I already have ATI HD3450 256MB Video Card [ Optiplex 760 SFF] . Is it worthwhile to upgrade to the 'ATI Radeon HD6450 ' . I only use the computer to connect to the TV.
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It your current card is working fine, I am not seeing much of an advantage.
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If you don't play games or do any rendering then no, yours should be just fine, save your money and get something better IF you plan on playing games or do any graphics work on your PC.
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I would say its not absolutly essencial to do so, but it will show an improvement on rendering. If you are running a media center PC and have the $40 I would recommend it. I am assuming your HD3450 has DVI and not HDMI. I would go ahead and upgrade for that reason and the bump in performance. Not knowing exactly what you are using your card for (TV, casual gaming, video encoding) the other bennifit would be better powermagement resulting in less power draw and a slightly cooler PC which being a small form factor will benefit you. Plus the switch to DDR 3 and DirectX 11 is a nice bump from what you currently have. For the price, I would say yes it is worthwhile. I would say its not absolutly essencial to do so, but it will show an improvement on rendering. If you are running a media center PC and have the $40 I would recommend it. I am assuming your HD3450 has DVI and not HDMI. I would go ahead and upgrade for that reason and the bump in performance. Not knowing exactly what you are using your card for (TV, casual gaming, video encoding) the other bennifit would be better powermagement resulting in less power draw and a slightly cooler PC which being a small form factor will benefit you. Plus the switch to DDR 3 and DirectX 11 is a nice bump from... » Read More I would say its not absolutly essencial to do so, but it will show an improvement on rendering. If you are running a media center PC and have the $40 I would recommend it. I am assuming your HD3450 has DVI and not HDMI. I would go ahead and upgrade for that reason and the bump in performance. Not knowing exactly what you are using your card for (TV, casual gaming, video encoding) the other bennifit would be better powermagement resulting in less power draw and a slightly cooler PC which being a small form factor will benefit you. Plus the switch to DDR 3 and DirectX 11 is a nice bump from what you currently have. For the price, I would say yes it is worthwhile. « Show Less
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If your processor is slow and your ram is small, like say one gig, then this graphics card may not make a difference. Check your hardware performance index. If graphics and video are the lowest scores, then yes absolutely this card will help. Sometimes a graphics and/or ram update can make a PC seem like an entirely new system. Don't go Walmart. Shopping around and doing research can save hundreds of dollars.
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I would say its not absolutly essencial to do so, but it will show an improvement on rendering. If you are running a media center PC and have the $40 I would recommend it. I am assuming your HD3450 has DVI and not HDMI. I would go ahead and upgrade for that reason and the bump in performance. Not knowing exactly what you are using your card for (TV, casual gaming, video encoding) the other bennifit would be better powermagement resulting in less power draw and a slightly cooler PC which being a small form factor will benefit you. Plus the switch to DDR 3 and DirectX 11 is a nice bump from what you currently have. For the price, I would say yes it is worthwhile.
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Yes but it is not much of an upgrade over the 6800 that came with your computer. A nice entry level card. I use it for video streaming to my tv thru the computer and it works great.Good luck
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I have a slightly different unit going from S-Video / RCA to HDMI. I don't really feel there is any real signal upgrading, I use it rather to be able to run all my sources though my receiver that only has HDMI. Can you not upgrade the video card to give you an HDMI out in your pc?
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Nvidia geforce gt 640 has twice the ram and a higher cuda count for just a little more. I bought the diamond card and was disappointed with it. Useless for modern gaming but decent for Blu ray.
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Hey Joseph, You can definitely add any video card you wish, including the 7570. Although I have to say the nVIDIA GeForce GT 640 video card it comes with is pretty capable of handling a lot. Probably not any extreme gaming but good enough to handle all programs in Adobe Suite, including Premier Pro. Hope that helps. :)
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I can't say for sure without doing some further research on bench marks, but from what I know of both....I'd say you'd probably want something better than this to upgrade an ATI HD4850. Even though the manufacturer dates differ by around 4 years, the GT 630 1GB was still a low-end GDRR5 card when it came out in 2012. I don't really game at all -- strictly web and Photoshop environment for me. The only reason I went with this is because it was about the *cheapest* GDDR5 that I could get over-nighted to me when my old GeForce 8-series card finally gave up the ghost.
