Graphics card upgrade for a small factor PC?

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I was just wondering if there was any GPU upgrades, any brand would do, btw, for my Acer Aspire AX3900 PC.

I currently have an ATI Radeon HD 5570, and my mother board is apparently a FIH57 model with a PCI Express slot. And my PSU is 400 watts I believe.

Thanks in advance.
 

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You do have the proper expansion slot, however you have a very weak power supply, I'm actually surprised it even supports the 5570 according to the specs I found you only have a 220 watt psu. You're really going to need quite a bit more to be stable with a more powerful graphics card.
 

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Maguscreed said:
You do have the proper expansion slot, however you have a very weak power supply, I'm actually surprised it even supports the 5570 according to the specs I found you only have a 220 watt psu. You're really going to need quite a bit more to be stable with a more powerful graphics card.
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Ah well. Could you recommended a less power hungry card in the event I do upgrade my PSU, say, to 500 watts?
 

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AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
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Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-890GPA-UD3H
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ATI Radeon HD 5570
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i gotta say i was really struggling to find a more powerfull psu that would fit in there.

i did find Scan.co.uk: FSP GROUP VR400A 400W Power Supply (PSU)

400 watt psu but i think your asking for alot from such a small machine.

i'd be mildly troubled by a larger psu in such a small space and would pretty much flag it as a fire hazard, my opinion ofc but i don't think the case has adequate cooling for anything larger.
 

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blazingfire said:
I was just wondering if there was any GPU upgrades, any brand would do, btw, for my Acer Aspire AX3900 PC.

I currently have an ATI Radeon HD 5570, and my mother board is apparently a FIH57 model with a PCI Express slot. And my PSU is 400 watts I believe.

Thanks in advance.
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You could try this;

DailyTech - ASUS Unveils External Graphics Card

Some other info;

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile...ance_with_External_Graphics_Accelerators.html

if you search on "External Graphics cards", or similar, you will find plenty of info.

Regards....Mike Connor
 

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Mike Connor said:
blazingfire said:
I was just wondering if there was any GPU upgrades, any brand would do, btw, for my Acer Aspire AX3900 PC.

I currently have an ATI Radeon HD 5570, and my mother board is apparently a FIH57 model with a PCI Express slot. And my PSU is 400 watts I believe.

Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...

You could try this;

DailyTech - ASUS Unveils External Graphics Card

Some other info;

ATI Boosts Notebook Graphics Performance with External Graphics Accelerators - X-bit labs

if you search on "External Graphics cards", or similar, you will find plenty of info.

Regards....Mike Connor
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Thank you for that!! So the ATI Mobility series is an example of external GPU's right?
 

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AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-890GPA-UD3H
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5570
Screen Resolution
1920*1080
Hard Drives
1 TB
I haven't found the documentation for your system, but I expect that the AX3900 requires a low-profile graphics card. (That's normal for small form factor PCs.)

If so, the 5570 is about as good as it gets. High-powered low-profile cards aren't made.

ATI mobility chips are usually used in notebooks, although some may find their way into all-in-one desktops.
 

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