[amin196]

I want to get a new graphics card, but I don't know what works with my computer!

Here are my computer specifications:

Operating SystemWindows 7 Home Premium (x64) (build 7600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States)
Processor a
2.10 gigahertz AMD Sempron LE-
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Not hyper-threaded
Main Circuit Board: b
Board: PEGATRON CORPORATION NARRA5 5.00
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 5.48 07/30/2009

My price range is between 50-70 dollars, I am not really looking for anything high end, just something that can play medium-end games (like MMO's) and play HD video, and is at least better than the one I currently have,.


Thank you!

[Carbon]

This is obviously an OEM machine, what's the model #?

[amin196]

Its the: hp pavillion p6243w

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...94/loc:0&cc=us

By the way, I researched it a bit, and I came up with this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133303

thanks

[Carbon]

Don't bother. Slimline systems are near un-upgradeable - I went through this with a friend and we ended up spending around $160 to get a low-end video card in with a new PSU, and he had a decent processor. Yours isn't.

The minimum here you are looking at is a new PSU (because the slimline ones can't handle any new video cards) which is proprietary and is going to cost around $65 by itself. You also need a ATX to mini-ATX connector which is also proprietary and is $30 or so despite being a tiny little adapter that probably costs a few cents to make. Then you will need a 4670 low profile, which means you can't buy any of the cheaper 4670s that are around $45 after rebates.

These Slimline systems are not intended for gaming. If this one had a decent processor, you could spend about three times your budget to get it up to a quality that is okay, but a new processor (which isn't guaranteed to work because there is no info on cheaper processors with this system) will cost you another $60 on top of that. At this point you are entering a price point in which it would be cheaper or at the least more cost-effective to build a new system. Sorry, but if you want to buy a system for a specific purpose, you can't just buy anything cheap on Black Friday and then shove a cheap graphics card in it without doing a little research, although if these damn slimline machines didn't exist you might be able to get away with it.

edit: although if you really didn't care, you could buy a standard 400CX ATX PSU, a regular 4670 or 4850, a new processor, and then a new case or just run the system outside of the case, but this wouldn't be good for temperatures and it would be pretty ugly.

[amin196]

Hey Dude, I don't know if you looked at the link I put up, but it's definitely not a slimline. It's a regular desktop.

[amin196]

And I don't really know about this "ATX" stuff, but I looked at the motherboard information online, and it has one PCI slot, one PCI Express 16x slot, and two PCI Express 1x slots. The video card that I put up earlier would fit, but the real problem is that I need a larger power supply. So I plan to buy a 500-650 watt power supply, GeForce GT220, An Anthlon X2 64 or X3 processor (socket AM2+), 2 GB Crucial Ballistix Ram, and a TV Tuner :D.

Kool Beans

[amin196]

OCZ ModXStream Pro Power supply - 600 Watt
Crucial Ballistix 2-Gig
PNY Graphics Card (nVidia GT 220)
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor - Processors - Desktops

But I should also consider getting a better fan...

Is this one good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186134

[Carbon]

Apologies, the w-b is the slimline version. The GT220 is still a piece of crap, though, and if you're going to buy a new PSU you might as well get a 4850. The X3 is the only thing listed as being compatible with that motherboard, but the X2 should be too, as long as it doesn't exceed 85W.

[amin196]

Thanks man, I am thinking about just custom making a whole new computer, I mainly bought the P.C. because a 20inch LCD was bundled with it (cost 400.) I will just take out the motherboard and go from there.

Again Thanks!