I have a very low end setup that I want to upgrade. Dell OptiPlex 760 (Small Form Factor) Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz Memory: 4GB DDR2 RAM Graphics: Intel(R) Q45/Q43 Express Chipset (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1) OS: Windows 8 x64 I only want to play GTA San Andreas and a bit of CSS. So I am looking for a cheap PCI Express graphics card but it must be a low profile card due to the SFF case. I don't mind second-hand. Which card is the next step-up from my integrated graphics?
Any few generations old card would be better than Intel integrated GFX and should be enough for GTA SA and CSS. That's GeForce 210, GT 220/240/520/610/620/630, Radeon HD 4550/5450/6450 and so on. In case you want to play some newer games, there are GT 640, HD 6570, HD 6670, HD 7750 and similar cards with low profile variations.
I think I'm going to go with a GT610 1GB for about £30-£35. I won't be playing any other games, this system is just a stop-gap until the Haswell laptops are released next year. Cheers