Crazy, how did that have anything to do with superiority? I would appreciate it if you would listen to your own advice and stay out of it.



Thanks everyone for the help. I'm going to go with the www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150451
It's all the upgrade I should need, and won't demand a new power supply after all.

YAAAY!

Do you use multiple monitors?
XFX is a good choice.

Package Contents
Installation CD
Quick Installation Guide
User Guide
XFX Serial Number Door Hanger

Don't throw it away, you need it to register for your warranty!

Mate, in all honesty, a GT240 is just not worth it.

Rather than doing crappy upgrades over time, I think you'll find it better to just build a new computer. The CPU is the only thing in your system that is not completely outdated, and it's just about there too.

I get that money might be a bit tight, but I paid $500 AUD all up for my entire tower, and here is what I have. It's not great, but it's a decent comp and it isn't outdated in the least.

Athlon II X2 245 (this is the only weak point of the build)
Asus M4A77TD-M (decent board, doesn't overclock that well but it's not bad quality)
POV GTS250
2x2GB GeIL 1333 CL9
CM Storm Scout
CM eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU
250GB WD IDE (this bottlenecks it slightly, but I'm about to go SATA)
Win Vista 64-bit/Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit
CM Hyper TX3
BenQ 24X SATA DVDRW

yeah, I would agree, a 240 isn't worth it unless you are really tight on money. I have 260M in my latop and love it, but BFBC needs tor un in low detail settings for multiplayer (I can play high in single player with the occasional stutter)....
from the anandtech review I posted on the previous page, the 460s non-OC cards have a FULL SYSTEM power draw in the 300W range for crysis, which "should" be ok with your PS. Also note that they have 6GB RAM, so your 2GB shoudl pull a bit less. there test system specs are on this page:
<a class="postlink" href="www.anandtech.com/show/3987/amds">www.anandtech.com/show/3987/amds ... e-market/7
unless your CPU pulls a lot more power than the review CPU or, your PS is underspecc'ed you - should- be ok (don't burn DVDs while playing games...). or throw in another 50 bucks and get a new PS. not sure though if you can swap it easily of if HP uses some proprietary dimensions....
here is one with with good reviews (I don't know this brand, but 5 eggs on 50 reviews is pretty sweet)
<a class="postlink" href="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a">www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product

35 bucks and free shipping, good reviews, can't beat that. - read the reviews before you buy though and check if it will fit your case.

you will be much happier with this than a 240, even if you need to spend.

if you want to cheap, get hsi one - $144 - <a class="postlink" href="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a">www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814500173

if you want a better one get one of the EVGA 1G 460s. with the PS above you should be able to get any OC or non-OC.


you can find a 768M 460 in the ~160 range if you watch newegg for deals. yes, it's about 2x the 240, but I bet ya it will bring you more joy than even a 240 SLI system. but the power draw is a risk. see also this link - post 8 is interesting (I have 8800GTS in my desktop, seems about equivalent to the 260M in the laptop, but I run the desktop at a slightly higher resolution - 1920x1200 vs 1600x900 (?) on the lappy.

anyways, if money is super tight, get the 240, but you will run into the same problems a few months form now. spend 200-250 and get somethign that rocks and have fun (of course you'll need to upgrade that CPU one of these days)

thanks for the info. That one will end up being another $100 with the PS, and I really can't afford it. The 240 is perfect for me, my old card was terrible and this new one should tide me over for a few years until I can get a new tower.

It's a proprietary HP PSU. Need I say more?

well, i guess i was spoiled with the dell psu....



Puma, if you are that low on funds, go for it. it will help a bit. save the rest of the money for a new system oin a year or so....

I'm pretty sure I mentioned this before once or twice. What i did for Bandit was bought her a cheap HP. Added a new power supply and a radeon 5750. Her computer is fast! It handles cod4 on highest settings without a hickup, and BC2 on normal settings same thing. She keeps multiple things like rcon, ts, facebook, skype, and tons of other stuff running simultaneousness. Im not sure where a nvidia 240 or a 5750 scale against each other, I would guess 240 is probably better, but I do know that hers will play Black Ops just fine.

No way

240 is part of nVidia's rebranded 9xxx series cards, and the 5750 is a mid to highrange gaming card. It's more on par with something like the GTS450, heaps better than the 240.

Also, computer brand doesn't affect speed, and if her monitor is a low res (for instance, i have a 17", max 1280x1024) then the card will perform better at higher texture settings.

and, HP? :| I hope for your sake nothing breaks, their support is terrible.

This 240 is absolutely fantastic. It runs MW2 on Max settings and it's seamless. It's even smoother than before when I had them all on low. This card was the perfect choice for my funds, I highly recommend it.