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amber_dad

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Hi everyone,

I'm researching GPUs, and as far as I can tell the compatiblity is based on the port. Is this all there is to it, or are there any other things I need to check on? Oh yeah besides the power consumption.

HP Pavilion a1700n
CPU: Athlon 64 x2 3800+
MB: NODUSM3
RAM: 512KB x2
GPU: GeForce 6150 LE integrated card
I've got a PCIe x1 port on my mobo
 
amber_dad said:
Hi everyone,

I'm researching GPUs, and as far as I can tell the compatiblity is based on the port. Is this all there is to it, or are there any other things I need to check on? Oh yeah besides the power consumption.

HP Pavilion a1700n
CPU: Athlon 64 x2 3800+
MB: NODUSM3
RAM: 512KB x2
GPU: GeForce 6150 LE integrated card
I've got a PCIe x1 port on my mobo
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What do you mean exactly? Port as in PCI-e 1.0 vs. 3.0?
 
Ok double checking http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c00757531#N379 I see that the expansion slot specs say PCI-e x16 and the layout pic says PCIEX1. Nothing on versions though.

Oh yeah I should be getting 1Gb x2 RAM on Wednesday. Maybe an Athlon 64 x2 5000+ if I win the bid. I'm planning on getting 2 more sticks if these first 2 work out fine. The GPU I'm just researching for now. Thanks for PSU info, I had forgotten about that. Should I go by volts or watts?
 
by brand, a good brand is a must with psus, and since it lasts longer it can be moved to a new computer in a year or 2 or whenever, look for a corsair, antec, xfx, pc power and cooling, nzxt, ocz, silverstone, or seasonic, those are all good. and wattage depends on the gpu you are looking at, but because of the cpu you don't need a super good gpu so a 500w should be plenty.
 
With an older board it may not even recognize some of the newer cards. Stick to gtx200 or older cards like a 9800gtx+ or gts 250.

Even this cheap corsair 430w could easily handle a gts 250-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026


But if you go for something like a gtx 260, you're gonna want the 500w.


Here's an 8800gts 512mb which was essentially a gts 250 with a slightly lower core clock-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-8800-GTS-512-OC-/261098211202?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3ccaaa8782

They were great bang for the buck, and still are.
 
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yes it still works, that just means the card can send and recieve data through the slot faster, but the card isn't actually fast enough to get a real benefit from that in games.
 
Ok so as long as the GPU says it is PCI-e x16 it'll work on my rig? Want to double check :)

HP Pavilion a1700n
CPU: Athlon 64 x2 3800+
MB: NODUSM3
GC: NeForce 6150 LE
RAM: 512 Mb x2
 
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