1keith1

Well my friend bought himself a cheap 300$ compaq computer a while back and it uses integrated graphics so that being said runs tf2 horribly. I am aware that he will need a knew PSU as well.

His specs that i know:
amd athalon x2 2.3ghz
3Gigs ram
nvidia 6150se integrated graphics

i have been looking at a 4650 and this PSU

Edit:
now looking at these for final
PSU
GPU

epitek

5770 !

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1keith1

thats way gonna overpower his CPU. I am trying to keep my budget <100$.

JDMfanatic

Go for a Nvidia 9600GSO. Best budget card IMO.
If you want, you could also go for an open box 4850 from newegg

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DraganUS

This or 8800GS, or even nvidia 7 series can run TF2 decent

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1keith1

the 9600GSO looks nice
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130509

although i need to remind you guys that i cant be sure it is a pcie2.0
i know it said pcie x16 but how will i know if his mobo supports 2.0?

JDMfanatic

it'll work as long as its pci express i believe

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Yes. PCIE2 is backwards compatible.

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1keith1

okay but do i need anything more powerful than a 4650?

I am looking to go as cheap as possible because his dad doesn't want to spend too much

if i were to do it based on price i would probably go
4650- 45$
4670-65$
9600GSO-70$

jspeedracer

You can get hd 4650's for under $50, but I would suggest an hd 4670 and you wouldn't need much of a psu to power it, a 300w would be plenty.

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