Jayd78

Ive managed to get myself a Dell Optoplex 760 Fairly Cheap. Its got a 3Ghz Core 2 Duo and 4 Gig of Ram. However the graphics are Intel integrated. With it being a small form PC space is limited. I'm after a decent Graphics Card around £50 to be able to play a few games occasionally. Please help with any suggestions.

Vlasov_581

Hello and Welcome to OCn

well......9800GT would be the fastest solution......there is a 9600GT which is slower than the 9800GT but should run way cooler.....now the GT220 is way slower the previous cards but it's also cheaper and is built on a 40nm process which should run cooler and use less power.....should be on par with the 8600GTS performance........keep inmind tho that these cards require two slots and do get hot.......the problem with low profile cards is that the cooler is too small so the fan needs to be set to high speeds while gaming which might be too loud for some......

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Jayd78

Thanks for your help. Will these require me to add and extra power supply pc, or will the optiplex have enough power already, sorry but Im a total graphics card newb.

SLeeZeY

Yeah they need extra power.

You can get low profile 4560's for about 40 quid. But you'll have to overclock a good lot to play anything modern.

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Jayd78

Is over clocking difficult with such a card?

SLeeZeY

Never had one, I had the old one (3650) and it overclocked like nuts in CCC.

I have the 4670 (same GPU as the 4650), overclocking in CCC was a pain in the arse, but I used Rivatuner and the core is mighty fine.

http://www.overclock.net/ati/494690-...4650-club.html

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Jayd78

So is the 4650 the way to go? Id like to play games on it even if not on full settings.

edalbkrad

Check the space inside the casing if it would fit a 6-7 inch card.
The 9800GT green edition is smaller than normal 9800GT and doesnt require external power. The 9600GT is also smaller than the green edition of 9800GT.
ATI HD 4770 is also small and will fit.

The 4650 is pretty good if your on a budget. I think it runs like a 9500GT. They are very tiny and will surely fit in your case.

Here's COD4 and crysis benchmark for 9500GT and 4650
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-9500-gt-review/8
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...gp,2383-4.html

Dont buy anything lower than an HD3650 or 9500GT if you plan on gaming at medium settings