new member psu question/graphics card question

forbs · 12 Aug 2013 at 09:44

Hi everyone I'm new to pc gaming and pretty new any kind of pc modification and upgrading, I was after a graphics card to compliment my new computer, I really didn't want to upgrade the psu at this time which is 300w nor am I after a highly spac'd graphics card just something to run Diablo 3 and some other games on medium to high if possible.

if anyone could offer some advice it would be very much appreciated, oh and my budget is around £50 if that is reasonable for a low spec unit ?

Many thanks , forbs

RJC · 12 Aug 2013 at 10:06

Hello and welcome to the forum

Please can you remove the competitor link and check the FAQ regards these

forbs · 12 Aug 2013 at 10:11

I have sorry if I have offended, I will read the faq when I get home from work, in the mean time if anyone would be kind enough to help me with my question and maybe point me in the direction of a graphics card from overclockers

Potty27 · 12 Aug 2013 at 10:14

I would try and find a used 7750 (should be around £50), I think it's about the best you'll get safely without upgrading the PSU.

teppic · 12 Aug 2013 at 10:17

Yup, a 7750 can run purely off the PCI-E slot. It's a very good upgrade over what I assume are integrated graphics.

forbs · 12 Aug 2013 at 11:08

That's great thanks guys, should that play most games at medium to high quality ?

Thanks again

d_brennen · 12 Aug 2013 at 11:10

At a lowish resolution you'll be looking at medium on most games, with no AA. The 7750 is pretty much half a 7850.

teppic · 12 Aug 2013 at 11:16

A stock 7750 can manage over 40fps in Diablo 3 1080p max settings with AA, so turned down a little it'd do 60fps.

forbs · 12 Aug 2013 at 13:51

Sorry what's AA?

David Bisset · 12 Aug 2013 at 13:52

AA: Anti-aliasing. It smooths rough edges

Edit: D3 uses a post-processing anti-aliasing technique that doesn't require much computation but just kinda blurs everything. Info on the rough idea (if not the actual implementation, I don't know how D3 does it): FXAA

Edit2: Honestly you probably don't need to care about the details too much - the short answer is it'll play D3 just fine, it'll not be on technically the highest possible settings but you'll not be able to tell much difference.

forbs · 12 Aug 2013 at 14:44

Thank you for your very informative reply

As long a it will run d3 and maybe battlefield on medium that's fine for me until I build a new machine.

Thanks folks