have a amd athlon(tm) II x4 635 processor , 2900 mhz 8 gb of ram and a gt 520 graphics card i know i need a new graphics card but i dont know whats best for my price range 100-150 dollers buut i also cant plug the graphics card into my power supply so i need a graphics card that dosent need to be plugged into a power supply any suggestions i would really appreciate it.

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Stick with what you have for now. The budget 600/7xxx series cards should be out soon and you could probably pick up an upgrade than. I best suggestion would be to save your money up and get a new PSU and a decent GPU.

i suggest you get a new power supply... there hasnt been a graphics card made in the last few years that doesnt require a power supply.

i need a new graphics card because i like on preset 1

you need to get a new power supply.. you CANT GET ANY NEW GPU WITHOUT A POWER SUPPLY. EVEN THE BUDGET ONES REQUIRE POWER

Quote: katanic on 06/24/2012, 08:21 PM - view

Well I'm just telling you what I would do. 100 bucks isn't going to get you anything that you can call an upgrade. Don't waste your money, save up and do it right.

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The budget 7000 series form ati is already here.

the 7770 sips power and performs reasonably well for 150$ non reference.

Ideal for 1600-900 or 1920-1080 but wont play maxed, likely high (no shadows)

the 660 from nvidia is going to be 275-300$ likely.... the 650 who knows.

Quote: gezodiac on 06/24/2012, 08:26 PM - view

yea... all of those would be fine... if he had a power supply to plug into the gpu... which he said he doesnt.

the only way that is possible is if it is integrated.

And even then the power supply SHOULD have at least 1x 6 pin power connector which budget cards usually require.