whats a decent low cost GPU?

Alright i got a intel pentium dual core e2200 @ 2.00 GHz, 2GB RAM, and i got the intergrated graphics on the MOBO and they SUCK....so whats a decent low cost GPU that will run games like Guild Wars, WoW, Age of Empires 3 on at least medium settings? I beleive my power supply is 250 watt. thanks for all helpwhats a decent low cost GPU?
I dont think 250 watts is enough for anything now, when u upgrade that, u could look at the GT250, that should do medium on everything.whats a decent low cost GPU?
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[QUOTE=''Amith12'']I dont think 250 watts is enough for anything now, when u upgrade that, u could look at the GT250, that should do medium on everything.[/QUOTE]the GTS250 is a 9800GTX+ itll max out all those at any resolution.low ocst low power look at the 9600GSO HD4670 and the low power 9600gt
Get Ati 4770 it will fit you well.
also will my motherboard support the card? all i need is an open PCI- E x16 slot right? well that and the bigger PSU, cause this computer only cost like $400 i bought it mainly just for web browsing but i few pc games looked kinda fun (the ones i named)
i just looked at the 9600 gt it looks pretyy good, also will a new PSU fit in my case? its not one of those big gaming towers but its not a small form factor either
okay buddy im the real low end guru round here best thing for a 250 watt will probably be one of the following based on card slot:pci-express 1.0/2.0: 8400gs, hd 2400proagp x8: 8400gs, hd 2400propci: hd 2400prothats it thats all without upgrading your psu and it will do alot better than the games you listed and btw i can give you a rough idea where they stand:oblivion modified medium (no aa or af)poor resolution (1024 x 768) playable frames (30+ fps)guildwars: high - highest (noAA no AF) varied frames (25-40fps) at a resoltuion of 1440 x 900rainbow 6: vegas (see oblivion)WoW: high quality (no aa or af) playable frames (30+ fps) at a resolution of 1440 x 900red alert 3 (far more demanding than AoE3) high quality (no AA no AF) beyond playable frames (45+fps) resolution of 1440 x 900dawn of war : dark crusade max it out (full aa + af) playable frames (30+) resolution of 1440 x 900my conclusion: why spend money on a psu when there are quality options out there though the results for RA3 baffled me im blaming it on just poor developing that could be solved with a patch but they probably dont care. oblivion and rainbow 6 both did very fluid play only had it dp below 30fps once on each game to 25-26fps which lasted a whole 4 seconds (my gawd end of the universe) if you like i could also give you the preformance for the 8400gs on dow2..
[QUOTE=''washd123''][QUOTE=''Amith12'']I dont think 250 watts is enough for anything now, when u upgrade that, u could look at the GT250, that should do medium on everything.[/QUOTE]the GTS250 is a 9800GTX+ itll max out all those at any resolution.low ocst low power look at the 9600GSO HD4670 and the low power 9600gt[/QUOTE]fact of life: low powe hd 4670 and 9600gt rquire min 400 watts (50 lower than their power guzzling counterparts) which isnt a huge difference. if your going down 50 watts why bother, spend the 5 buck more and go 500watt to run the ignorant folks mid-classed cards :P also for the 4770, 9800gt and gts remarks.. game over you lose.. do not insert 3 credits to continue..ever
thanks aura, now that i look at that ati card i see the power requirment is much lower than that of the 4670 and other cards. That is most likely gonna be the one i go with (I hear ATI cards are better than Nvidia for price to performance ratio) Finally ill be able to play with no 2 FPS haha
radeon 4650 if you want to game but have little $$$ for a gpu or for a bit more there is the 4670 and 4830 which are quite a bit better.
