OK Gfx card for this box?

[morganm]

Here's my specs: http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/10153 ... Rsp3.shtml

Looking for a PCIe gfx card (that has shader model 3!!!) that would compliment that box well. Budget? Well... I'm a cheap SOB but I know you get what you pay for so... no more than $200? I'm not looking to build some badass gamer box here... I just want to play DayZ at an OK quality level with good FPS.

Please advise, thanks!

[morganm]

After over thinking this and over analyzing it...

I'm going with the Radeon HD 7750. For $100 it seems like an acceptable card for my 4 year old PC.

Have to get a PSU with it too but that's OK.

Thanks for all your fucking help NERDS!

[Tzan]

I have a Radeon HD 5870 from December 2009.
Many asses have been kicked.

That pick should be great, assuming it even runs on that machine.

[morganm]

I was a little worried given I have a PCIe v1.0 slot and this is a PCIe v3.0 card but from what I've read it should still work... just not at full speed.

We'll find out very soon! I picked it up today =^.^=

[morganm]

Guess I never followed up on this... but nobody cares anyway =)

Everything works fine; the card was retro-compatible with my crappy old PCIe slot.
Even worked with my PSU... but I upgraded it anyway.

DayZ runs great =^.^=

[Tzan]

Hooray!

See, I can pretend to care.

[Keldoclock]

And for that, Tzan, you are probably the most dearly beloved member of the forum.

[Tzan]

I can haz empathy!