my PSU would be any good for the R7 as it is about 5 years old
Would the 750 ti be able to run two monitors one as the resoloution above and the other a 19" not sure on the resoloution, i will be using two moniters for photo editing and one for gaming

 

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Sure, if you get a card that has the needed outputs for your monitors.
My PSU is older than that...lol. What is more important, is the quality. Do you know the make/model of the PSU? Or the +12V ratings as per the nameplate (amps and watts)?
 

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Yikes! That's a tiny PSU. But the specs are surprisingly good. (Dell never scrimped on PSUs) Three +12V rails rated at a total of 39A @ 385W. Plenty there for the 60W GTX 750 Ti. Marginal for the R7-265. Thankfully the 750 Ti is using the new Maxwell GPU design. Low power demand.
 

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There may be one snag. Be sure your MB has the latest BIOS when you buy one of the new cards. I have seen some folks post that their older boards do not recognize the GTX 750 Ti with their old BIOS. It's rare, but it does happen I guess from what I've read here.
 

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Thanks for the heads up