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Question

Will this graphics card work? or what low budget one will

Dec 30, 2014 5:27AM PST

I recently bought a dell desktop and i really want to play new games with it i have checked the system requirements for those games like Advanced Warfare and everything is good except the desktop has no graphics card my friend offered to sell me a Sapphire HD 7850 Overclock Editon but idk if the power supply will be enough for it and I dont want to change the power supply, so will this card work or what really cheap card can i get that will work and will play games like Advanced warfare and far cry 4. Thank you

I have a Dell inspiron 3847 with a 300w PSU

System Specs:
Operating System
Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 4440 @ 3.10GHz 29 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-2Cool
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 088DT1 (CPU 1) 28 °C
Graphics
S24C230 (1920x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Dell)
Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 (SATA) 34 °C
Optical Drives
MATbleepA DVD+-RW SW830
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

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Problems
Dec 30, 2014 6:37AM PST

Gaming and cheap don't mix.....get ready to open your wallet.

You have one of those 'runt' cases.
You don't want to fit a 7850 in that case....think heat.
I suppose if the 7850 is dirt cheap and you add the cost of a psu and you don't mind running with the side panel off it might work.

Otherwise.
Shop for a gtx 750ti.
It should work with your psu....no guarantee.

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That's one old GPU (7850)
Dec 30, 2014 6:54AM PST