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With the Radeon HD 7750, you should be able to max out League and L4D2 regardless of what CPU you have. "Steam stuff" is vague, but it seems likely your computer's CPU will bottleneck DOTA 2, which uses the most updated Source engine.

Can't say much about emulators since those are dependent not only on hardware, but also the refinement of the emulator itself. You should get acceptable results with Dolphin though.

World of Tanks may be able to run at medium settings. I am uncertain how that game scales in relation to CPU performance.

Currently, left for dead 2, emulators for GameCube, GBA, and DS, world of tanks/ warplanes, maplestory, LOL, and possibly some other steam stuff

All these cards fall into the low-end segment for dedicated video cards. Of the bunch that don't require a PCI-E power connector, the AMD Radeon HD 7750 is currently the most powerful.

All modern dedicated video cards are capable of HD video playback. With regards to the Radeon HD 7750, it will max out older games and games that use older engines, examples being all Valve games and any game that runs on the Source engine. The HD 7750 plays the typical modern AAA title on low settings, examples being Call of Duty: Ghosts, Bioshock Infinite, and Battlefield 4.

edit: However, you do need to list what games you play or want to play. Some games do favor Nvidia GPUs over AMD GPUs and vice-versa.

which of those do you recommend for gaming or just in general

You'd have to upgrade three pieces of hardware components for a GTX 650 Ti upgrade - the case, the power supply, and the video card itself.

You have other components options still and the least expensive is to buy a video card that doesn't require a PCI-E power connector from the power supply. Such cards have the Nvidia GeForce GT 640 and the AMD Radeon HD 7750. These cards also have a wattage requirement that a 350 watt power supply can handle.

[quote=Burning]Motherboards with the GeForce 8200 chipset date back to around 2008 during the Intel Core 2 and AMD Phenom (I) era. That's 4 generations outdated. High-end processors from back then have the performance equivalent of today's low-end (possibly entry-level) processors. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti is a mid-range video card that despite one of the disclaimers in your original post, can play many mainstream games at 1080p.

Regardless, your power supply is limiting your upgrade path because it lacks a PCI-E power cable. Replacing your power supply would also mean replacing your case since Antec MT-350 power supply was made for the [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129']Antec Minuet 350 slim case[/url] which cannot fit a conventional ATX power supply.[/quote]

So you are basically saying just start over? That's what I have been trying to do but my dad always says it's fine and you don't need to replace it.

[quote=linux99]Power supply is antec mt-350. Mine isn't really old tbh. It is fast but not good graphically. It was originally made to do other things than gaming, I just am trying to convert it[/quote]

Motherboards with the GeForce 8200 chipset date back to around 2008 during the Intel Core 2 and AMD Phenom (I) era. That's 4 generations outdated. High-end processors from back then have the performance equivalent of today's low-end (possibly entry-level) processors. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti is a mid-range video card that despite one of the disclaimers in your original post, can play many mainstream games at 1080p.

Regardless, your power supply is limiting your upgrade path because it lacks a PCI-E power cable. Replacing your power supply would also mean replacing your case since Antec MT-350 power supply was made for the [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129']Antec Minuet 350 slim case[/url] which cannot fit a conventional ATX power supply.

Power supply is antec mt-350. Mine isn't really old tbh. It is fast but not good graphically. It was originally made to do other things than gaming, I just am trying to convert it

[quote=linux99]Mines custom built so I don't know how to check the specs[/quote]

The most important spec right now is the power supply wattage rating. You'll have to find that one by actually taking off your computer's side panel and looking at the power supply's sticker which will give that piece of information.

If you have any difficulty removing the side panel or finding your power supply, reply back with any relevant details that you feel will allow me to help guide you through the process.

In any case, I don't feel this upgrade is worthwhile, because your computer is old. Performance bottlenecks and ceilings won't nullify all the gains of a new video card, but it sure won't allow it to perform as well as it was intended.

[quote=Burning]What are the complete specifications of your current computer? If you can't determine this, post your computer brand and model.

I ask this because of three things: most prebuilts with integrated graphics have a power supply that limit a video card upgrade, the case may be too small, and your computer might be too old for a video card upgrade to make sense.[/quote]

Mines custom built so I don't know how to check the specs

[quote=linux99]I'm wanting to upgrade my graphics card since mine is a pos, a Nvidia geforce 8200...[/quote]

What are the complete specifications of your current computer? If you can't determine this, post your computer brand and model.

I ask this because of three things: most prebuilts with integrated graphics have a power supply that limit a video card upgrade, the case may be too small, and your computer might be too old for a video card upgrade to make sense.

[quote=linux99]I just found this (GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 650 Ti OC 2GB GDDR5 2x DVI / HDMI / D-SUB PCI-Express 3.0 Graphics Card Graphics Cards GV-N65TOC-2GI ) on Amazon and I can get it for about $130 dollars used. Is it worth it or should I just try to get one new.[/quote]

I wouldn't get a used graphics card.

I just found this (GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 650 Ti OC 2GB GDDR5 2x DVI / HDMI / D-SUB PCI-Express 3.0 Graphics Card Graphics Cards GV-N65TOC-2GI ) on Amazon and I can get it for about $130 dollars used. Is it worth it or should I just try to get one new.

[quote=Castrius]i have a gtx 650 ti and it works incredible. its definitely worth it, or you could save up to get yourself the 780 which is the best one on the market. its all up to you[/quote]

Which version is best? Evga, asus, gigabyte?

i have a gtx 650 ti and it works incredible. its definitely worth it, or you could save up to get yourself the 780 which is the best one on the market. its all up to you