I just bought an older custom built computer and it currently has a ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card. I want to upgrade it but I do not know anything besides the very basics about computers and I am nervous that I will not do something right and ending up having the wrong type of card or something along those lines. I just play WoW and it runs it pretty smooth (most the time around 40 fps and up) but I am trying to record with FRAPS and it normally cuts it down to about 20 or less when I am recording on half quality so I need to upgrade. So can anyone tell me what to look for or just straight out recommend a better card for me? I am not wanting to spend anymore than about $100 but I can go up a little for a better option. The ATI Radeon HD 5450 is currently selling on new egg for about $35 so i figured just about anything will be an upgrade lol. Thanks a ton! IDK if you would need the info below but I added it just incase because I always see people posting this information when they are wanting to know something like this. Thanks again.
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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/2/2013, 21:31:23
Machine name: MAYES
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.111025-1505)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 4400e Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3326MB RAM
Page File: 3417MB used, 3231MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode
DxDiag Previously: Crashed in DirectSound (stage 1). Re-running DxDiag with "dontskip" command line parameter or choosing not to bypass information gathering when prompted might result in DxDiag successfully obtaining this information
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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5450
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x68F9)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68F9&SUBSYS_E145174B&REV_00
Display Memory: 2421 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1015 MB
Shared Memory: 1406 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: ORION
Monitor Id: ORN1209
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(i) (60.053Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Name: aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atiumdva.cap
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1124 (English)
Driver Version: 8.961.0.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/5/2012 20:21:52, 909312 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2BB9-11CF-9F70-4FC1BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x68F9