civfanatics #Tech Talk

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Do I only need a new graphics card? These are my specs: OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6. 1, Build 7600) BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz (4CPUs), ~2.5GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM DirectX Version: DirectX 11 Display device (Graphics Card I believe): Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset I want to play these games on at least medium (preferably high) settings: Civilization V (with all expansions) The Sims 3 (with all expansions) Simcity 5 A website told me that my CPU and RAM are great for these games, but that my graphics card is not at all So, is all I need a new graphics card? If so, then could you recommend some good graphics cards for $200 or less?