Looking for a graphics card that is decent and kinda cheap

[dkamm65]

I didn't say "anything" as in Crysis 3. I meant anything as in the games I am playing now and the games he expects to play.

My laptop's card (4 years old) is better than a GT 620, and I couldn't max TF2, Metro 2033, FarCry 2, or DayZ. So to say you can max any of those, as I said, is a blatant falsehood.

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[Cookiez664]

Question, how would I tell if the Graphics card will fit in the case?

Also the PC I'm using has 2GB of RAM, will adding 4GB work? (6GB). I assume that'd be decent for gaming?

Anddd power supply, I'm not fond with that part of the PC. lol

[Tokerovin]

Question, how would I tell if the Graphics card will fit in the case?

Also the PC I'm using has 2GB of RAM, will adding 4GB work? (6GB). I assume that'd be decent for gaming?

Anddd power supply, I'm not fond with that part of the PC. lol

In order to use more than 3.5 GB of RAM you must have a 64-bit OS.

Also, make sure you get the right type of RAM and that you have enough slots.

[Thé Lord Tony]

Question, how would I tell if the Graphics card will fit in the case?

Also the PC I'm using has 2GB of RAM, will adding 4GB work? (6GB). I assume that'd be decent for gaming?

Anddd power supply, I'm not fond with that part of the PC. lol

My graphics card may be stuff but I have 10GB RAM so it's helping me get through a lot of games on max settings (most of the games you were looking to play). If you have 100 dollars only to spend then instead of a 100 dollar graphics card you should get more RAM and something similar to my graphics card.

My graphics card requires a 400 watt power supply.


It doesn't matter if your graphics card is better than mine. If you want to run Blockland shaders on max settings with no FPS decrease you need a high about of RAM because that stuff eats up your CPU.

I ghost 100,000 bricks in two seconds. I can run shaders on max with 15 players in the server with over 100,000 bricks with no lag at all.

[Thé Lord Tony]

Also most graphics cards require 1 dedicated GB RAM. So your 2GB ram is down to 1 GB. You're not going to run Blockland properly even with that expensive 100 dollar card. So now you'll need to buy more RAM costing you about 150 - 200 dollars (counting the 100 dollar graphics card).

Also have you found out your power supply yet? If it's under 400 watts you're going to have to buy a whole new loving power supply. That's another 30 - 100 dollars.

[Randomness]

He could SLI two of them. I don't know if that's an option on the lower end cards, thought.

Its not. The first card to be SLIable is the GTX 650 Ti, and you can only run two of those.
Even THAT isnt SLIable.

You're really better off saving up for a mid range card. Stop short-term buying - you're just going to replace the card in a year because the new market of games is going to hit us hard in the next year which will quickly render your games unplayable with such a cheap card.


This isnt something you can cheap out on. You cant HAVE a video card without a power supply that supplies the proper amps and connectors to the card - you cant even have a PC without a power supply. In fact theres a whole bunch of other components you cant forget about either - the motherboard, the CPU, its cooler, a hard drive, a PC Case (but some badasses build one without a case anyway), the CD/DVD Drive (though this is fairly cheap, you can find one for less than $20), your video card, and your precious power supply to give everything its juice.

Now, I will admit, in recent years, custom PCs have been getting steadily cheaper. What you could get for $1000 back in 2008 is what you can build for probably $600ish nowadays.

I recently helped someone build a budget gaming PC that was around $700-800 and it runs everything (as of current games) at max settings - and by this I mean an average of 50FPS+. So you're better off with one such build (with some cutting corners in mind) for Christmas or the like.

[Cookiez664]

In order to use more than 3.5 GB of RAM you must have a 64-bit OS.

Also, make sure you get the right type of RAM and that you have enough slots.

Yep, 64 Bit OS.

Just gotta make sure I have enough slots now.

[Momentum]

most cases can fit any normal sized graphics cards nowadays

[Titanium Man]

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if you want to prove this once and for all so no one argues with you again, just post a video of you playing using some game recording software, and everyone will shut up

[Randomness]

Yep, 64 Bit OS.

Just gotta make sure I have enough slots now.

Slots aren't everything - your RAM type must match (it wont even go in if it isnt) plus you must make sure your RAM's "frequency" is supported by the motherboard. Most of the time it is, but if you're buying special expensive RAM for high end rigs, you'd have to do some research first before acquiring such.

[fawkes..]

RAM is cheap though, so all is well.

[Cookiez664]

Slots aren't everything - your RAM type must match (it wont even go in if it isnt) plus you must make sure your RAM's "frequency" is supported by the motherboard. Most of the time it is, but if you're buying special expensive RAM for high end rigs, you'd have to do some research first before acquiring such.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Desktop+Memory-_-N82E16820231424&gclid=CMXChKSogbYCFUhgMgodN1UA2A

Is that considered high end?

RAM is cheap though, so all is well.

yes it is.

[Momentum]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Desktop+Memory-_-N82E16820231424&gclid=CMXChKSogbYCFUhgMgodN1UA2A

Is that considered high end?

nah

[devildogelite]

Lord Tony doesn't know anything about computers. Don't listen to his advice. There has been good advice in this thread though.

 You'll be best off with a 7750 or if you're willing to go $10 over your limit you could get a 7770. They're bangin cards.


RAM doesn't make a huge difference, go for the cheapest 8gb kit with decent ratings you can find. RAM doesn't really make a huge difference in games as long as you have like 8gb

[Randomness]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231424&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Desktop+Memory-_-N82E16820231424&gclid=CMXChKSogbYCFUhgMgodN1UA2A

Is that considered high end?

High end? Are you kidding me? Thats actually a bit on the "high" end for average. DDR3-1333 is very common and supported across most mobos nowadays.

If you want high end.. try looking for 8x8GB DDR3-1866. Over $400.