Video Card Upgrade Help

RalphG

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Hello all,
I am looking to upgrade the video card on my computer.
It's an Acer X3910. It's a small form factor case and the
video is on is on the motherbord. I'm trying to play some
games on my computer but my system is lacking on good
Video card. I have attached information aout my computer.
Any help will be appreciated.

RalpG.:)
Could not upload service manual but here is the URL:
http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/Manuals/acer/2010/ServiceGuides/SG_AX3910_BOOK.pdf
(Note; in the attached service manual they mention
some cards, but None of these are available on the
internet)
 

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My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire X3910 & HP Pavilion a6334f
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64x and 32x
CPU
Acer: Intel Pentium E5700 HP: Core 2 Duo E4500
Memory
Acer: 4 GB HP: 3 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Acer: Integrated HP: Integrated
Sound Card
Acer: Integrated HP: Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Sceptre 21"
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
Acer: WD Caviar Blue 640 GB WD6400AAKS-22A7B2
HP: WD 500GB WDC WD5000AAKS-65YGA0
Cooling
Both: CPU Fan
Internet Speed
4.5 To 5.0
Other Info
Seagate Ext. Port. Drive 2.5" 500 GB
Hitachi Ext. Port. Drive 2.5" 320 GB
The nVidia cards listed are ones that aren't available at retail. I'm not sure what the retail equivalents are, but they may be equivalent to Geforce 210 and 220 cards.

Versions of the Radeon 4350 listed are readily available.

They are all low-profile low power cards.

As the X3910 has a 220W power supply, you don't want to ask much of it. You may not have an easy option to upgrade that power supply, as small form factor machines like this one don't use indsutry standard ATX style PSUs.

Making the X3910 into a tolerable gaming machine may be difficult. It wasn't built for that purpose.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
homegrown
OS
Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core I7-3930k
Motherboard
Asus P9X79 Pro
Memory
16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133
Graphics Card(s)
eVGA GTX680
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Titanium
Monitor(s) Displays
As PA246Q
Screen Resolution
1920 X 1200
Hard Drives
Corsair Force GT, 120 GB
WDC 1.5TB Caviar Black
PSU
PCP&C Silencer 750 Crossfire
Case
Silverstone FT02
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
cheap Logitech USB
Mouse
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (old optical) USB
Internet Speed
6Mb cable
Other Info
Pioneer BDR-205
Samsung SH-203B
Monsoon 5.1 speakers
Thank you for the information.
I didn't think about the PSU.
Going to look into your recommendations.
I wonder if I could upgrade The PSU ?

Thanks again.:thumbsup:
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire X3910 & HP Pavilion a6334f
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64x and 32x
CPU
Acer: Intel Pentium E5700 HP: Core 2 Duo E4500
Memory
Acer: 4 GB HP: 3 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Acer: Integrated HP: Integrated
Sound Card
Acer: Integrated HP: Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Sceptre 21"
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
Acer: WD Caviar Blue 640 GB WD6400AAKS-22A7B2
HP: WD 500GB WDC WD5000AAKS-65YGA0
Cooling
Both: CPU Fan
Internet Speed
4.5 To 5.0
Other Info
Seagate Ext. Port. Drive 2.5" 500 GB
Hitachi Ext. Port. Drive 2.5" 320 GB
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