Help with video card update

[jeztur2003]

Just bought this from best buy:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-ultra-desktop-amd-fx-series-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black-blue/4593000.p?id=1219775850518&skuId=4593000

I've been out of the PC game for about 6-7 years I know I'm going to need a bigger power supply but can anyone recommend a video card that's compatible with this motherboard? I'm willing to spend upwards $250 and have always leaned toward Radeon. Thanks.

 

[Blade]

The problem with buying prebuilt computers is that you don't know what the parts are (they're usually old parts thrown together) until you get it.

I can't tell what motherboard you got, but it only has 1x PCI-e slot and 2x DDR3 RAM channels. So if it already comes with 2 RAM sticks at 4GB each, you'll need to throw them away for 2 8GB ones in the mobo's native frequency--preferably ones with attached heatsinks, like Hyper or Ripjaw or any of the ones with casings. The more RAM, the better. You won't be able to Crossfire your R7 GPU, so I'd look at the RX 4xx series which are all $200.

You may not need to buy a different PSU, since those specs don't tell you what PSU it comes with. Only running 2 RAM slots and 1 GPU will cut down on power requirements.