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Which budget graphic card to buy?

Jack oMighty
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So like the title says, I need help with graphic card upgrade. I noticed that my GPU is working 100% (and I can tell there's bottleneck in almost every new game) most of the time with newer games like WoW, CS-GO while CPU is sitting on 40-80% and I am just not sure which one to get. I was thinking about MSI Geforce GT 730 2GB OC or maybe even 750. But I saw some people installing way more powerful GPU with that CPU. I have to mention that I am planning to upgrade RAM to 8 GB as well. Notice that I don't have too much money to spend on my PC at the moment so I obviously cannot get gtx 970+.
Here's my Iron Man specs:

CPU = Intel Core2Quad Q6600 (OC to 2.9GHz)

Motherboard = Asrock G41M-VS3

RAM = 2x2GB G Skill Value F3-10666CL9-2GBNS

GPU = Nvidia Geforce GT 430

Storage = SAMSUNG HD256GJ, WDC WD3200AAJS

Display(s) = S-View 19" 16:10

Cooling = Stock

Operating System = Windows 7, Windows 10 (both 64 bit)

Thank you in advance :)

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What power supply you using?

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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If you really want a gt 730 make sure you got the gddr5 version.

Personally I suggest the gtx1050 and rx460.

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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18 minutes ago, Jack oMighty said:

ATX 500w p4

Then gt 730 is your best bet. If not you may want to change the PSU for a better card (and future proof)

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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Yes, this 730 is gddr5 with 2gb buffer, 1006mhz core clock, 64bit bus, dx 12.

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Well from 70 to 110 dollars I suppose, but I can save up more. I just want the best in slot recommendation :) And I don't wanna waste power since I am not going to upgrade cpu on that rig.

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Look for a used 750 or 750Ti, it's the best value. 

idk

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If you are around 100$ you can go with an rx460 or gtz 1050 ( i prefer the latter with this budget) as they don't  require any 6pin power connector ( as long as you don't  buy a super overcloccked version )

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RX 460 or GTX 1050 would be a much better value and last longer.  Both of them is about $100 USD. 

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