PC Gaming

[Bourne_Endeavor]

My current graphic card has witnessed better days and simply cannot mange any longer, thus for the time being until I can upgrade to a full new PC I have been searching for a graphic card capable of handling some of the newer gaming titles, specifically Dragon Age and Mass Effect, and am curious to know if the BFG GeForce GT 220 1GB DDR2 PCI-E Video Card would suffice and if not what is the best recommended?

[Juice0904]

This depends entirely on your current PC.  If you could post your computer name and model number, we can definitely guide you in the right direction

JB

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Model #: a1532n

Hewlett-Packard Company

HP Pavilion

Intel(R)

Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz

2.80 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM

GeForce 7300 LE

All the info of my computer, yes not a stellar machine even my a remote notion, hah.

[kidavenger]

The 220 is better than what you have now, but it is still a very low end card. (they have a version of your card for $99, getting a cheaper card probably not the best idea)

Seeing how these are on sale and both extremely good I'd recommend:

Top of the line card a few years ago, still extremely good for current games

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/msi-msi-1024mb-gddr3-pci-e-video-card-n9800gt-md1g/10136154.a...

You'll need a new power supply for it, this one is on sale and a good deal

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/bfg-450-watts-pc-power-supply-bfgr450wgspsu/10119598.aspx?pat...

A bit more than you were looking to spend maybe, but well worth it.

[Morfanos]

kidavanger's suggestion is very good, it's a perfect card for your computer as a faster one would be limited by your processor.

As for the power supply unit he suggested, it's currently on sale at $59.99 but if you can't manage to grab it at that price the 550W version for the same PSU is selling at $69.99:

BFG Tech 550 Watt Power Supply

[SoccerThierry]

I'd suggest you to question yourself about that move.. Do you really wanna invest 200$ into a new graphic card and power supply to play these games on medium setting? You're computer is getting dated, and it wouldn't be much more expensive to buy an entire new computer!

Just my two cents about it, the card kidavanger suggested would fit perfectly for your need though!