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SuperCell

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I was reading the reviews, and there are a LOT of people claiming it runs fine on a 220W PSU.

My current system is as follows:

220W PSU
Celeron 450 @ 2.2GHz
2GB RAM

Obviously this was a budget system intented for internet browsing and not much else. What I want to do is install the video card and upgrade to 4GB of RAM. I won't be playing the latest games; just some older ones.

Is it worth a shot running this card with a 220W PSU?

Will the celeron CPU become a bottleneck, or will it be okay for some older games?

I figure with this card plus some RAM I can come out under $100.

Is it worth the gamble?
 
Power requirements are solid.

What games are you talking about in particular? Quake-Old? Crysis-Old? because it probably wont handle the latter :p

Another worthwhile addition to the system to speed general usage things up, would be an SSD.
 
With that low power supply wattage, it sounds like a Dell system ;).

Depending on what else is installed on your system besides the ancient (35W max TDP) CPU and the RAM, that card might or might not be pushing it. According to the specifications, it uses "up to 75W".

A system of that age and power isn't really worth spending money on to upgrade. Especially if its something like a Dell or HP where it uses proprietary components like custom power supplies, motherboards & CPU fan mounts that cost a fortune to upgrade and/or can't be upgraded. Far (far) better value to spend a couple hundred on a modern, new system. Initial cost will be a bit higher, but you get far more return for your money.

That being said, what video card do you have now that you think needs upgrading to play "old" games? And as per the above poster: what games are you talking about in particular? Some you are thinking of might not (or might) be able to run with that CPU and (unknown) memory speed.
 
It's an emachines I bought back in 2010. The only thing I like about it is the sleek attractive slimline case.

Looking to play modern warfare 2. Not a super old game, but I remember playing that game on high settings with 4GB RAM and a 512MB card.

I already tried playing it on my system with 2GB and onboard graphics. It did actually load and the game could physically be played despite the horrific lag, lol.

Thinking this upgrade could be just enough to produce acceptable gameplay and speed up internet browsing.

I understand it might seem like a waste to throw money at this system, but again, we're talking less than $100 to try this out, as opposed to new system that will be $500 minimum.

If anyone else wants to talk me out of it, maybe I won't do it, lol.
 
I dont think you should bother. that Celeron cpu is just a single core and at 2.2 its going to be a massive limitation for nearly any remotely modern game.
 
the money you could save by not buying this card is ~12% of a $500 build. that's too much imo
 
That's quite expensive for what you're getting. The 650s' were going for $80 earlier this week.

If you want to do it right, get a 650 or similar card when it's on sale again ($70), upgrade that processor to a Q6600 ($50-60), if the motherboard can handle it, and then add in the RAM. The 430 is horridly underpowered and so is the celeron.

Otherwise, just skip it completely and get a new system. $70 for a 430 is pointless.

If you're willing to go used with everything, you could update your system. Get a 775 bundle (Q6600, motherboard, and some extra ram) for under $100, and then a used video card for around $100 (could score a 68xx for this price, maybe a 69xx), also a $25 CX430 power supply when they go on sale. At $200 you'll have a hell of a lot better system than what you have now.
 
he has a small form factor pc so he cant just simply upgrade every part. it makes more sense to not even bother doing anything to that pc.
 
cannondale06 said:
he has a small form factor pc so he cant just simply upgrade every part. it makes more sense to not even bother doing anything to that pc.
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Whoops, didn't see the SFF part... in my defense it's halfway down the thread.

Yeah, I would start considering moving to a new system. My recommendation still stands... on a tight budget go used, you can build a pretty well rounded system for around $200 for the core parts (CPU/mobo/ram/psu/gpu/case).
 
Thanks guys.

Like I said, the only thing going for this current system is the nice-looking case.

I'll be going with a new system when I can afford it.
 
If you can afford a new system soon I would wait until then. No point in throwing money towards a 430.
 
SuperCell said:
Thanks guys.

Like I said, the only thing going for this current system is the nice-looking case.

I'll be going with a new system when I can afford it.
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I think that's a smart decision keep saving up till you can upgrade the rest to meet your needs instead of spending that amount for that card
 
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