MSI R6450-MD1GD3/LP AMD Radeon HD6450 1GB graphics card - graphics cards (Active, AMD, Radeon HD6450, GDDR3, PCI Express 2.1, 2560 x 1600 pixels)

This can run on 250 W power old OS good buy if wanting 2 monitors.

I purchased and installed the MSI ATI Radeon HD6450 video card on my (six year old) Windows 7 64-bit PC in March 2018. The fan on my old video card failed and the card had to be replaced. If you are comfortable with replacing computer components then you will have no issues installing this card. I don't replace PC components often and I was frustrated with parts of the process. I am including a few issues here in the hopes that it may help others. I still give this card five stars because it was inexpensive and works just fine. I did not lose any noticeable performance compared to my old card.Installation annoyances:1) The "Quick User's Guide" that comes with the card (and is accessible in the Amazon listing) does not show the actual product. Step 3 of the installation shows the card getting plugged into external power connectors. This card is completely self-contained and does not need extra power from the motherboard to work. Plugging it into the PCI Express slot is the only thing you need to do to get it to work.2) The box says a 400W power supply is recommended. I have a 350W power supply and have had no issues.3) After installing the card and starting Windows for the first time, I let Windows Update find and install the card driver. I needed to perform a reboot and logged into my PC again. The maximum resolution at that time was very low so I tried to install the video card driver through the CD. I accessed the setup on the CD by running the The "DVDSetup.exe" file. This would open but then say "the program encountered a problem and needs to close". It had that issue each time I tried. Finally, I accessed the "Driver" folder on the CD and ran the setup.exe file from the WIN7_64 folder (as that is the folder that corresponds to my Windows 7 64-bit PC).4) The setup file opened and I chose to install the driver, which took a really long time to analyze my PC and then start the install. I let it run for over an hour and it eventually finished. After a reboot, I was able to login and have the proper screen resolution (my monitor's maximum resolution is 1920x1080).5) After completing the install and rebooting, I was prompted to update the driver. The update pop-up window took me to a website that had the latest driver of the video card. The last driver version was updated in 2016 and there was a message on the site indicating that this video card has been classified as a "legacy" video card and will no longer receive updates from the manufacturer. This isn't a problem for me since the driver that was included with the CD does everything I need. I am not a gamer and the most video intensive thing I do is edit pictures in Adobe Lightroom. But, if you want a card that gets updates/ongoing support from the manufacturer you should choose a different card.

Compre esta tarjeta ya que mi antigua radeon 4600 luego de 4 o 5 años empezo a dar los signos de que llego a su fin, imagen distorsionada con ruido, o a veces se congelaba, asi que decidí probar la radeon mas economica que fue esta R6450 de 1GB, la primera gran diferencia es que esta no emite el ruido de la anterior, se solucionaron detalles que tenia la otra ya que a veces solo emitía por el HDMI señal de video sin sonido, ¿juegos? por desgracia no tengo juegos actuales para ver si los puede correr, pero Alan Wake con un i5 primera gen y 4gb de ram lo mueve a penas a 720p asi que eso ya es una idea de que juegos de esta generación quiza tengan tan bajo desempeño para ser jugables, pero no la compre para ese fin, sino para seguir usando la PC ya que no cuenta con video integrado y de vez en cuando jugar algo de la generación pasada, como Bioshock, Dead Space, Resident Evil 5, ahora que si lo que quieres es correr juegos actuales mejor ahorra para una mas potente como la GTX1050 o 1050ti

delivery fast, comes with low profile brackets and driver CD, working good, very much satisfied

Like for like replacement at decent price to keep ole W7 alive