Please can someone help me choose a graphics card?

aliEnRIK

JasX wrote: »

Just take extra care not to accidentally 'knock it off' the corner of the desk under those circumstances.....

I expect that would not end well

It was jammed inbetween the computer and a part of the computer desk. It wasnt going anywhere

I upgraded my computer a few months back though so definitely no issue now

JasX

Oh and another side thought on fitting the graphics card in, if you google for a "PCIe Riser" you can pickup a gizmo that may let you slot a full sized card in by rotating the slot thru 90 degrees.... whether that'll work in your case or not will depend on the exact internal layout

gonzo127

i dont know the 5450 would probably do the trick, from what i can see power draw is around 20-30 watt's so as long as the system doesnt have mutliple extra 'drives' and extra bits (so just a disk drive and hard drive) i cant see that it would be too much

so looking on ebuyer http://www.ebuyer.com/276451-powercolor-hd-5450-go-green-v4-512mb-ddr3-dvi-vga-hdmi-pci-e-ax5450-512mk3-shv4 is a half hight card same as http://www.ebuyer.com/291003-asus-g210-512mb-ddr3-dvi-vga-hdmi-pci-e-low-profile-graphics-card-en210-silent-di-512md3-v2-lp-

bod1467

A8V Deluxe (v1.xx)
A64 3000+ S939 Winchester (1800MHz::200MHz FSB:: x9 Multiplier)
2x1GB and 2x0.5GB RAM (Dual Channel)
Enermax NoiseTaker 420W
Point of View GF7800GS 256MB AGP (430 core, 1305 Mem)
1x120GB SATA Drive
LiteOn 16x DVD +/- R/RW (D: drive in XP)
Aopen 16x DVD-ROM (E: drive in XP)

That's my current rig, and it would likely run Sims2 fine. (Correct me if I'm wrong anyone).

I have a gaming laptop on order (due end of this week/early next week). Once it has arrived and I've copied off all files I need then I'll perhaps be looking to offload it. PM me if you're interested and the time scales are OK. It also has Windows 7 and can be supplied with a Logitech wireless desktop (wireless keyboard and gaming mouse) if required - no monitor though.

But if you can simply get a suitable card for the system you have there then that would be the easiest solution.

saxonrosecliff

Thanks for all your replies. I'm a bit more clued up now.

I'll take a look at the risers first as we have had an offer of a full size graphics card and that would be a much cheaper option but you've all been very helpful to someone who knows very little about such things - thank you.

saxonrosecliff

I'm back again with another question! What are the benefits of getting the 1gb card over the 512mb card. There's hardly any difference in price.

gonzo127

to be honest on a graphics card of such low power, very little, the amount of ram only tends to matter as you move up in resolution

Mobeer

This would be at the upper end of your budget:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd6500series/Asus/EAH6570DI1GD3%28LP%29.html

james123

Mobeer wrote: »

This would be at the upper end of your budget:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/atiradeongraphicscards/atihd6500series/Asus/EAH6570DI1GD3%28LP%29.html

Im not sure the 250w supply would run the card? would certainly be close :S

runaroundpauper

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/intro.aspx




This will tell you what you can and cannot play