Graphics card help

Hello,

I have not learned about Graphics card or computer upgrades in over 10 years. I have been out of the gaming world for a spell. However, POE brought me back, but it is not running smoothly for me.
Here's my system spec (ya I know... it is old)

Windows Vista Home Premium 6.0
Bios Phoenix - AwardBOIS v6.00PG
Intel Core 2 Due CPU E6550 @ 2.33Ghz (2 CPUs)
3326 MB RAM memory
DirectX Ver 11
NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS 1520 MB

I think my graphics card is old. Will the below graphics card be better??
Thank you for you help!!

MSI ATI Radeon HD6450 1 GB DDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI Low Profile PCI-Express Video Card R6450-MD1GD3/LP

http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R64502GD3HLP.html#hero-specification

lot of people on forums say that PoE runs much better on nvidia cards

Dont know if thats true, but my personal experiece says that it probably is. Ive replaced my broken nvidia with amd that was supposed to be ~20% faster. didnt go for nvidia because I would have to upgrade my power supply unit too.. Still regreting this.. but my pc is kinda crappy so it may not be the true reason..

IGN: Eric_Lindros
CET: Timezone
You are borderline ;)

I would advice u to us this:

http://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1a0y0d/psa_you_can_lower_the_texture_quality_below_high/

Just set ur texture setting to the point where it runs smooth. I have a decent gaming laptop and play on 1 solo 2 groups, u will probably go for 2-3. The medium setting in options is 1 btw
Thanks for the reply, I might have to look into NVIDIA cards now.

So something like this should work well right?

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2GB GDDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI Low Profile PCI-Express Video Card N610GT-MD2GD3/LP
Последняя редакция: Raytheater#2421. Время: 15 сент. 2014 г., 17:40:43
In my opinion you need a new computer bad!

CPU is very old tech, ideally you want at least an intel i5!
As for RAM I never like to go any less than 8 Gigs!
And your current gpu is just bad, very bad! The one you listed is better, but not even close to current gen tech and im not sure if you cpu bottle necks it or not...I know it would a current gpu! lol
First it begins with a new graphics cards (maybe)... then NVIDIA cards are better... then new computer... :(

Slowly getting expensive to play this awesome free game. I guess it is time to upgrade my computer.
You do not need all that ram 4 gigs is fine.
no reason to invest too much in this archaic pc

if you cant afford new pc, get some decent low-end GPU from nvidia. The one you mentiond is a crap.

You would be able to play at medium setting just fine. PoE sometimes does not run smooth even on best machines:)
IGN: Eric_Lindros
CET: Timezone
Depending on where you live you can build your own machine for $500-1500 and run this game on max settings. I would look at doing this instead of upgrading your old dinosaur you have now. You will also benefit with all your other day to day use of your pc with a full upgrade.
A Radeon HD 7850 in my experience works fine with PoE; and is relatively cheap, depending on the model anyway (seems to go from anywhere between $80 and $170). A stock-clock model is fine, even up to 1080p resolution (I'm sure 1440p is fine as well, but not certain).

Edit: Saw a decent 7850 going for $65 used even; so the prices on those things are pretty good if you want a quick upgrade.

I would recommend looking into other factors before buying a graphics card though. For example, do you plan on using OpenCL or CUDA applications, and do you need good performance out of either? What about other operating systems? On Linux, would you care about open-source graphics drivers vs proprietary, or how gallium-nine fairs? Do you need or want to take advantage of DX11.2?

The general point is, I wouldn't buy a graphics card with the priority of making PoE run well, unless it's the only thing you happen to do on that computer. The 7850 I recommended above works fine in my experience, but I'm certain there are other cards people can recommend.

Also, PoE in no way needs an i5. Played it just fine on my Phenom II X3 720.

Question is, how much are you looking to spend, and what kind of performance are you trying to get out of PoE?
Path of Exile in Eyefinity: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1320584
Последняя редакция: Espionage724#4312. Время: 16 сент. 2014 г., 02:51:39

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