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    Overthinking? Always! Member Karamazovmm's Avatar
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    Default Re: Help choosing a graphics card

    This guy is lying to you, the HD 4350 will give you almost the same performance that you have today with you current graphics card.
    There are some important things to see.

    1- Series

    Nvidia
    9800>9600>9500>9400>9300>9200
    and for the suffix GTX+>GT>GSO

    ATI
    4800>4770>4600>4500>4300

    Yes there are newer graphics card, but they aren't low profile, like the gt 200 series for nvidia and the hd5000 for ati

    2 - Quantity of the ram

    Since you're going to play strategy games, you might as well buy a card with more ram, for the amount of units that it will have to process. Your best buy would be 1gb

    3 - PSU

    What's the wattage of the PSU? Remember buying a card with more power, you might need a dedicated power connector to the card

    4 - Heat

    Buying a card more powerful will generate more heat, and as such you will have to be more careful to put it in a such compact pc

    5 - Advice

    this article should shed some light on your quest http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...5970,2491.html, it's a reliable site, and maybe look if there's low profile available for this one http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforc...iew-31731.html
    The gt 240 is apparently your best buy, look if there is a low profile card, if not I might recommend the 9800 if the heat is not a problem and if it is the 9600
    Last edited by Karamazovmm; 12-07-2009 at 20:17.

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