My Beloved ATi Radeon X1550 is breaking down?

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Heey Everyone!
today i found out more interesting fkdup stuff about my Graphics Card :]
couple months ago i found out something funny about my Graphics Card:
it has a strange noise everytime i startup my computer... sound like there would be an bee nest or something in the computer...
Last week i started hearing more weird noises from it.. this time it was when it was running (had been running for couple of days)..
so i think there seriously is some problem with the Graphics Card Cooler.. do you think?...
+ that it's only a 517mb (not 512 o.O?) and i would need some more powerful, like atleast 1gb or more...
(and i only have 512mb RAM so i should upgrade that too..)

#1 Question: would it be time to change Graphics Card?
#2 Question: do you have any good suggestions on some "cheap" but good graphics card (don't write here like nVidia GeForce 580GTX or whatever it is :P)?
 
Considering you only have 512mb ram im guessing you have an older cpu as well, in which case i would suggest a full new set up.

Then again if you only use your pc for looking on the internet then you should be ok and ram wouldnt hurt.
 
for a cheap one just for normal daily things look at the HD5450, it's basically an htpc card. for a little bit of low end gaming with some nicer settings there is the HD5670.
 
jonnyp11 are those 512mb or 1gb? i would most likely want an 1gb.. and are they good for gaming?

is nVidia GT220 any good for gaming?
 
no for gaming you want a hd 6850 or gtx 460 minimum for decent settings at 1080, for less and a bit less settings go for a 5770/6770

or even a 5830 theyre going cheap these days

make sure your psu is upto standard first though
 
okay okay, my bad, i didn't mean HC Gaming.... just normal.. something like TrackMania 2 Canyon on full graphics could be nice...
is ATi Radeon HD 5550 anything good?
 
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Found Some Good Priced:
-Club 3D GT520 PCIE 1GB DDR3
-Asus HD6450 PCI-E 1GB DDR3 (60,50e)
-MSI HD6450 PCIE 1GB DDR3 (52,25e)
-Club 3D HD 5570 1 GB GDDR3 (61,25e)

what of these are good, which better, and which sux?
 
tbh all of them suck if you want any gaming at all, if you just want something to surf the internet on and play farmville and other such games nay of them will do.
 
i will buy one of these, but which one is best OF THESE:
-CLUB 3D HD 5570 1 GB GDDR3
-ASUS HD 5450 SILENT PCIE 1GB DDR3
-ASUS HD6450 PCI-E 1GB DDR3
-MSI HD6450 PCIE 1GB DDR3
-HIS HD 5450 Silence 1GB
-Gigabyte Radeon HD 6450 - DDR3 - 1GB
-ASUS HD5450 SILENT PCIE 1GB GDDR3
-Gigabyte Radeon HD6450 - 1GB DDR3
-CLUB 3D HD 6450 PCIE 1GB DDR-3
-Gigabyte Radeon HD 5450 - DDR3 - 1GB
-MSI HD 5450 PCIE 1G DDR3
-CLUB 3D HD5450 PCIE 1GB DDR3
-CLUB 3D GT 440 PCIE 2GB DDR3
-ASUS GF GT430 PCIE 1GB DDR3
-CLUB 3D GT 440 PCIE 1G DDR3
-PALIT GT 430 PCIE 1GB 128-BIT SDDR3
-CLUB 3D GT 430 PCIE 1GB DDR3 64-BIT
-ASUS GT 520 SILENT PCIE 1GB DDR3
-ASUS GT520 PCIE 1GB DDR3
-Gigabyte GT 520 OC 1GB DDR3
-Gainward GT520 1024MB DDR3
-Gigabyte GT 520 - 1GB DDR3
-CLUB 3D GT520 PCIE 1GB DDR3
-PALIT GT 520 PCIE 1GB DDR3
-ASUS GF GT210 V2 PCIE 1GB DDR3
-MSI GF GT 210 PCIE 1GB DDR-3
-Gigabyte GT210 - 1GB DDR3

(Those all are in the right Price Range, and from right shop....)
i was watching videos on YouTube, and the HD 5570 seems pretty good, any better ones in the list?
 
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mikeb2817 said:
tbh all of them suck if you want any gaming at all, if you just want something to surf the internet on and play farmville and other such games nay of them will do.
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oh bother...
He can play games with most of those, just not on high...
OP: the best option would be the 5570, but really your limiting factor is your cpu, its pretty old, and the ram is also a major factor...
All of them will be quite a bit more powerful than your x1550, so just get anyone if your just looking to replace your card...
 
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^I just checked you can put use a 9500GT in the Pci, i didnt even know they made them for the pci... at about 100 bucks, idk if its worth it though.
 
this shows my mobo....
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx620/en/ug/A02/mtabout0.htm#wp1051997
DELL said:
15 - PCI Express x1 connector (SLOT4)
14 - PCI Express x16 connector (SLOT1)
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http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx620/en/ug/A02/mtspecs0.htm#wp1133451
DELL said:
Cards: full-height cards supported

PCI:
connectors - two
connector size - 120 pins
connector data width (maximum) - 32 bits

PCI Express:
connectors - one x1 and one x16
power - 10 W (x1) and 75 W (x16) maximum
connector size - 36 pins (x1) and 120 pins (x16)
connector data width (maximum) - one PCI Express lane (x1) and 16 PCI Express lanes (x16)
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so there is PCI-E slot? and is/are they 1.0 or 2.1?
 
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