Quality of G3528 iGPU?

[piccolo289]

I'm getting my grandmother's old (REALLY OLD, it runs windows xp) computer, and I plan on gutting it and installing Linux, and putting a Pentium G3528 in it. Is the iGPU in it any good? And if it isn't, are there any decent gpu's under 90$? (I don't wanna spend a lot)

I plan on playing a lot of older games (2000 to 2013) on it. And of course dolphin and other emulators

[NKF98]

http://ark.intel.com/products/82723/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G3258-3M-Cache-3_20-GHz

the haswell Intel HD is bad

[piccolo289]

OK so I was looking at the gt 730? Would this be a good budget card?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487055&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Desktop+Graphics+Cards-_-N82E16814487055&gclid=Cj0KEQjw35-vBRD3qKz8hPezlIIBEiQAOeKNrs8JnMRASm2IxArD197hWpKCoShQLc1b_Gi3GUGYpJgaAkws8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

[NKF98]

you can get more information here as well as see if the card can play specific games. it can do Skyrim at 1080p, so for you it seems fine

[piccolo289]

Oh and this is also a temporary computer until I get my fx build (for schoolwork and gaming) I may keep this one around for dolphin and older games, tho

[Genesis]

Bandwidth is the most import thing. A 64-bit DDR3 is the worst thing you could get.

There are a few 128-bit GDDR5 out there for prices below $90. Mine is a Radeon HD 7750 LP 1GB and i am really satisfied with it. I think it is surprisingly fast. And it is a 2012 VGA. I am sure there are newer entry level GPU even faster, at the same price level.

Overall, 128-bit GDDR5 > 64-bit GDDR5 > 128-bit DDR3 > 64 bit DDR3.

64-bit DDR3 is crappy.

Of course, do not buy anything older than Direct 11 / OpenGL 4.

[piccolo289]

Now that I think about it I should really just get an apu because I'm not looking to spend much

Playing a lot of games on low should suffice for me, especially for around 100$

[MayImilae]

An APU is generally a bad idea. You'll end up spending more and getting less!

A year or so ago I did a build for my parents, and I set them up with a Core i3 (I forget which one exactly). It's essentially a G3258 plus hyperthreading and a better integrated GPU. It's not as good of a deal as the G3258 if you are going to immediately get a GPU, but it might be a good option for you?

[admin89]

This one is better .With 40GB/sec memory bandwitch , you can run most games at 2.5xIR (1600x1320)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487051&cm_re=gt_730_gddr5-_-14-487-051-_-Product
The GT 740 GDDR5 is a much better choice (under $90 like you mentioned) , 80GB/sec is very good for 3xIR (1920x1584) or even 4xIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487096&cm_re=gt_740-_-14-487-096-_-Product
The choice is up to you though

[piccolo289]

OK so I finally got the pc

The stock specs are an amd Sempron single core processor clocked at 1.8 GHz, A 250 watt bestec psu, 512 MB of ram, and onboard geforce 6150 le graphics.

This thing needs a major overhaul