Beriallord Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 You can get an R9 280x for about $225-$250, and that's one of the best price/performance GPUs right now. Alternatively, there is the new R9 380 which is a similar price range. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202137&cm_re=r9_280x-_-14-202-137-_-Product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserDeathIV Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Hey guys! I have: AMD Athlon 2 X2 3.0 GHZ8GB Ram1 GB Nvidia Geforce GTX650 Do you think its enough for Fallout 4? I can play Skyrim at Ultra without FPS Drops. And Fallout 4 uses an improved Skyrim engine. So is it enough to play F4? I am also saving for a FX 8320, is it enough with this CPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustATac0 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 i think it will vary depending the type of low end pc. like low end as in some $200 or less will most likely run poorly. but it will also depend on the requirments for the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyrexis Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 game-debate.com speculates this: Fallout 4 System Requirements (Speculative)OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 or Windows 8 and aboveCPU: Intel Core i5-760 2.8GHz / Phenom II X4 970RAM: 8 GB System MemoryGPU VRAM: 2GBGPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 or AMD Radeon R9 280HDD: 28 GB Free Hard Drive SpaceDX: DirectX 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroytika Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Keep in mind that when you Put in the new graphics card you will be removing the old one, and that represents the specific wattage. if your upgrading to a current midrange card it will not represent a significant jump in wattage. the only thing your going to need to factor in additionally is that PSU's diminsh in capacity over time, so if the PC is very old than you can't go by the current psu's Rated Wattage. there are other things that you can do on a budget to try to make up the wattage required, like disconnecting an unused CD drive, etc. you Can google power supply calculator and the 3rd result is not one from a corporate website. i would calc my system and make a judgement based on that. buying a psu 'just because' you want a graphics card is a foolhardy waste of money if you don't actually need to. Don't take that as free license to skip it if you DO need it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnieBrasco453 Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Okay so I finally got around to attempting to open up my case on my PC to see what its like in there, and whether or not it can accept a new GPU. However, I can't seem to open it =[ I do not know if this computer (since it was prebuilt) was intended to not open, or if im just missingsomething. I apologize if this problem of mine may seem facepalm inducing to some of you, but please bear with me. http://i.imgur.com/v156NQ9.jpg So as you can see in the picture above (sorry if its a big large) i removed both of the screws that is holding in the side panel. After checking to see if there are any other screws, i tried opening it by pulling on the panel. However, it would not budge. I do not know if there is some kind of screw inside the case that is holding it in, or if i forgot something? If anyone can offer me help on this issue, that would be greatly appreciated. Oh and, the model of my computer is an ASUS Essentio CM6870. As you can see in the picture below, I am attempting to pull open the slide, and it will not budge, as if something inside was holding it in place. http://i.imgur.com/3uGCHHu.jpg Edited July 26, 2015 by DonnieBrasco453 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony the Wookie Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 It looks like one of those that you need to pull toward you as opposed to pulling to the side. So just pull straight back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 The cover should slide to the rear first - usually about a finger width, then lift off. That looks very dusty and will probably need cleaning once you get inside.Here is a link to cleaning http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-the-Inside-of-a-Computer I usually take really dirty computers outside and use a vacuum on BLOW to blow out the loose dust, then a small paint brush to loosen the stuff that is still there, then blow it out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnieBrasco453 Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 okay so i pulled back on the cover like you guys recommended and lo and behold it actually came off! i was pleasantly surprised at how easy it came off and now i feel quite foolish to not have thought of this before :blush: anyway this is a picture of my motherboard. If anyone can confirm whether or not my motherboard can actually support a new GPU via visuals i would greatly appreciate it! If im not mistaken the blue lines where it says "PCIe 3.0" is where the video card is inserted. http://i.imgur.com/IKnxZ2S.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony the Wookie Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 You have way more than enough room in there. You could move in a new videocard, the videocard's girlfriend, her two kids, the videocard's gypsy uncle, and the videocard's dog if you wanted to. Point is, that is a very empty computer case, which means this is a super straight forward and easy job. I still can't say 100% on your power supply, there really are no absolutes in this industry. But I am about as sure as I can be on this stuff that if you throw in a videocard that isn't a total power hog, it won't be a problem. If you are going for a super powerful card though, you will just have to switch up the power supply, which isn't a big deal anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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