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I've tried to play a indie game (Hammerwatch) that it just doesn't want to work, even though I already installed all the onboard graphics drivers already... It's really not meant for heavy gaming, It's just for those 8-bit indie games, a very lightweight 3d modeling software (That doesn't work with the on board either)... 

hey, I have that game

 

the best bet for your money look around for HD 5570 or better (like HD 6670, 7730)

but if you won't bother buying used part

 

get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131338R

or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127625

If you could give us your CPU that would be great. 

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Dont buy one that cheap... just use onboard at that point.... save to $100 and grab a 750ti.

Well using onboard graphics does require a very expensive CPU.

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Dont buy one that cheap... just use onboard at that point.... save to $100 and grab a 750ti.

 

I second this opinion, the 750ti is a great card for the price.

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Dont buy one that cheap... just use onboard at that point.... save to $100 and grab a 750ti.

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Best chance is ebay, or atleast save a bit of money because not many games would be playable on a low graphics card, but I recommend GT 730 :)

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Well using onboard graphics does require a very expensive CPU.

No it doesnt. A cheap Celeron G1820 has decent grpahics. Not great, but better than any retail $35 GPU.

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No it doesnt. A cheap Celeron G1820 has decent grpahics. Not great, but better than any retail $35 GPU.

It has the first generation intel HD graphics...

 

Buying a cheap GPU would be better. The GT 430 costs 30 dollars on ebay and the intel HD 4000 matches it. That means you will have to go with a 200 dollar CPU to match it. In the end, that CPU would be way too powerful/expensive for whatever he's doing since his budget is 30 dollars.

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I mean I've seen GTX 680s for $100-150, way better than cheap budget cards.

Go for 680s if you can find a good deal.

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It has the first generation intel HD graphics...

 

Buying a cheap GPU would be better. The GT 430 costs 30 dollars on ebay and the intel HD 4000 matches it. That means you will have to go with a 200 dollar CPU to match it. In the end, that CPU would be way too powerful/expensive for whatever he's doing since his budget is 30 dollars.

An A6 or A8 APU will have much better graphics than any $30 GPU and still be under $100

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An A6 or A8 APU will have much better graphics than any $30 GPU and still be under $100

He already has an intel board. If he wants to upgrade the core 2 duo then he would also have to get another motherboard. His decision really.

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A R7 250 is as low as i would recommend in some cases, But id Highly recommend saving up for a R7 260x/265 or GTX 750ti.

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