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Posted 19 hours ago

Need some help for Budget Graphics card, any advice appreciated!

Hi, Everyone
My grandson has asked for some help, he has a start up PC but there is no graphics card only onboard.
As he wants to play some games, not top games but certainly Fortnite and Sea Of Thieves his current setup is struggling and he has turn everything down to minimum to get games running.
Can any one recommend a Graphics card?
Any help would be appreciated
i have been looking at CEX for 4gb ram around £40-£50
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  1. guilbert53's avatar
    There are some things to consider before buying a graphics card.

    How powerful is the power supply, is there room in the case for a graphics card and so on

    Read this web page here for some basic advice

    asurion.com/con…rd/
    PuzzleCube's avatar
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    Thank you for guidance, deff room it has a big case and pci slot as to power suply not sure.
    But will read your link!
  2. 001Cisco's avatar
    What is the rest of his set up?
    Have a look at RX480 £52. (edited)
    PuzzleCube's avatar
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    Sorry, im not sure.
    Its one of those basic startup pc with min specs, running Windows 11 abet slowly!
    Im going to have to check and get back to you.
    I really should have checked before discussion.
    Thank you for question!
  3. jameshothothot's avatar
    AliExpress refurbished AMD rx 580s were in that price range and recommended on YouTube recently.

    Yes the PSU is key. Otherwise you will need a second hand 1050ti or 1650 which don't need external power connection but run off the motherboard (edited)
    PuzzleCube's avatar
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    Thank you for information and help
  4. PuzzleCube's avatar
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    Just had a look its a AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon Vega Graphics
    Installed ram is 8gb
    Deffinately a pci e slot with lots of space inside (one of those glass sides with led lights)
    Mark_Hickman's avatar
    If the power supply can handle it, id get a rx580 mentioned above and upgrade the ram to 16gb, should be pretty cheap and it will play well on 1080p
  5. PuzzleCube's avatar
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    Thank you to everyone for taking the time to reply to my post, its much apreciated.
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