New tv replaced monitor. Video card needed?

[swagge1]

I replaced my old computer monitor with a Samsung 39" 1080P LED tv. Im looking for advice as to whether or not I'd benefit from adding a video card to boost performance. Here are the specs on my motherboard and GPU. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

-Scott W.


GPU
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1723935

MOTHERBOARD
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=743895

 

[Speedlace]

How much are you willing to spend ?

 

[swagge1]

Id like to keep the cost down under $200. That is of course for a noticeable difference.

 

[Speedlace]

What do you plan on using the computer for; video editing, gaming, watching movies, using 1/2/3 monitors, etc. ?

 

[I_FLY_LOW]

What are you heeding?

 

[swagge1]

It's mostly going to be for gaming and watching online movies. I kept my old monitor, but I don't have enough room right now at my desk for a dual monitor setup. I watched some 1080p YouTube vids and they looked really good.

 

[Bosco]

Watching 1080p videos on youtube and playing a game at 1920x1080 are two different beasts altogether

Just know if you upgrade your video card for gaming you will need to upgrade your power supply as well and you can't cheap out on it.

 

[swagge1]

I have a 500W power supply on it now. Is that enough?

 

[MilOperator]

Onboard video is normally good enough for stuff like web surfing and normal online video playback but if you are watching DVDs or playing games you will want to get a good gaming card. I don't game but I do a good deal of video editing so I have a fairly good card. and like Bosco said, you will need to be sure your power supply can handle it.

 

[Speedlace]

Your current GPU is a Radeon HD 6550
Core clock 600MHz
512MB DDR3
Memory clock 800MHz
128-bit

I have a 500W power supply on it now. Is that enough?

When buying a graphic card, there will be a min. requirement for how much power you should have.

 

[Bosco]

I have a 500W power supply on it now. Is that enough?

Really depends on the power supply. Some cheap power supplies will have a high wattage listed but then in fine print it says "peak" or something similar and the constant power is in the 200-300 range

I've been out of the hardware game for a while so maybe things are different than they were 5 years ago.

 

[swagge1]

What about the Radeon series? My GPU is 6000 series. Will a Radeon 7000 series work with it? Also i see my GPU has DDR3 will this conflict with DDR5? So many unknowns!