Is this a good graphics card?

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The graphics card: AMD Radeon R7 240
The computer its inside: http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-pavilion-500-desktop-pc-amd-a10-7800-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-1-500-339/10298870.aspx?path=af198f74e057b46f5203cc887c6dc05fen02

I checked around to see if its any good, I check in notebook check and it seemed unbeleivabaly good being able to play the next genoration games at medium. But is it really any good? I heard around HP Pavilion is the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of HP brands...

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better AMD Radeon R7 250

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I can't imagine the 240 being able to play next-gen games at anything higher than low settings.

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Opprinnelig skrevet av Warlord Fred:

I can't imagine the 240 being able to play next-gen games at anything higher than low settings.

It was a false alarm, Turns out I was reading the 270. Damn Notebook check.....

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Opprinnelig skrevet av Spawk:

For a few bucks more you could have a GTX 750, which is far better.

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=2048&gid2=884&compare=radeon-r7-240-1gb-gddr5-vs-geforce-gtx-750

Prebuilt is not really the way to go.

Cant I just put the graphics card into the desktop? If not me a proffesional can have it installed?

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Opprinnelig skrevet av umdum9:

Opprinnelig skrevet av Spawk:

For a few bucks more you could have a GTX 750, which is far better.

http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=2048&gid2=884&compare=radeon-r7-240-1gb-gddr5-vs-geforce-gtx-750

Prebuilt is not really the way to go.

Cant I just put the graphics card into the desktop? If not me a proffesional can have it installed?

Yes, it's fairly easy to install a graphics card.

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Opprinnelig skrevet av Warlord Fred:

Opprinnelig skrevet av umdum9:

Cant I just put the graphics card into the desktop? If not me a proffesional can have it installed?

Yes, it's fairly easy to install a graphics card.

Great, I might just get a different computer though. This one is quite the crap case.

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GO NVIDIA.

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yes nvidia powa

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Opprinnelig skrevet av Chris Costa:

GO NVIDIA.

stop spreading BS. For tight budget, AMD GPUs currently offer better value.

AMD is perfectly fine, however the R7 240 mentioned in OP is low end, entry level. Not worth it imo.

The whole PC in OP is awful for 620$. Generally a bad idea to pair an AMD APU with a discrete GPU since the whole idea behind the APUs is to serve as cheap CPU+iGPU combos in office machines or HTPCs, using a discrete GPU renders the iGPU useless. Those APUs are certainly not worth it for their CPU power alone.

At that price you could probably get a cheaper AMD FX or Intel i3 and certainly a GPU stronger than a R7 240. And higher quality parts too.

(PS: No, I'm not an AMD fanboy, I'm running and i5 + 770, but on a tight budget you want to get the best bang for your buck, which in terms of GPUs is currently AMD.)