Video card question

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by mozus, May 24, 2007.

  1. mozus

    mozus Private E-2

    I would like to upgrade my video card from the integrated video that i'm using now to something slightly better, i have a dell dimension e521 using the NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE chipset, i went to the dell site and the only option they gave me was the Radeon x1300 256 mb. but i've heard that they arent very good for games and not worth the money.I'm not a hardcore gamer but i do enjoy playing some games at times, mainly world of warcraft. are there any other options i have for a video card and if so what are they? i'm not really looking for something extremely powerful just something that will work better than what i have that i can get at a reasonable price. any help or should i just get the one dell suggests?
     
  2. viper_boy403

    viper_boy403 MajorGeek

    check out www.newegg.com for video cards (or any computer stuff), Dell will rip you off any day of the week.

    a great budget card is a 7600GT. However, with a video upgrade you will most likely need to upgrade your power supply (PSU) Can you take off the side panel of your case and check the sticker on your PSU to see how many total watts it puts out? the PSU is in the upper rear of the case

    you are correct, the x1300 is not a very good card
     
  3. mozus

    mozus Private E-2

    Max output is 305 watts, i'm guessing thats pretty bad and i probably need to upgrade it, if so any suggestions for that? and thanks for the reply
     

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