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thesarim1 Original post #1
Apr 2, 2011 at 6:51 PM
I have the following configuration:
intel dg41wv, intel core2duo 2.93 Ghz processor, 500Gb hard disk, 4gb DDR3 1333Mhz ram, cd/dvd drive,.....

can you guys suggest me a good and cheap graphic card(512mb or 1gb)........my budget is <4000..........help me guyz!!!!!
thetechfreak
Apr 2, 2011 at 8:24 PM
Get a Raedeon 5550 which should be perfect for your budget.

or 5450 hd.
saswat23
Apr 2, 2011 at 9:00 PM
5450 is not a good card. Its only good for HTPCs. One cannot game in that card.
Get 5670 512MB. Should cost around 5k.
thetechfreak
Apr 2, 2011 at 9:04 PM
Get 5670 512MB. Should cost around
5k.
Even I wanted to reccomend this but exceeds his budget.
saswat23
Apr 2, 2011 at 9:11 PM
Then under 4k, i dont think any better cards are available except for 9500GT at 3.2k.
But OP,
whats ur screen size?? Whats ur use basically for???

I think Radeon 5570 costs around 4k.
masterkd
Apr 2, 2011 at 9:17 PM
no one asked about his psu..surprizing!!

@OP, no point buying anything below 5670..if you can't buy now..save money and buy later!!
T
Apr 2, 2011 at 9:43 PM
Even I wanted to reccomend this but exceeds his budget.

yaa.......i guess i will wait.....its just that my boards just ended and i seriously wanted to end some games.....

i have got an AOC full HD 22 inch monitor........my purpose is casual gaming.....

BTW thanks for your feedback guyz....
thetechfreak
Apr 2, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Yup, good choice to wait. Worth the wait.

You will love the card when you buy it.
coderunknown
Apr 2, 2011 at 11:44 PM
no one asked about his psu..surprizing!!

@ 4k, including a PSU with a quality card is not easy. HD5670 cost 4.5k alone. add PSU price to it, it'll only scare OP. yes PSU is important but lets wait for him to reply.

yaa.......i guess i will wait.....its just that my boards just ended and i seriously wanted to end some games.....

i have got an AOC full HD 22 inch monitor........my purpose is casual gaming.....

BTW thanks for your feedback guyz....

22" will need a minimum of HD5670 or higher, casual or not. for now HD5450 will work but come Q4 2011, even IGP will zip past it. save some more & get HD5670 (or any equivalent card from AMD 6-series). worth the price.

& yes HD5450/9500GT are no gaming cards. try any (new demanding) game at Full HD on these cards & it'll run @ slideshow FPS.