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It all depends on the the games you play and what kind of FPS you are looking to achieve. Its always worth it to upgrade as long as its needed. If you are already enjoying the games and applications you run on the highest settings and have no issues, then I would not upgrade just yet. However if you are having lag issues that are caused by slow load times on part of your video card, then yes, it is 100% worth it to upgrade to a 2GB card. The same can be said for just about every part in the computer. If its needed, yes upgrade it, if its not needed, then no, save your money until you need that upgrade.
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My honest opinion is if you are spending the amount of money you are for that motherboard I wouldn't cheap out in the video card. I think GeForce video card would be better as it has built in video streaming programming into it for twitch.tv ect but I do not know all of the specs of the new geforces. This video card is pretty good. Modern day mother boards come with pci express slots that are universal to all gpus there isn't any difference to my knowledge from pci express 2.0 and 2.1 other then bickering from amd and nvidia.
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That GeForce gtx is the video card. It's not top of the line...but I've had no problems with it. It plays video games well.
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Yes. You can always google something like "gtx 630 vs 670" to get specs & stats differences, but the short version is that this is a significant upgrade over the 630. I've been very happy with it for over a year now; plays everything at 1080p maxed out with good frame rates that I've ever tried. Would recommend.
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I have not had any problem with video card at all.I can watch my movies and TV show no problem.
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First, the deceptively simple answer: Yes, it "should" work. Second, for less, and roughly the same: "http://www.amazon.com/SILENT-EAH5450-DI-1GD3-LP/dp/B004VRRN4E/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER". Thirdly, as mentioned by someone else, make sure you have a free slot :) Fourthly, both versions have additional brackets for full height and half-height type cases. Lastly, for your reference, so you can shop for better price to performance cards, the not so simple answer/explanation. I have mostly used this card in the older legacy Dell Dimensions (eg. 3100, 4700) that have only 1 PCI-E x1 slot. I am not that familair with the Optiplex 760. However, http://www.dell.com/us/dfb/p/optiplex-760/pd, under "Tech Specs" lists it as having an "PCI-e x16" slot. You can get a much better price to value on a slot x16 than a slot x1 type card. The ATI Radeon HD5450 chipset comes on both slot x1 and x16. Currently, slot x16 video cards tend to run cheaper for the same performance than slot x1. Oh, and your Optiplex is PCI-E v2.0 - so 2.1 should also work. So if you decide on another card, just make sure its v2.1 or v2.0 for best compatibility. Moreover, the PCI-E x16 slot is downward compatible meaning you can plug in x1, x4, and x16 PCI-E cards. Please see "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#PCI_Express_4.0" if you wish to further research this.
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There is always something better about to come out in technology. It's a great card and with 6gb can handle multiple monitors with no problem.Suggest you buy now, if you're looking for a performance bump.
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I am looking to upgrade my old card to use with this board. I won't go past $200 for a single card so the best option might be a GTX660 (Nvidia). I'm sure you can get a better card that won't be bottlenecked, but some people i know who bought this board also bought the GTX560 series cards. Hope I helped.
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Yes but it is not much of an upgrade over the 6800 that came with your computer. A nice entry level card. I use it for video streaming to my tv thru the computer and it works great. Good luck
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Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4350 512 MB PCI-Express Video Card GV-R435OC-512I15ft Premium HDMI to DVI CableAfter ordering, I discovered my video card doesn't have hi enough resolution. I have ordered this video card and cable combination. I have a dual core processor 4200 w/2gig mem. so I think it will work. I'm also replacing my dvd burner with a blueray burner, ought to be awesome!
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DVI works for me and it will display 1080p or lower if selected. Im currently running this monitor with an ASUS7970 at 2560x1440 and it looks great. As for video cards id recommend Radeon R7 250x its good value and has a 2560x1600 max resolution.