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GPU upgrade for an old system?

SlaughterSmurf
By SlaughterSmurf
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So my dad wants to play some PC games (primarily an Xbox gamer) like ESO, Marvel heroes and several other not super demanding games.  He has 4gb DDR2 Ram (not sure what frequency) A PCIE MOBO, and an Intel Core 2 Duo from about 5 years ago. What would be a good GPU upgrade for under 150$ (this has to include a PSU unless it would work on a 300W Dell PSU from 5 yrs ago)?

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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/11mQc

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A 7770 with a CX 430... 10 USD over budget though...

 

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Bronze-CX430M/dp/B00ALYORA4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1387407096&sr=8-4&keywords=CX600m

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11201-17-20G/dp/B00A0HZOEA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387407081&sr=8-1&keywords=7770

 

I would though strongly recommend upgrading the rest as well...

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Oh yeah his moniter is 1366x768 and doesn't need super duper graphics, only to play the games.

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This^

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Oh and it's a 430 not a 600M ;) I just searched for 600M since I didn't think it would cost that much :)

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GTX650 it costs arround 100 usd

 

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GeForce-Graphics-N650-MD1GD5-OC/dp/B009SPJ7PW/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1387414456&sr=8-10&keywords=gtx+650

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Builder-Series-Watt-CX500/dp/B0092ML0MY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1387414597&sr=8-3&keywords=corsair+power+supply

 

try using that same power supply and if you see that everything goes normal, then just leave it

if not get a new one

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