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Mefoga
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A friend is in need of a graphics card but doesn't want to spend too much. Do you guys know of a card that is better than GeForce 6100 On Board graphics and won't be bottlenecked(Too Much) by a PCIe x16 gen1 slot? Hopefully it can be relatively cheap as well. Under 50 would be great.

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What do you want to do with it... What games?

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gtx 750ti or r9 270 is what i would go with for a decent cheapish card really depends on how much they want to spend though

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Maybe a 7770?

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Go with the EVGA GTX 750Ti SC http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IDG3IDO. It should be able to play those games on high settings at that resolution. The 750Ti is also a very low power usage and heat output card which is an added bonus.

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I´ve got a GTX 750 Ti in my HTPC with an i5 and this is okay performance. The power consumption is very low and the settings in 1080p med is alright for gaming if you are not too picky about details and AA settings.

 

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CPU: Athlon 64 x2 3800+ Dual Core @ 2.4 GHz

Motherboard: Foxconn AM2 MCP61S

RAM: 1+.5 GB DDR2 @ 800 MHz

Graphics: GeForce 6100 on-board graphics

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These are the specifications. He is thinking about adding more RAM as well, to 4 GB DDR2

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