Hey guys, I have an older HP Pavilion a1034n and I've been considering upgrading my video card since this one is a little bit older. I've already upgraded my ram up to 3GB and have a 450 Watt power supply installed too, this computer is running smoothly even with windows 7 I've taken care of it pretty well and I would rather not have to get rid of it. My question is how do I know what video cards are compatible with my computer?
video card problem
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Russ88765
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To find out what's compatible, you have to find out what kind of expansion slots your motherboard has first, be it agp/pci/pcie/etc. Since you already know what your psu is that's half the battle. Just make sure you have a psu cable, wattage, and expansion slot type that are compatible.
OverClocker
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agp, pcie or pci; you have to find out which of these your pc uses. install Belarc Advisor to audit your pc. then depending on your needs, decided if you are gonna get a 512 or 1gb.
DarthBrownie
New Member
Make sure whatever card you get only need 100W less than your current power supply wattage.
JustinKranz
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This will help when finding out if you have enough wattage on your power supply for the video card you're upgrading to. It's a power supply calculator.
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html