Hi Evrybody I want to buy a new vga card for my pc but i'm scruple what's the kind of vga card i will buy so i will tell my pc configuration and you tell me your suggestions, pls note that i want gaming card with a price not exceed 195 usd MotherBoard : Intel DG33 Processor : Quad Core Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 2400 MHz (9 x 267) Ram : KingStone 4GB monitor: Samsung LCD 23 inch power supply: star-500wat
Well, I see that your board has lots of types. But they all seem to have PCI-express, so since you have a 500w power supply, go with any recent mid-end video card from either ATi or Nvidia. I would suggest the Radeon HD5770 or the Radeon HD5750 (this one's more of a mid-to-low-end card). A Geforce GTX 250 would be quite ok, too. The main concern is the power supply, though. Too strong of a video card may not work stable with this kind of PSU backing the whole thing. What kind of PSU is that? ie how many Ampere on the V rails?
My PSU details The Type : Star 12v --> 18A 5v --> 45A 33v --> 28A -5v --> 0.8A -12 --> 1A 5Vsb --> 2.5A
Yeah, the PSU ain't nothing like a beast. I think if you want to get the most, then get a new PSU and a good video card - something mid-end - like I noted in my previous reply. That's all provided you want to play games. Otherwise, get some 7600 geforce or anything different old, but mid-endish to high-endish.
The HD5770 requires a PSU with a minimum of 450W output (reference here), but that's not too much and doesn't really consider you having other worth-to-mention parts. I would say that the absolute minimum would be a 500W good (rated 80+) PSU for the system to behave in a stable manor. Anything above that would give even more insurance that you can upgrade later on without having to change your PSU.
