Suggestions for a new card?

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MichaelMarr

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Hi guys,

Currently I have a HP Pavilion PC but I play more games than anything else, it has an Intel G41 Express Chipset and the graphics quality isn't the best I'm looking for a better card does anyone have any suggestions on what I should buy?

Thanks!
 

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Full model number of your HP would help. Slim case or normal width?

Also what is your budget? Knowing HP depending on what you're looking for in a card will also require a new power supply.
 

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ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
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Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
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Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
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Sorry, the model is s5780t

As for budget I can afford £100-150 but preferably lower as I don't want to be splashing out insane amounts on my salary :o
 

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ATI: Radeon HD 7850, or Radeon HD 6870.
Nvidia: GTX 650 Ti, or GTX 560 Ti.

They're all good upper mid-range cards under £150 (on internet).
 

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Dorado said:
ATI: Radeon HD 7850, or Radeon HD 6870.
Nvidia: GTX 650 Ti, or GTX 560 Ti.

They're all good upper mid-range cards under £150 (on internet).
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Thanks for the suggestions I'll take a look now :)

Will these need a new power supply as mentioned?
 

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most hp's come with a power supply with little to no headroom for other graphics card, you will probably need one with 450 -550watts
 

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Oh right I see i was under the impression it was due to the output and not the space, my mistake :)
 

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220W power supply, so you will need a new one for any of those cards mentioned. There is one small problem though, and that is that that HP is a slimline style case which means only half height/low profile video cards will fit in it.

HP Pavilion Slimline s5780t CTO Desktop PC | HP® Support

That severely limits what you can put in it as far as a video card goes, and it also limits you as to what power supply as a standard size ATX one won't fit.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory
ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Sound Card
Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
35000/3000
stormy13 said:
220W power supply, so you will need a new one for any of those cards mentioned. There is one small problem though, and that is that that HP is a slimline style case which means only half height/low profile video cards will fit in it.

HP Pavilion Slimline s5780t CTO Desktop PC | HP® Support

That severely limits what you can put in it as far as a video card goes, and it also limits you as to what power supply as a standard size ATX one won't fit.
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HP lists the video options for the unit as:

Radeon HD5450 (1 GB)

GeForce 315 (512 MB)

GeForce 315 (1 GB)

Radeon HD 6450 (1 GB)

Radeon HD 6570 (1 GB)

For the 6570, I see (for example):

Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Video Cards & Video Devices, Desktop Graphics Cards, Low Profile, Low Profile Ready, Radeon HD 6570

I'd pay the extra for the cards with 128 bit memory access (rather than 64).

Oddly enough, Sapphire (www.sapphiretech.com) list a 400W minimum for their 1GB 6570 card. Who to believe?
 

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This is a real help thanks a lot guys rep :)
 

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