What Graphics Card can I get???

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Halezy

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Hi there, just bought a Compaq Presario CQ5034UK Desktop PC

I need to upgrade the graphics card but i'm unsure if any PDI-E x 16 graphics will do due to the slightly smaller tower. I've searched about but dont really know what i'm looking for!!

Can anyone help?

Processor - AMD Phenom™ X3 processor 8750
Chipset - NVIDIA® GeForce™ 9100 chipset
Mem - 3GB
Hard Drive - 640GB
Video - NVIDIA® GeForce™ 9100 GPU
Motherboard - violet-no1394front
Dimensions - 169x426x377mm


Thanks G
 

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hmmmmmmmmmm can you find out what your psu wattage is?
and how much would you like to spend?
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
alright.... hmm.... what kinda uses are you planning for this card? and where will you be buying it from? haha sorry for all the questions but its much easier to narrow stuff down this way :D
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Well where I buy it from does not make a difference to me, cheapest off the net I can imagine!!

I'll be running Autodesk Inventor on it as soon as I get this sorted.

On the Autodesk website it states it needs the Directx3d driver if that helps?

Cheers
 

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hm.... ok well here is how things are.... if you want to get pretty good graphics, you'll need to upgrade your psu, now you can get a good card and a good psu for about £150, but that may be to much.... what i would do is try for one of these first two cards and psu's if you can afford it
BFG 9800GT OC 512MB PCIE . DDR2, Dual DVI, HDTV, TV Out, HDCP Direct X 10 Retail Graphics Card(S020732) buy at PCUpgrade.co.uk
or
XFX GEFORCE GTS 250 512MB DDR3 PCI-E 2.0 DUAL DVI EXTREME EDITION Retail Graphics Card(GS-250X-YDFC) buy at PCUpgrade.co.uk
with one of these psu's
ThermalTake TR2 500W Black Silent +ATX 12V 2.0 PSU, 20pin +4pin SATA Ready Retail(W0093) buy at PCUpgrade.co.uk
or
ThermalTake 600W PurePower RX Modular PSU Retail(W0144RB) buy at PCUpgrade.co.uk
or
OCZ 600SXS StealthXStream 600W ATX PSU Retail (3 year Direct Manufacturer's PowerSwap warranty)(OCZ600SXS) buy at PCUpgrade.co.uk
now if that is to much i would try to get this card (or a similar one) and one of those psu's
BFG 9600GT OC 512MB Graphics Card. DDR3, PCI-E, Dual DVI, HDTV, TV Out, HDCP Direct X 10 Retail Graphics Card(BFGR96512GTOC) buy at PCUpgrade.co.uk
now you case is a micro atx or a atx correct? not a mini case?
if so any of these will be fine if its a mini though you will need a low profile card
hope this helps :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Brilliant, if I've got to spend that bit more to get my machine up to scratch then I will.

Thanks for your help I'll let you know what I go for and how well it works

Cheers
 

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Halezy said:
Brilliant, if I've got to spend that bit more to get my machine up to scratch then I will.

Thanks for your help I'll let you know what I go for and how well it works

Cheers
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your welcome :D if you need help with anything else let us know
and thanks for the rep :D
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
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