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[IRaigothI]

http://www.walmart.c...ntlyViewedItems

Yes, I know the computer is horrid because of the integrated video card, but at the same time, I am looking to add one.
It only supports PCI Express x1 and x16.

Any recommendations would be good, as long as it is compatible with MWO

[Lowecore]

I recently built a new pc and went with the ASUS GTX 670. Everything looks fantastic with any game I play and I am very happy with this card.

[Nachocheese]

problem is you need a stronger Power supply to put a graphic card into that thing.

what card you take depends on the money you want to spend.

[Holski77]

Hint:

Don't buy a computer at Walmart.

[Holski77]

put a videocard in this baby instead!

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16883103412

-you wont have to upgrade the ram
-you can trust the build because they are not selling it at wally word (better motherboard)
-vroom (3.3GHz HT Dual core mother******!)

[CookieMonster]

Wallyworld had an i3 on their site for around the same price, if youre dead set to buy it there..got a gift card or something like that. Otherwise, yeah, I'd stay away from them as the computers they have are going to be dated with old components..its how they can keep the price low :-/

Check out tigerdirect or somesuch site for a barebones kit. Comes with the majority of the parts (theyre all different so check them out) but you can generally find one in your range that'd be decent..MoBo might be limiting, but ya get what ya pay for unfortunatley.

[Vulpesveritas]

you'd be better off building your own for whatever price your video card + the cost of that PC would be, and then use Windows 8 beta until you can get a copy of windows 7.

Stay away from walmart PCs unless you have a rather large gift card or something I would say.

[IRaigothI]

I already bought the PC, I already upgraded the RAM to 6 gigs, and will be buying a new PSU, im just looking to find out the best graphics card for it now.

[Vulpesveritas]

Allow me to direct you here ; http://mwomercs.com/...eral-gpu-guide/
And here for your PSU: http://mwomercs.com/...r-supply-guide/
lol

Edited by Vulpesveritas, 18 June 2012 - 04:03 PM.

[Reported for Inappropriate Name]

that acer actually isn't all that bad. but like others have said there's a fair chance you will have to change the power supply for any substantial videocard upgrades. research might be warranted

[Barbaric Soul]

Don't mind them Korgoth.

Ok, like what was already mentioned, just not into detail, to put a video card in that system, you are going to need a higher wattage power supply. Prebuilt computer, unless specifically made for gaming, generally only come with 250 watt or so power supplies. Don't worry too much about it, I'll be showing you a good power supply with enough power for the video card I suggest.

First off, power supply- http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817371045

It's not a very high powered power supply, but it's a good quality, reliable, adequate power supply for the video card.

Next, video card- http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814161402

Not the strongest card available, but stronger than the 5830 that is listed in recommended specs. With the processor you have, you don't want to pair it up with a very strong card. You'll have what is refered to as bottle-necking. Basically what that is is when one part of your computer(video card in this case) is unable to give the performance it's capable of because of a slower component(CPU in this case) can't keep up with it. You processor is about even with the old C2Q Q6600 performance wise(I got into a big debate earlier today about using one of those new AMD processors in a gaming rig for MW:O). You could go for a more powerful card, but that would also require a stronger power supply

Oh, and also, look up the dimensions for that video card, open up your computer, and make sure it will fit in your case before buying it.

Edited by Barbaric Soul, 18 June 2012 - 04:50 PM.

[IRaigothI]

Barbaric Soul, on 18 June 2012 - 04:45 PM, said:

Don't mind them Korgoth.

Ok, like what was already mentioned, just not into detail, to put a video card in that system, you are going to need a higher wattage power supply. Prebuilt computer, unless specifically made for gaming, generally only come with 250 watt or so power supplies. Don't worry too much about it, I'll be showing you a good power supply with enough power for the video card I suggest.

First off, power supply- http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817371045

It's not a very high powered power supply, but it's a good quality, reliable, adequate power supply for the video card.

Next, video card- http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814161402

Not the strongest card available, but stronger than the 5830 that is listed in recommended specs. With the processor you have, you don't want to pair it up with a very strong card. You'll have what is refered to as bottle-necking. Basically what that is is when one part of your computer(video card in this case) is unable to give the performance it's capable of because of a slower component(CPU in this case) can't keep up with it. You processor is about even with the old C2Q Q6600 performance wise(I got into a big debate earlier today about using one of those new AMD processors in a gaming rig for MW:O). You could go for a more powerful card, but that would also require a stronger power supply

Oh, and also, look up the dimensions for that video card, open up your computer, and make sure it will fit in your case before buying it.

You are a god among men.
Question though, the Acer team on the walmart website couldnt give me a proper answer about this, so ill ask here.

If the computer is capable of holding a PCI Express x16, does this also mean that it can handle the 2.0 and 3.0 x16 versions?

[Catamount]

xXKrogothXx, on 18 June 2012 - 05:00 PM, said:

You are a god among men.
Question though, the Acer team on the walmart website couldnt give me a proper answer about this, so ill ask here.

If the computer is capable of holding a PCI Express x16, does this also mean that it can handle the 2.0 and 3.0 x16 versions?

More than likely, it's a 2.0 (actually, It shouldn't be anything else), but it really doesn't matter. All slots will work for all cards, and you won't bottleneck a 7770 on whatever it has, and the 7770 is exactly what you want. The case is less than ideal, ventilation-wise, but the 7770 is extremely light on power, so it's the ideal card for that kind of a situation (not to mention it won't require a beefy mcbeefy power supply).

BarbaricSoul has made a really good set of recommendations here, given the budget. That machine will perform very nicely with those upgrades.

[Barbaric Soul]

yes, the video cards will only have the bandwith of PCIe *16 though, which won't be a problem.


BTW, you see those little grey like this buttons on my posts? ( hint hint)

Edited by Barbaric Soul, 18 June 2012 - 05:07 PM.

[IRaigothI]

Catamount, on 18 June 2012 - 05:04 PM, said:

More than likely, it's a 2.0 (actually, It shouldn't be anything else), but it really doesn't matter. All slots will work for all cards, and you won't bottleneck a 7770 on whatever it has, and the 7770 is exactly what you want. The case is less than ideal, ventilation-wise, but the 7770 is extremely light on power, so it's the ideal card for that kind of a situation (not to mention it won't require a beefy mcbeefy power supply).

BarbaricSoul has made a really good set of recommendations here, given the budget. That machine will perform very nicely with those upgrades.

Awesome, you guys have been a big help, thank you.