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My current video card is a Nvidea G100 - came with the computer.
I'm looking for one that's better - BUT, it has to be low profile, since my computer case is quite small. So, which video cards are more powerful than that? Thanks
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Less than 150$, preferably.
I don't know what kind of tower it is. All I've found out is that the video card needs to be on of those thin ones. I'm running Vitsa 64, with Intel Pentium Dualcore, 2.4ghz. 4gb of ram. |
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To tell you the truth, you won't find alot of video cards for that case because it is one of those smaller cases. Most video cards are PCI cards and they usually fit in larger cases that are mid-towers and full towers. They also fit in some mini-towers. What company is the pc from by the way?
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Unless you have one of those really small computers. As for a new card, I'm not familiar with the G100, which Ati card was it meant to take on? |
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The power supply should be your main concern. How many watts is it, and how many amps does it have on the +12V rail? It should be printed on the side in a chart.
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OK guys,
it's an Asus Apsire x1700 It looks like it's power supply is a measly 220 watt. here's a link http://www.ciao.com/Acer_Aspire_X170..._GHz__16431043 |
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You may wanna think about upgrading your case/psu for around $80, then getting a midrange card like a 4670 or 4830 that is full height. Would leave you with better roads for upgradeability in the future as far as motherboards and cpu cooling in concerned too..
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