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Best possible Grapics card for an Inspiron 530
Hi,
I'm looking to upgrade the grapics card on my inspiron 530. Can anyone tell me which is the best card to upgrade to, in regards to my spec?
3gb ram
Pentium (R) Dual-Core CPU E5400 @ 2.70GHZ
Windows Vista 32bit
Current card; GeForce 9800 GT
1024 Dedicated Video Ram
Thanks for all help :emotion-1:
DELL-Chris M
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April 8th, 2012 13:00
The Radeon HD5670, Radeon HD4670, Radeon HD4650, GeForce GTS250, Geforce GT240 will work but you should first upgrade the power supply.
500w Antec NeoPower power supply
untamac
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April 8th, 2012 14:00
That's excellent, many thanks :)
Forgot to mention, I already upgrade the PSU the last time I changed the Graphics Card.
I am using a Casecom 500w,
Thinking about upgrading to a better one though.
Thanks again.
untamac
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April 27th, 2012 06:00
Just looked into these Nvidia's and they don't seem to be much better than my current 9800gt
Are they Radeons much superior to that card?
I'm wondering if I should just upgrade the CPU instead
The Game I'm trying to play is Total War Shogun 2, game loads etc, but is very slow and wont progress into battles etc
Kelbear1
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April 27th, 2012 07:00
If you want to upgrade from the 9800 GT, I would recommend the AMD HD 6770 or GTX 550 Ti since you have a 500 watt power supply. However, your CPU is lacking based on recommended requirements. I would give the video card a try first and then go from there. You can get the HD 6770 for less than $100.
untamac
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April 27th, 2012 08:00
ok thanks, have a feeling its more of a problem with the CPU, as the game looks great, just that the PC struggles on actions, also think i need to upgrade that before i can use a better card...
Thanks anyway :)
untamac
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April 27th, 2012 09:00
Would that work on my motherboard?
posted a question about it here;
en.community.dell.com/.../20095137.aspx
and that cpu was not suggested?
Kelbear1
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April 27th, 2012 09:00
I would recommend this CPU HERE, but the cost may not be worth it which is why I would just try a new video card first like the HD 6770 and spend as little as possible. It's too bad your system did not come with the Quad. Most games rely on the GPU and the CPU, but I'm not sure about this particular game.
Kelbear1
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April 27th, 2012 10:00
It is the E8500 same as posted.
untamac
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April 27th, 2012 11:00
ow ok, its described there as "Wolfdale"
Thanks again
:)
Futureall
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June 14th, 2012 12:00
E8600 is the best CPU for Inspiron 530 with G33M02 motherboard