That PCIe x1 slot is generally used for audio cards, it's not a normal PCIe slot at all, so OP has 1 video card slot, make the most of it, if $200 was your budget:
Nvidia wise I'd go for:
MSI N660 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Newegg.com
That heatsink/fan combo looks very similar to the one on my MSI Radeon HD 7950.
The 660 Ti is over $300 still, that's too much.
Nvidia wise I'd go for:
MSI N660 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Newegg.com
That heatsink/fan combo looks very similar to the one on my MSI Radeon HD 7950.
The 660 Ti is over $300 still, that's too much.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit install...AMD FX-8350 CPU v1.15 (or 1.0F) BIOS was requ...8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo n...Radeon HD 7950 [3 gigs of GDDR5] MSI Twin Fro...
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Self Built Custom
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
- CPU
- AMD FX-8350 CPU v1.15 (or 1.0F) BIOS was required!
- Motherboard
- MSI 890FXA-GD70
- Memory
- 8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo nonOC max rec'd]
- Graphics Card(s)
- Radeon HD 7950 [3 gigs of GDDR5] MSI Twin Frozr model
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard mobo, ALC-889 chip)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 WS LED Monitors: One LG One Viewsonic
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 by 1080
- Hard Drives
- SSD for OS: Samsung 840 Pro
SSD for VM and utilities: Adata SX900
7200 RPM SATA HDs for the rest: Hitachi and Seagate
- PSU
- Corsair TX850 - 850W max, in service since August 2010.
- Case
- Thermaltake Armor A90
- Cooling
- Thermaltake Spin Q CPU Cooler, in service since August 2010
- Keyboard
- Logitech G11
- Mouse
- Logitech M310 Wireless
- Internet Speed
- 100 Megabit broadband supposedly upgraded from 50 (Cable)
- Antivirus
- Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 suite
- Browser
- Pale Moon 64-bit main, also IceDragon, Opera, and Maxthon.
- Other Info
- CompTIA A+ certified (220-800 series) in July 2013.