Re: Looking for better grapics in Dimension E521

Hi,

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Check this video card ; http://dell.to/IYY7ON I know its more than $100 but checking the specifications and ratings, its a good buy. If you need to see the list of available cards for your system, click this link please ; http://dell.to/JUATES

Let me know if you need futher assistance. Regards,

ok ... i checked out the specs on the dimension e521 and you have a lots of options as you have a PCIe x16 slot   ... i would not suggest the old x1300 that the other person suggested ... the nvidia 6150 built in to your motherboard is about the same power so you would see almost no increase in performance.

I would suggest AMD/ATI 5570 or 6570 as they are a semi modern card and will run most games up to like medium settings and cost WAY less than the old outdated x1300 that was suggested.  A lot depends on your CPU too ... if you have a dual core athlon you will have pretty good results with the cards i suggested ... if you have a single core CPU you will see a moderate increase in performance.  

I wouldn't go too crazy though with a HD 6670 or the new HD 7750 as i don't know if your CPU could keep up with them.  The 5570 or 6570 are solid choices to see some improvement.

mjmc40

I have upgraded the power supply to 500w and 4G of ram. Just wanting to know what is best graphics card I can use for less than $100

There is one HERE for $59.99 6450, 6670 for $89.99 HERE, 6750 $99.99 HERE.

This is $115, but it doesn't require a PCIe connector, it has a quiet fan, and it's more powerful than the 6750.

You likely could have gotten away with using your original power supply.