graphies cards help

[bbman]

hi i have been looking for a graphies card for a couple of month now i am not to sure which one to buy i have a basic pc compaq presario sr1909 from pc world. here are my specs

i hope your can help.i can play ccs online and other online games no prob but when it came to playing games like bio shock area 51 medal of honour my grahipes card just cant handle it

Mainboard :Asus NODUS M

Chipset : nVidia nForce 410

Processor :AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2200 MHz

Physical Memory : 512 MB (1 x 512 DDR2-SDRAM )

Video Card :Nvidia Corp GeForce 7300 GS pci-e

i have approx £250 to spend on a graphies card and my be some ram

 

[Ham]

For £250 get a 2GB kit of ram (£50) and a lower 8800GTS 320 (£200)

 

[bbman]

sorry forgot to say that i will be buying it from the high street not online no credit card

 

[Toxcity]

sorry forgot to say that i will be buying it from the high street not online no credit card

Then it will be almost impossible to get those prices.

Parents? They can always help.

 

[ali_james]

You might be needing a new power supply to run a powerful graphics card. You're going to have to consider spending about £50 on one, worth buying something decent for stability and peace of mind.

http://www.overclock3d.net/index.php?/power_supply

Take a look at them.

And welcome to the forum

 

[bbman]

do u know if my mobo can handle that type of power???

 

[ali_james]

Its not a case of your motherboard as you say handling the power. Basically a power supplies wattage indicates the amount of juice it can provide, it doesn't opperate at say 600 watts all the time. If your looking at a decent graphics card (nvidia 7000/8000 series) you'll need a power supply around about 400 to 500 watts.

A decent branded power supply of say 400 watt will be a lot better than a cheapy one labeled as 600 watts.

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

This is very helpful as a guide marker, but only really as a guide.

 

[Pat123]

Go for a new PSU £50 - [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=664337[/URL]

Graphics card -XFX 8600GTS XXX £140

RAM, 2GB of corsair DDR2 £35- [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=291363[/URL]

find someones credit card or debit card you can use and you will save ALOT of money..

P.S. That board is PCI-E 16x isnt it?

 

[bbman]

how do i find out how many pins my power supply has

 

[!TIMMY!]

what about a 8800gt? rumored to cost the same as the high priced 8600gts'.