[QUOTE=''aura_enchanted''][QUOTE=''washd123''][QUOTE=''Amith12'']I dont think 250 watts is enough for anything now, when u upgrade that, u could look at the GT250, that should do medium on everything.[/QUOTE]the GTS250 is a 9800GTX+ itll max out all those at any resolution.low ocst low power look at the 9600GSO HD4670 and the low power 9600gt[/QUOTE]fact of life: low powe hd 4670 and 9600gt rquire min 400 watts (50 lower than their power guzzling counterparts) which isnt a huge difference. if your going down 50 watts why bother, spend the 5 buck more and go 500watt to run the ignorant folks mid-classed cards :P also for the 4770, 9800gt and gts remarks.. game over you lose.. do not insert 3 credits to continue..ever[/QUOTE]it makes a big difference if its all you have. and those all are midranged cards the only low power one i mentioned was the 9600gt but thats because it doesnt need any extra power outside of what the pci-e slot provides.i never mentioned the hd4770 which isnt a viable option for such a low power psu, or the 9800gt. and the GTS250 was correcting someone who i thin assumed it was a midrange card
[QUOTE=''washd123''][QUOTE=''aura_enchanted''][QUOTE=''washd123'']the GTS250 is a 9800GTX+ itll max out all those at any resolution.low ocst low power look at the 9600GSO HD4670 and the low power 9600gt[/QUOTE]fact of life: low powe hd 4670 and 9600gt rquire min 400 watts (50 lower than their power guzzling counterparts) which isnt a huge difference. if your going down 50 watts why bother, spend the 5 buck more and go 500watt to run the ignorant folks mid-classed cards :P also for the 4770, 9800gt and gts remarks.. game over you lose.. do not insert 3 credits to continue..ever[/QUOTE]it makes a big difference if its all you have. and those all are midranged cards the only low power one i mentioned was the 9600gt but thats because it doesnt need any extra power outside of what the pci-e slot provides.i never mentioned the hd4770 which isnt a viable option for such a low power psu, or the 9800gt. and the GTS250 was correcting someone who i thin assumed it was a midrange card[/QUOTE]i was being generalitic to the entire panel of ppl who replied here..not singleing out you. mainly because hes trying to play guildwars and WoW not fallout 3 or deadspace :P
[QUOTE=''HellRazer360'']thanks aura, now that i look at that ati card i see the power requirment is much lower than that of the 4670 and other cards. That is most likely gonna be the one i go with (I hear ATI cards are better than Nvidia for price to performance ratio) Finally ill be able to play with no 2 FPS haha[/QUOTE]nice to know i could help.. if your curious you may be able to do arkham asylum on like low quality.. also in this particular case the 8400gs is actually sligthly better though its not very noticeable until you play a heavy physix game like oblivion, rainbow 6 or most valve titles.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4938730%26CatId=2234Alright got this baby ordered, sweet deal they had order today, ships today. Cant wait for it to get here. Thank you all so much for your support
[QUOTE=''HellRazer360'']http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4938730%26CatId=2234Alright got this baby ordered, sweet deal they had order today, ships today. Cant wait for it to get here. Thank you all so much for your support[/QUOTE]Didn't you say previously that you had a 16x Pci-e slot? And that card you ordered is AGP, you do know that right?
0__0 0__0 0__0 uh oh lol thank you for pointing that out...thank god i didnt open it yet, okay then looks like ill be returning it for this one

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3478852%26CatId=1826
You can get a 450w PSU (generally around $25) off of Newegg, and an 8800 GT (or a 9800, which is essentially the same exact thing) for around $100. It'll get you through all of today's games and it just great to boot.
[QUOTE=''IMaBIOHAZARD'']You can get a 450w PSU (generally around $25) off of Newegg, and an 8800 GT (or a 9800, which is essentially the same exact thing) for around $100. It'll get you through all of today's games and it just great to boot.[/QUOTE]judges!!ahhhh wrong answer..8800gts = 9800gt8800gt = 9600gt with a factory OC (roughly)8800gs = 9600gtyour 1 ''s'' short of a right answer and in this case that counts for alot because nivida is hooked on phonics (so is ati to some extent).also :P your rather late to the party..