Would a new video card be enough?

Hello, my system specs are

CPU: intel core 2 quad @2.40Ghz

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 7350 LE

RAM: 3 GB

OS: Vista home :(



If I upgraded my video card would that be enough to play very new games on my computer? If so can you recommend a video card that is not overly expensive?|||Probably not. Today's nVidia cards are the 9xxx series. If you're still using your stock power supply unit (PSU), it's probably only 350 watts. That would work for a 9400GT, but that card isn't a gamer. The 9500GT and 9600GT both need a 400 watt or greater PSU, with the 9500 being a little better than the 9400 and the 9600 being considerably better than the 9500. The 9500 isn't much of a game card, so in my opinion, the gaming cards start at 9600. Then there's the 9800, that is a lot better than the 9600. The 9800 needs a 400-450 watt or greater power supply with a 24 amp +12v rail, depends on the maker of the card. SLI may need 550 watts with a 30 amp +12 volt rail. You'll need to check the specs for the card you choose to make sure. After the 9800, you're into the big money cards, and they're all good.

Another point to consider is the amount of space available inside your system for a decent graphics card. The better cards may not use two slots on your motherboard, but they occupy almost as much space. If you have a slim tower case, space will be at a premium, and you may be limited to a low profile card.

Bottom line is, to put a decent gaming card in, you'll need a PSU that can support it. Not all PSU's are the same though, there are 400 watt PSU's that have a 30 amp +12 rail. That 30 amp rail can power two 9800's in SLI. Here's an example.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

Here's a 9600GT with the best specs I could find.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

There are different grades of 9800, GT, GTX, GTX+ and GX2(SLI). You'll need to search those yourself, some come with games or rebates or both.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…

It's easy to pick a winner or loser when it comes to graphics cards or power supplies, just make sure to check the specs and read the reviews for each before making a purchase.|||yes



the CPU is quite quick and the RAM is enough



a graphics card upgrade will help you out a lot, just make you get one that is compatible



email me if you need more help|||As long as your power supply and motherboard support that video card.|||i think i have the same computer as you, and i think your graphics card is the problem.

although, going by other nvidea geforce graphics cards (the higher the number, the better the card),this one may look good and powerful, but this one is built into your motherboard, and therefore drains power from the motherboard and is not as powerful as it says on the box.



you cannot remove one of these graphics cards, however you can put a new one in and it will override the built in graphics card (note it wont work in synchronisation, its either one or the other).

I have had this problem, but i went to CEX (a 2nd hand software and media shop) and bought a NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT + 1gb. Basically, it has 1 gb of ram, and with this card i can play crysis and crysis warhead on relatively high settings, as i was this morning. hope this helps|||Yes, a GPU upgrade would be enough.



As for recommendations:



under $100:



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



under $200:



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Also, don't get suckered into buying a 1GB videocard that can't utilize 1GB of memory. If the card is under $100, 1GB won't make a difference.