Help choosing a graphics card

[Mauri_JHN]

Hi just wanted some help choosing a good budget graphics card for a prebuilt system. I was thinking of the gtx 750 ti 2gb gddr5 since it has good benchmarks and and a nice price but I feel a little unsure if my system has decent compatibility with the card. BTW I am totally new to the upgrading PC world and I want to start by upgrading this system to a decent gaming pc for my younger brother. Here are the system specs:

• CPU: dual-core i3 2100 3.10GHz
• Graphics Card: geforce 8400gs
• PSU: 600W
• 4gb ddr3 ram
• Mainboard Model (just in case): DH67BL

Thanks to anyone who answers this!

[Dietrichw]

might want to wait and see what happens tonight with AMD and Polaris. If rumors are true it will be the best option at a low price point

[Mauri_JHN]

It seems pretty good but unfortunately my budget is $110, but do you think the RX 480 will work in my system?

[Xaring]

DOnt buy a GPU for that price, save up a bit, and get a R9 380 when you can.

[SirCallow]

Just now, Mauri_JHN said:

It seems pretty good but unfortunately my budget is $110, but do you think the RX 480 will work in my system?

That would be about $100 over budget though. As long as your case is big enough, you definitely have enough power for it. If you want to stay near budget, I would pick up a GTX 950 and another 4GB stick of RAM. That should run you about $140-150 if you are in America.

[Xaring]

And yup, just got to know about the 480 LOL. It seems good, but its still 200ish.

[Mauri_JHN]

2 minutes ago, SirCallow said:

That would be about $100 over budget though. As long as your case is big enough, you definitely have enough power for it. If you want to stay near budget, I would pick up a GTX 950 and another 4GB stick of RAM. That should run you about $140-150 if you are in America.

will the shortage in ram affect significantly in gaming performance?

[Xaring]

Many modern games ask for 8GB RAM and 4 cores tu run.

[SirCallow]

Just now, Mauri_JHN said:

will the shortage in ram affect significantly in gaming performance?

Lol, I accidentally added your post as informative. In any case, I watched a video reviewing the difference between 4, 8, and 16gb of RAM for gaming. Basically, their will be a fair bit of stuttering and sudden frame drops if you plan on having good graphics during gameplay. 8 is recommended. You could totally survive with 4 for awhile though.

[Xaring]

12 minutes ago, SirCallow said:

Lol, I accidentally added your post as informative. In any case, I watched a video reviewing the difference between 4, 8, and 16gb of RAM for gaming. Basically, their will be a fair bit of stuttering and sudden frame drops if you plan on having good graphics during gameplay. 8 is recommended. You could totally survive with 4 for awhile though.

Thats for supported games, but games like Star Citizen between others wont even run.

[Mauri_JHN]

3 minutes ago, Xaring said:

Thats for supported games, but games like GTA5, Star Citizen betweeon others wont even run.

would it be good if I go with a 750 ti and 4 extra gigs of ram?

[FOSHIZZLE]

3 minutes ago, Mauri_JHN said:

would it be good if I go with a 750 ti and 4 extra gigs of ram?

its good but might be better if you save for a 950 or 960 or just go with the rx 480 when its released

[Xaring]

3 minutes ago, Mauri_JHN said:

would it be good if I go with a 750 ti and 4 extra gigs of ram?

Humm.. Its an option, but im sure our general recommendation would be to save up a bit more. Trust me, its worth it. 480/1060, (we'll have to wait for benchmarks and such) + 4GB of ram will make a HUGE difference.