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Best graphic card I can get for my system

Aug 21, 2011 9:04AM PDT

Hi experts,

So my system is now three years old and I do not realize the urge to upgrade anything until I get in touch with the Total War series...

Here is my specs:

Motherboard: Asus M2N-E SLi
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core 6000+ (3.02Ghz)
Memory: Kingston DDR2 4GB RAM
Hard Drive: WD 500GB
PSU: Corsair VX 450W
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
Graphic Card: Asus GeForce 8600GTS


Without upgrading any other parts, what is the best graphic card now that I can purchase that will work properly and without bottlenecking the card?

I also have a friend wanting to sell me his MSI GTX460 Twin Frozr II card. What minimum upgrade do I need to get the card running?


All replies are appreciated. Thank you!

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Looks ok.
Aug 21, 2011 9:15AM PDT
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PSU
Aug 21, 2011 9:41AM PDT

Here is an image of the amperes

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/VX_450W/images/sticker.jpg


And here are the cables:

Main Power : ATX 20 + 4 Pin
5.25" : 6
Floppy : 2
4 Pin CPU : 1 + 2
SerialATA : 8
PCI-E Aux Power : 1x6

The next card in line on the lower end is GTS 450. Will get that if it fits better with my system
Thanks so much for the help!

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Link, comment.
Aug 21, 2011 9:49AM PDT