Inspiron 530 cheap GPU upgrade?

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I've working on a Dell Inspiron 530 that has an old 8400 GS video card in it now. The CPU is a Core2Duo in about the 2.8Ghz range I think, and it still has the stock 350W PSU. I'd like to just find something in the $30-40 range that will refresh this thing a bit without needing a new PSU. The system will see some gaming, but obviously I'm not expecting miracles out of it, just better than the 8400 that is in it.
 
I didn't think that was too unreasonable, though I could be wrong. I see GT 620s for around $50 and I haven't spent a lot of time looking yet, and GT 520s are $40 at the bottom end of the listings on Newegg. Another option I'm looking at is a 6570, also coming in at $50ish. Much more than $50 spent on this machine seems like a waste.

I'm really just trying to do a young kid a favor and get a little more out of this system. Its not hard to beat out an 8400, heck my 5 year old laptop has an 8600 GT.
 
a gt520 is ok for 40 bucks. still very very slow but about 2.5 times faster than the 8400gs.
 
agree with the GT520 40$ as nice price.. do not be fooled by the GT620 as a former 600 Geforce family member.. the GT 620 are the same GT 520 only with suppor for OpenGL 4.2 and a tiny higher clock frecuency nothing more than that worth the extra 10$..
 
If eBay is an option for you, GT 240 GDDR5 cards are 2x faster than the GT 520 and regularly sell for around $25 shipped. The GT 240 GDDR5 is a low power card and has about the same performance as the HD 6570 GDDR5.

The GT 520 suggestion isn't bad. I can play games on the 8600M GT class Quadro GPU in my laptop, but I'd easily go for faster options if I had the choice. :p
 
I second pvx's suggestion much better option than a rubbish card like GT520. The GT520 and GT620 (or anything in that range) is mainly meant for a work computer that plays videos and flash accelerated games, not legit 3D games.
 
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