Getting a new graphic card! dont know which! Help! :D

[OhDeaR]

Hello everyone! I really need a new graphic card and need some tips. My budget is around $240 (Cant go over and do not want to spend that much) But its the cash I have...

My computer spec:

CPU: AMD Athlon ll X4 620
RAM: DDR2 4GB
Graphic shit card: Radeon HD 4670.......
Motherboard(I think): M4A785-M (ASUSTeK Computer INC.) PCI-Express


Would be awsome to get a new one, Especially so I can run BF3 without lag :S

[smt]

Your cpu will bottleneck a good card, but if you want a medium-high range card (get a cpu upgrade too when you can), an AMD 6870 will be sexy and run a lot, and not too expensive

[Veran120]

If you want pretty good card, and not that expensive... hmm...

I'd go with nVidia GTX 275/285/295 (295 is designed for SLI and 2 screens though). Think your CPU can handle then, but I am not completely sure.
You'd also upgrade your CPU and go with nVidia GTX 570, but that'd be expensive. But on the other hand, you'd be able to run all games for next 3-4 years with maxed settings.

[OhDeaR]

Hm, so my CPU is shit aswell? Dammit, How much would it cost to get a better CPU? (I dont want a SUPER good one, I just want to be able to play BF3 on mid graph and no lag....

(Btw, I do have 2 screens)

[GeneralTrivium]

CPUs are generally quite cheap these days. You can get a Core 2 Quad for a good price. Not sure what country you're from, but if you're from the UK http://www.novatech.co.uk have been my main source for hardware and stuff. Brilliant.

[smt]

General do you live in the south? I thought they where local to the south only but might be wrong, I use novatech as well, they ACTUALLY have quality prebuilds, or motherboard-bundles which are good for lazy people.

[OhDeaR]

Hm, I live in Sweden by the way... I have another question, How do I know if a i actually can use a graphic card if I purchase one? And how do I know if it match the CPU?

[-?EPC?- ::Frosty]

To be honest the card you have isn't that old and if your not looking to run BF3 on medium-high settings then I recommend you just upgrade your CPU for an all-round performance boost but it depends as you may need to upgrade your mobo which then makes for an expensive upgrade.

You COULD try selling off your computer as replacement parts and then build a totally new one?

[OhDeaR]

Frosty, My card isn't supposed to run BF3 that well, I'm sure that if i  get a better one i will be able to use normal graphic and no lag, And i dont have enough cash to build a new one and i'm not gonna sell mine

[alaskan thunderfuck]

If you want pretty good card, and not that expensive... hmm...

I'd go with nVidia GTX 275/285/295 (295 is designed for SLI and 2 screens though). Think your CPU can handle then, but I am not completely sure.
You'd also upgrade your CPU and go with nVidia GTX 570, but that'd be expensive. But on the other hand, you'd be able to run all games for next 3-4 years with maxed settings.

why the FUCK would you get a 3 year old card with a budget like that
get either a 6870 or a 560, you do need a CPU upgrade badly however(you could get a phenom ii x4 955 and a 6870 which won't need a new motherboard for around 300$)

[OhDeaR]

If you want pretty good card, and not that expensive... hmm...

I'd go with nVidia GTX 275/285/295 (295 is designed for SLI and 2 screens though). Think your CPU can handle then, but I am not completely sure.
You'd also upgrade your CPU and go with nVidia GTX 570, but that'd be expensive. But on the other hand, you'd be able to run all games for next 3-4 years with maxed settings.

why the FUCK would you get a 3 year old card with a budget like that
get either a 6870 or a 560, you do need a CPU upgrade badly however(you could get a phenom ii x4 955 and a 6870 which won't need a new motherboard for around 300$)

Hmm...So my CPU is really that crap that it cant run any better cards than the one I have? (And $300 is WAY over the top of my budget....)

[alaskan thunderfuck]

If you want pretty good card, and not that expensive... hmm...

I'd go with nVidia GTX 275/285/295 (295 is designed for SLI and 2 screens though). Think your CPU can handle then, but I am not completely sure.
You'd also upgrade your CPU and go with nVidia GTX 570, but that'd be expensive. But on the other hand, you'd be able to run all games for next 3-4 years with maxed settings.

why the FUCK would you get a 3 year old card with a budget like that
get either a 6870 or a 560, you do need a CPU upgrade badly however(you could get a phenom ii x4 955 and a 6870 which won't need a new motherboard for around 300$)

Hmm...So my CPU is really that crap that it cant run any better cards than the one I have? (And $300 is WAY over the top of my budget....)

it isn't absolutely terrible but I wouldn't call it good either
you could go for a 6870 and it probably wouldn't be bottlenecked

[agrum]

Yeah, get a new one, but stick to AMD. Do not get an Nvidia card.

[.:KFrohman:.]

Yeah, get a new one, but stick to AMD. Do not get an Nvidia card.

...The fuck's wrong with the green corner?

[cookiesofamerica]

Um is a ATI radeon HD 4250 good?