billyblade Posted January 21, 2011 Member ID: 34 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 47 Topic Count: 182 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2097 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1003 Achievement Points: 14880 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 12, 2018 Birthday: 04/29/1966 Share Posted January 21, 2011 looking to upgrade my vid card ( since tax season is on us) and wondering what the tekkies might recommend. I have a store bought HP pavillion a6500f system. It has the nvidia geforcve 7100, which i am finding out is rather outdated. A friend of mine at work said something to the effect that i need one that matches my power supply? I'm totally a noob about stuff like that so.....any comments would be helpful. Also, i've looked online at some of the pricing....i dont think my cheap ass is willing to spend no 250 to 400 dollars but i'm such an asshole i want sometjing that kicks ass for low dollars. Is there any hope for me (please do not respond to that question SOB....we know the answer m8). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted January 21, 2011 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 15 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted January 21, 2011 Well you can also update your power supply too, they don't cost too much, if you want a half decent card you will probably need more power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsw 8.5 Posted January 21, 2011 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 143 Topic Count: 514 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17098 Content Per Day: 3.25 Reputation: 42092 Achievement Points: 148664 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 678 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted January 21, 2011 look on new egg is the place to get great deals ..and you will need to get more power ..i have a gtx 260 oc and run a 600 w power s dont have any problems running any games B O crysis any cod games .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
CplMOFO Posted January 21, 2011 Member ID: 1924 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 21, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Y Like up above poster are speaking the truth...first, you got to make sure to get enough powa...a new power supply!!! 600-650 watts and of a good brand, not no-name crapiola...also, you have to make sure it will be compatible with that proprietary motherboard... Like TSW said, a GTX260 (second-hand) is a good idea, a Radeon HD5770 (smaller cooler, less power hungry) is another option...nVidia GTX460, Radeon HD 6850... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bushape Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 839 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1334 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 64 Achievement Points: 7776 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2020 Birthday: 07/17/1958 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have a HP 7600 computer. I put a new video card in it and I have the old one which is a GeoForce Nividia 9600 GTS. If you want it you can have it, or if someone else wants it. I had a liitle trouble mating up the slots with it, that happens when you get older and are on 14 prescriptions. lol It is a little over a year old. It worked when I put it back in the box about 9 months ago. Just send me a pm and I will get it to you or anybody else that wants it. I have a brand new basic HP keyboard if anybody it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WolfTiS Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 1130 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 216 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2267 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 586 Achievement Points: 17291 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 12, 2021 Birthday: 04/02/1948 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Bushape I have a HP 7600 computer. I put a new video card in it and I have the old one which is a GeoForce Nividia 9600 GTS. If you want it you can have it, or if someone else wants it. I had a liitle trouble mating up the slots with it, that happens when you get older and are on 14 prescriptions. lol It is a little over a year old. It worked when I put it back in the box about 9 months ago. Just send me a pm and I will get it to you or anybody else that wants it. I have a brand new basic HP keyboard if anybody it too. I could use it Bushape but if someone else needs it bad give them first shot. Thanks bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bushape Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 839 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1334 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 64 Achievement Points: 7776 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2020 Birthday: 07/17/1958 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I will see if Billy wants it and if not you can have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Renegade45 Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 1915 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 33 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 289 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 11 Achievement Points: 1955 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/24/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16 Birthday: 08/15/1972 Device: Windows Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have a xpower 800 power supply and ati radeon 5800 oc'ed works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Share Posted January 22, 2011 For $250 you could be kicking ass in almost any game. Please note that if you systems chip set is Gforce you may want to stay with that. Here are a couple suggestions. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121390 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8274 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5988 Achievement Points: 53676 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted January 22, 2011 I agree with the video card great choice. For a power supply you could get away with a 500 watt with out any issues. Your not running anything in your box that needs much juice. There's lots in th e50 buck range. And you will need a power supply yours is 250 watts you'd kill it quick with a newer vid card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WiZiD Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I disagree as I feel that the power supply is the back bone for the whole computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Darth Yoda Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 934 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 19 Topic Count: 131 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 832 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 137 Achievement Points: 5656 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/27/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 19, 2014 Birthday: 08/16/1960 Share Posted January 22, 2011 "I disagree as I feel that the power supply is the back bone for the whole computer." I agree here. It's best to over power your computer. It will handle power spikes and such much better. If you upgrade your card READ THE POWER CONSUMPTION SPECS along with what connectors it has. Some OE PC don't have all the needed wires. Go to MaximiumPC website and look at the Best of the Best tab. It has groupings like Best High Dollar, Best Midrange, and Best Budget cards. Some budget cards have excellent performance. They also have reviews and writeups for everything PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfTiS Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 1130 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 216 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2267 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 586 Achievement Points: 17291 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 12, 2021 Birthday: 04/02/1948 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Bushape I will see if Billy wants it and if not you can have it. Thanks Bushape, just let me know by PM or a post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.37 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted January 22, 2011 make sure has enuff amps on the rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Noears711XI Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 189 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2162 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1940 Achievement Points: 19609 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 8, 2022 Birthday: 07/09/1957 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Nice set up Wizid but some of the older mother boards do not play well with the newer 2.1 PCI-e GPU cards. As for the power supply the Corsair 750w is one of the best in the market. Since he dose not want to spend a lot of money I recommend going a different way look for a Corsair or OCZ in the 500 to 600w range and you might want to try an 8800GT or an ATI 3850 neither of these cards will pull to much power if you feel like more power then go for something like a 9800gt or an ATI 4850 and they will do circles around your intergrated 7100 vga most of these items can be found on eBay for cheap just my 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LaRSin Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 45 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 68 Topic Count: 981 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 9034 Content Per Day: 1.68 Reputation: 3561 Achievement Points: 65966 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 02/25/1951 Device: Windows Share Posted January 22, 2011 One other thing , is make sure you have enough room in the case , some of the new cards are a little long. And yes you will need a good power supply , NOT A CHEAP ONE.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Gump Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 1060 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 206 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1120 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 01/01/1970 Share Posted January 22, 2011 With power supplies you have to remember that they degrade over time,so if you start out borderline you'll have problems later.Always get more power than you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakepliskin Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 175 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 14 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 342 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 168 Achievement Points: 2309 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 4 Device: Windows Share Posted January 22, 2011 tiger direct,good deal,and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
billyblade Posted January 22, 2011 Member ID: 34 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 47 Topic Count: 182 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2097 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1003 Achievement Points: 14880 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 12, 2018 Birthday: 04/29/1966 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 thx for the response folks. That's exactly what makes XI da bomb!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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