Replacement video card
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Yeah I guess high end is out, he only want's to spend a couple a hundred, the other thing is looking into it a bit more the mobo only has a pcie v1 slot, so I guess that means putting a v2/2.1 card in is kinda pointless?
Thanks for posting that Squilliam, might get something like that for myself at some point.
Thanks for posting that Squilliam, might get something like that for myself at some point.
heh even a 5770 would out perform that easily and powercolor does make a single slot 6850.
The cards are backwards compatible. The thing is it's about the best card without upgrading the power supply and whilst keeping within the size budget he has. Anything bigger and you're doubling the cost just to fit a bigger PSU before you even think of paying extra for the bigger card.
Do they make a single slot one which consumes <75W?
It's a quad core intel (~2.2ghz IIRC) with 8gig ram.
We got it up and running with an old card we had laying around (don't ask me what kind, all I know is it fit & it worked!) but he'd still like something more up to date.
Don't you loose out on ... something ... running a v2 card in a v1 slot tho?
We got it up and running with an old card we had laying around (don't ask me what kind, all I know is it fit & it worked!) but he'd still like something more up to date.
Don't you loose out on ... something ... running a v2 card in a v1 slot tho?
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I'm not aware of a 2.2GHz Intel quad (unless it's a mobile processor?)
But any Intel desktop quad should be good enough
No you won't loose out on anything.
Sounds like your friend would be well served by a single slot 6770 or 5770 (they are the same card). He may or may not need a new PSU, it's impossible to tell without more information.
This looks like it would work, but with a cooler that small I suspect it is quite loud.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131364
I doubt he needs to be under 75W for the gfx. Yes the 5770 and the 6850 are both available in single slot versions and typically use under 100W.
I looked up the service manual. The system appears to be a minitower with micro ATX board. There is room for a dual slot card if you have at most one PCI card. This is a better choice because dual slot coolers will keep the card cooler.
Considering the 350W PSU, I too suggest going for Radeon 6850.
Considering the 350W PSU, I too suggest going for Radeon 6850.
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Thanks for the link homerdog, that 5770 powercolor looks good to me.
He's got a tv card in there (with a little daughter board) that takes up 2 slots swaaye, so that cut's out any larger card I think ... maybe if there was one with just the right shaped cooler it'd fit below the daughter board but he's taken the machine back for the time being and I figure it'd just be easier to get a card that fit's a single slot form factor.
Should I just give it a shot with the stock psu and see what happens?
Tho the last thing I wanna do is have it spike and fry something else, maybe something like this?
Thanks for all your help so far.
He's got a tv card in there (with a little daughter board) that takes up 2 slots swaaye, so that cut's out any larger card I think ... maybe if there was one with just the right shaped cooler it'd fit below the daughter board but he's taken the machine back for the time being and I figure it'd just be easier to get a card that fit's a single slot form factor.
Should I just give it a shot with the stock psu and see what happens?
Tho the last thing I wanna do is have it spike and fry something else, maybe something like this?Thanks for all your help so far.
Should I just give it a shot with the stock psu and see what happens?
Thanks for all your help so far.
Maybe it will work, but if you do get a new one don't get that one. This looks good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371023
BTW this is the PSU used in it apparently. Going by HP's site's part number for that Pavilion.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817174033
This PSU has no PCIe power connector so if you get a 5670/5770/6850 you must make sure you get the adapter to power the card. Most cards come with one but some do not.
But, I actually think one of the Radeon 6670s might be the best call. Lower power use than both 5770 and 5670, and faster than 5670. They don't need the PCIe power plug. Why push your luck. It's still way beyond that GeForce 9500 that was in there. Avoid the DDR3 ones tho.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817174033
This PSU has no PCIe power connector so if you get a 5670/5770/6850 you must make sure you get the adapter to power the card. Most cards come with one but some do not.
But, I actually think one of the Radeon 6670s might be the best call. Lower power use than both 5770 and 5670, and faster than 5670. They don't need the PCIe power plug. Why push your luck. It's still way beyond that GeForce 9500 that was in there. Avoid the DDR3 ones tho.
Its a little bit simpler than that. Each of the 12 V rails can handle 18A, but the total amount of power the entire PSU can handle is only 350W. So you can't get peak power on all the rails at the same time.
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