upgrade graphics card? please help!

[trebor737]

Hi all,

I am new to the forum as i am looking at improving my performance of my PC, which is meant to be a gaming unit but i believe that the graphics card is mid performance.

my pc is a advent centurion cpd1301. (i made my first mistake by buying it from pc world - prob overpriced than if i did proper research!!!! - i got it a few years back)

I have just overclocked the AMD phenom II X2 545 from 3GHz to 3.45GHz, and whilst looking at doing this a couple of articles on the internet recommended an upgrade of the graphics card.

I mainly use my pc for flight simulator, will settings lowish at the moment but looking to increase them. I have tried but cos i have added a lot of add on scenery, aircraft and programs its not the best.

The current card is ATI Radeon HD 4600 series.

Can anyone recommend a card which would increase my performance, i have up to £200 to spend.

Cheers

Rob

[Taxmancometh]

I play flight simulator a lot too!

You need to list you PSU specifics from the label on the PSU. Specifically the 12 volt amp rating and brand of PSU. What is the wattage?

[trebor737]

how do i find that information out?

[Taxmancometh]

Reread my post...

[trebor737]

will i need to open my desktop box up to look at the label? sorry i am not the best with computers!

[trebor737]

if i need to upgrade my psu aswell, its not a problem.

[paul9]

Yes, the PSU has a sticker on it with the ratings info, brand name and a few other things. You can only see the label when you open up the PC case.
PC World do have some good quality gear amongst their overpriced tat, but I would usually rather go to an independant PC shop, Maplins or somewhere like Play.com for upgrades.