Oldish PC, thinking of getting a graphics card

[daninthemix]

I have an Athlon 64 X2 5000 (2.60GHz) with 2GB of RAM and was thinking of getting a graphics card.

I have no delusions of running Crysis or anything but I do have a 24" monitor so if I can't run the odd FPS/RPG (Dragon Age etc) at 1920x1200 then I probably won't bother getting a card.

So, what's the best graphics card I could get before my CPU becomes a bottleneck?

Thanks

 

[95thrifles]

Pick up somethign like a 768mb 460, cpu may be slight bottleneck still in some circumstances but this is prob best buy given your current situation, if budget allows that is, you dint state one

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I assume the OP has a decent PSU.

 

[95thrifles]

also assumed, lol, but good point

 

[daninthemix]

My machine just has a stock PSU, but I have a spare Corsair HX520 that I used to use for my Xbox 360.

 

[95thrifles]

yep bang in the Corsair and get the 768mb 460 and enjoy some sweet gaming

 

[daninthemix]

Although I seem to lack some of the necessary cables - the Corsair just has the motherboard connector and two strange black cables and nothing else coming out of it ffs!

 

[J.D]

Although I seem to lack some of the necessary cables - the Corsair just has the motherboard connector and two strange black cables and nothing else coming out of it ffs!

Look for a black bag, might be in the Corsair box, this has all the cables as I'm sure this PSU is modular.