Can my HP a1102n be ugraded....

[mojo_stevo]

I don't know if onboard can be upgraded or not. Here is a shop of my computers guts... can any of those white slots accept a graphics card? or does the mount for the card belong in the high-lighted spot?

I use autoCAD, and SketchUp for school and work, and my computer can handle basic stuff, but once I start rendering or making large 3D models it bogs down. Here are the specs: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c00402425&product=1101435&dlc=en&lang=en

I'd apreciate any help.

 

[bigsaucybob]

It looks like there should be a PCI-e slot in the highlighted area, but its not there.

I dont think your chipset supports pci-e x16 and you dont have the slot, so its hard to upgrade. You can get a PCI graphics card but they generally arent very good.

The PCI are the white slots.

 

[Geoff]

The only card you could upgrade your computer to would be a PCI card, but they dont make any high end desktop cards for PCI, so your either stuck with onboard or you can upgrade to something along the lines of an nVidia 5700 series.

 

[mrbagrat]

Never seen that before. It looks like it was just...ripped off. Carefully though. Anyway yeah, a 5 series card is the best you could get.

 

[bigsaucybob]

Never seen that before. It looks like it was just...ripped off. Carefully though. Anyway yeah, a 5 series card is the best you could get.

I was just gonna say that. It has an opening in the back of the computer. Maybe HP ripped it off to lower the price.

 

[palmmann]

Never seen that before. It looks like it was just...ripped off. Carefully though. Anyway yeah, a 5 series card is the best you could get.

my local best buy had a 6200 pci in the ad once. pci, not pci express.

 

[Geoff]

Never seen that before. It looks like it was just...ripped off. Carefully though. Anyway yeah, a 5 series card is the best you could get.

Their motherboards come with the circuit already printed, they just dont hook up the AGP/PCI-E slot.

 

[mojo_stevo]

Their motherboards come with the circuit already printed, they just dont hook up the AGP/PCI-E slot.

Can that slot be added to the print-out circuit on the mother board?
When I bought the computer last july I never anticipated that I would be running CAD on it?

If I got an nVidia 5700 pci card, which slot would it go in? And what is that card on the bottom of my tower for?

OR would it be wise to chance out my whole motherboard? If I do that, will I lose my Pentuim 4, and my memory? Or can those be detached?

 

[bigsaucybob]

Can that slot be added to the print-out circuit on the mother board?
When I bought the computer last july I never anticipated that I would be running CAD on it?

If I got an nVidia 5700 pci card, which slot would it go in? And what is that card on the bottom of my tower for?

OR would it be wise to chance out my whole motherboard? If I do that, will I lose my Pentuim 4, and my memory? Or can those be detached?

1. I really doubt u can add a pci-e x16 slot

2. The 5700 pci would go in one of the white slots

3. It it hard to tell what that is, it could be a soundcard or a networking card

4. If you change your motherboard you will have to get a new case becuase hp cases and after market motherboards dont like eachtoehr

5. If you did get a new mobo, the memory and p4 are removable.

 

[mojo_stevo]

1. I really doubt u can add a pci-e x16 slot

2. The 5700 pci would go in one of the white slots

3. It it hard to tell what that is, it could be a soundcard or a networking card

4. If you change your motherboard you will have to get a new case becuase hp cases and after market motherboards dont like eachtoehr

5. If you did get a new mobo, the memory and p4 are removable.

Well I have no emotional attachment to my HP case, I've seen new ones from $50-150. What mobo would you suggest I get? Any ones in particular? Should I get a case made my the same company, if availible? Does this sound like a wise choice to you guys. I need something that can put the balls to the wall, and I dont want to spend $800-$k on a new tower when my problem only lies with graphics. Next semested I will be started in on some pretty extensive 3D modeling... and my impression is that regular PCI wont cut it...