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[xXHalfSliceXx]

So I am thinking of upgrading my video card on my Dell Desktop. Here is the documentation i think on it.

Documentation

I have upgraded the ram to 4gb.

I plan on upgrading the power supply to something of a 400 or 450w.

I have upgraded the video card already from stock to the VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD 4350 512MB DDR2 PCI Express Graphics Card - 900270

Which i have been happy with. But im ready for something a bit more. but w/o breaking the bank.

I am planning to upgrade from windows XP->Vista->Windows 7

From what my tech buddy said, just going to windows 7 will increase my performance alone.

I am trying to stick with Best Buy since my company deals direct with them so i get a price payback on the back end.

I am thinking of going to the Asus - NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 1GB DDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card - ENGT240/DI/1GD3/A
Hence it is on sale online also.

Here is the comparison from what i have to what that one will bring.

Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com

Any input or suggestions?

Edited by xXHalfSliceXx, 20 December 2010 - 07:49 PM.

[Alexander]

Although your current specification motherboard contains PCIe 1.0a (2.5 GigaTransfers per second for example with GPU fillrate) your newer GeForce 240 runs PCIe 2.0 16x with 17.6 GT/s fillrate, therefor without upgrading your motherboard you may not be able to utilize the bandwidth the card provides, it will only be backwards compatible and partially utilized in state.

The ATi Radeon HD 4350 appears to be more outdated than the 240 with less shader clock rate (which I assume games heavily rely on shader cores) so the 240 would be my recommended choice after a new motherboard of course.

Hope this helps!

[xXHalfSliceXx]

OK so for the PCIe 1.0 i found that the http://www.bestbuy.c...customerreviews is compatable. And has decent reviews! Just need to get a 400w+ Supply and i should be gold? upgrading from the 4350 512mb up to the 4650 1gb

[Alexander]

Ah yes, that one looks good -- should prove better than the Nvidia 9500GT. I would just note although it is one of the best you can get out of 1.x cards, it is a fairly outdated towards newer 2.0 cards.

Hope this helps!

[xXHalfSliceXx]

I could spend the extra on a 2.0. but like i have read on some, wouldnt it just bottleneck? Wouldnt it be like throwing NOS on a Moped? Not that my pc is that bad. But you konw what i mean :D It would be the best bang for my buck. and a good upgrade

Here is the upgrade from what i have to what i may get.
Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com