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squeaklin
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squeaklin polycounter lvl 8
so,

I have a pretty decent pc (im strapped for cash everyday so I make do with what I got)
Im going to have a bit of spear cash soon and really want to get a graphics card (currently using on board)
I can go to maybe £250. .uk.
I have a Asus F1A55-MLE motherboard and already 8 GB of RAM
any idea?
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  • almighty_gir
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    almighty_gir ngon master
    what is your current pc spec exactly? what graphics card do you already have? do you use an SSD?
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  • Di$array
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    Di$array polycounter lvl 5
    Your power supply with also dictate what card you can use. So a full spec would help as gir pointed out.
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  • Blaizer
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    Blaizer interpolator
    Any GTX 660 Ti OC, 670, 760 or 770 would be a good choice. there are plenty of models with different prices.
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  • squeaklin
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    squeaklin polycounter lvl 8
    I have a 650watt power supply. I have no graphics :( the on board is a AMD A4 3400 HD redeon, but i believe this would be my processor really? I'm not massively computer literate.

    is there a link if possible, I wouldn't know where would be besy to look :)
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  • squeaklin
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    squeaklin polycounter lvl 8
    is there a ip-config thing I could copy past for you?
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  • squeaklin
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    squeaklin polycounter lvl 8
    System Information
    Time of this report: 8/11/2013, 20:36:29
    Machine name: SQUEAK-PC
    Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
    Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
    System Model: System Product Name
    BIOS: BIOS Date: 08/18/11 10:36:01 Ver: 04.06.04
    Processor: AMD A4-3400 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
    Memory: 8192MB RAM
    Available OS Memory: 7676MB RAM
    Page File: 3274MB used, 12074MB available
    Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
    DX Setup Parameters: Not found
    User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
    System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
    DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode
    DxDiag Notes
    Display Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
    Input Tab: No problems found.
    Display Devices
    Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6410D
    Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9644)
    DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
    Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9644&SUBSYS_84C81043&REV_00
    Display Memory: 4074 MB
    Dedicated Memory: 493 MB
    Shared Memory: 3581 MB
    Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
    Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
    Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1103 (English)
    Driver Version: 8.911.0.0
    DDI Version: 11
    Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
    Driver Date/Size: 10/26/2011 02:04:30, 892416 bytes

    EVR Power Information
    Current Setting: {5C67A112-A4C9-483F-B4A7-1D473BECAFDC} (Quality)
    Quality Flags: 2576
    Enabled:
    Force throttling
    Allow half deinterlace
    Allow scaling
    Decode Power Usage: 100
    Balanced Flags: 1424
    Enabled:
    Force throttling
    Allow batching
    Force half deinterlace
    Force scaling
    Decode Power Usage: 50
    PowerFlags: 1424
    Enabled:
    Force throttling
    Allow batching
    Force half deinterlace
    Force scaling
    Decode Power Usage: 0
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  • almighty_gir
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    almighty_gir ngon master
    buy an SSD, it'll give you the biggest upgrade of anything else. and you can use it in your new computer in a couple of years when this one really is falling behind. at the moment, there's nothing wrong with what you've got.
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  • squeaklin
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    squeaklin polycounter lvl 8
    any suggestions. I dont know much about hard drives either, I guess I'm kinda worried about buying something incompatible with my hardware. I guess more space could use same budget.
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  • squeaklin
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    squeaklin polycounter lvl 8
    ah buuuuuuuuuuuut. my current system is not currently capable of duel screen. I find this quite limiting. so would just grabbing the cheapest PCI-E graphics card be your advice? along with a SSD?
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