Vista - 9500GT 1GB good?

Hello,
I was wondering if this is a good card or not here is the exact link
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i only have a $120 AU budget
can anyone recommend a better card?

i want to upgrade from my crap 128mb onboard card that doesn't even give me Aero
so anything would be better lol

Thanks

Braydon

While it will be much better than your onboard, if you can stretch your budget a few dollars the Sapphire HD4670 512M GDDR3 PCIEwould be a much better choice. They have it listed at $127 AU (search for it there as their links don't work too well).

Thats the same card I have, and it kicks ass! At least compared to my 7600...

Anyways, I can run Assassins Creed on Max with this card, and its silent and cool. Doens't look all that amazing and its pretty small, but it works.

~Lordbob

Agreed, from that site the 4670 is your best choice for the money. There are some good choices at the 160 aud price point as well.

Cool thankyou for your help i will have a look at that sapphire
does anybody know what kind of vista rating the 9500 and the 4670 get?

Braydon

On Vista, it (the NVidia) gets a 5.9. In Seven, I think it was like a 7, but I don't remember...

~Lordbob

kol,

i just got a bit more $ wot could be the best cad that i cold get for $155 AU?

-Braydon

what do people think of the 9600GT 1GB?
Galaxy 9600GT 1GB
Online Computer Store - Umart Online® Your one stop Computer Shop for computer parts,notebook and new system
or
POV 9600GT 1GB
don't have a link

It's a good card. It is better than the 4670 in somethings, and slower than it in others. One thing to consider with the 9600 though, it requires an external power connection where the 4670 doesn't. What kind of power supply is in your HP (make and model, total watts, amps on the 12V rail)?

Is the new GPU is going to be installed in the unit shown in the My System Specs? If yes, as stormy13's concern, you need a PSU at least 500W for the new card. With the specs shown, HP will only install a 350W to 400W PSU in it. So, you need an upgrade.

Another thing is that your CPU is a bottleneck for which the powerful card you are looking at will not do much improvement then a less expansive card. I would try a used 8600 for a few dollars to see if you like it. You'll be able to play pretty much all games in medium setting with it. Sorry for the bad news.

Bruce