Monday, May 7, 2012

What video card do you recommend for my system.?

I currently have a 8400GS. When i bought it it ran perfectly but now its kinda getting slow on some games like CoD4 which i used to be able to play with no problem.



My power supply is only 300 watts I have PCI-E what video card do you recommend. My computer is a Gateway GT5220|||Causes:

There is too much junk, viruses, and/or spyware on your computer

The card is overheating, so it underclocks itself to cool down.



Solutions:

Clean off the junk, scan for viruses and spyware

Make sure the fan works ( The fan makes a huge difference in temperature (of 20 C or more))



EDIT: Also defrag your hard drive to increase performance.|||if you like nvidia graphics chips, check their site on what they recommend. I know that most of their cards require 500W or more for a power supply.|||Well you can't really get anything much better w/ a 300W PSU. The slowing down might not be the Graphics cards but more of the RAM. RAM isn't expensive so i would advise you to try that option first. Make sure the ram is compatible with your Motherboard.|||The truth is theres not much you can do with a 300 watt psu, i'd upgrade that, and then get a radeon hd 4850 or 4870, or if you like nvidia go for the 9800GTX+. It all depends on your budget. If your willing to spend more you could go for a radeon hd 4870 x2, or a geforce gtx 260, 280, or 295. But all of those will require a 450 watt psu at a minimum, probably around 500-600 watts to be safe.

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