I want to upgrade this computer to enable it to play The Sims 3 and would love a little feedback regarding the video card...
Basically, specs are
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+
2.2 Ghz
2G PC2-4200
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Graphics
300W PSU
Planning to beef up PSU with 430W Thermaltake...
Video Card: game requires min 256MB -- looking at NewEgg, I've found:
- Gigabyte GeForce GV-NX72G512E2 7200 GS 256 MG $24.99
- EVGA GeForce 256-P2-N429-LR 7200 GS 256 MB $25.99
- EVGA GeForce 256-P2-N436-LX 7300 GS 256 MB $32.99
- EVGA GeForce 256-P2-N761-TR 8600 GTS 256 MB (GDDR3) $29.99 after rebate, which expires 6/30
With an older computer, I'm not wanting to get too crazy with the upgrades so would probably be happy with either 7200. With that price on the 8600, though, I would like to know if the computer could handle it or if I should leave it alone!
Thanks to everyone responding - much appreciated!
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