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GPU recommendations for Micro ATX board
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GPU recommendations for Micro ATX board
Hello, I would like to send my uncle that lives in peru a new GPU for his micro ATX board. Any recomendations? I'm looking for a GPU (w/maybe a small fan) that can hadle games such as Colin McRae Rally 04', and HF2.
Here is the motherboard http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWebSite...uID=44&LanID=0 The manual of the motherboard states that it is PCI Express 1.0 to 2.3 compliant?? I have never heard of PCI Express 2.3  Will a PCI Express 2.0 work properly?Thx 
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Even PCIe 2.0 should work good on the 1.0 slot unless its a high end performance card like the 4850X2.
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I'm running a micro atx board with my set up, what does he have for a case?
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What's your budget?
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It will be nice to know his rig specs first. What processor and psu that he has now? What's the budget? The 4670 in Dylan's post is good. It is a 60w GPU.
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I'm using a Micro ATX board and I'm getting by with a GTX260 shoehorned into my "mini tower." **note** to get my video card to fit I had to carefully sand the edges of the plugs for my SATA cables to gain clearance. If you're looking for a higher end card take into consideration the length of the beast.
__________________It's really going to come down to your uncle's specs including monitor (resolution) and power supply, as well as the total budget. If you're looking for a used card and your power requirements are limited, something like an 8600GTS should fit the bill ($35-50). I used to have one and they love the HL2 (source) engine. A 9800GT would be a decent brand new card with slightly higher power requirements but also more capabilities (approx $100). I'm not versed in ATI but that 4670 linked above looks decent.
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I am looking for a basic to decent card, mostly for racing games on a 17" monitor, perhaps a 19" in the future. As far as PSU, I don't know at the moment. But I assume its a standard PSU. 300 watts or less. As far as processor, he is running a core 2 duo, at 2.5Ghz. Current RAM is 2x1GB DDR2. Thank you everyone for your comments, rep points incoming!..
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more pics of first build Polk Audio Front M70 /Center CS1 / Rear Monitor 60 / Yamaha HTR 6160
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