Thread: buying a new graphics card

ya i don' think you're gonna have enough space. but u might, open up you pc and measure it. posting som pics would also help. btw the card i have in mind is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150394 i have one and they're huge. twisted also has one too so he can vouch for it's awesomeness

---------- Post added at 18:33 ---------- Previous post was at 18:31 ----------

nah, no way r u fitting anything in that... if u want my offer to build u a pc cart still stands just tell me the budget and you can decide when it's done.

that website has internal pictures with the case off

---------- Post added at 15:34 ---------- Previous post was at 15:33 ----------

what would you recomend then short of buying a new comp?
im probably deploying soon so i might just build one when i get back

well u can try to find out the exact size of the card already in there (it's the red one) and then replace it with something the same size, but it'll be a tricky procedure. a computer like that isn't designed to be upgraded that much.

yea any more than it already is see i think when my gpas company bought it they had different components put in for what it had to do so idk much as to where to go

probably upgraded the ram and hard drive. if your up for it u can get a standard case and see if you can transfer the pc over into it.

maybe can u look into that for me some?

changeing to another case is very simple as long as you know how to put a pc together. the only problem is that hp compaq doesn't use standard hardware so the mb and psu might not fit into another case. also if you want to use any of the newer graphics card your're gonna have 2 upgrade your psu to at least 500watt atm u have a 200watt. the way the graphics card connects to the mb in that case is by using this so there won't be any way of fitting a bigger card in. not to mention that the hp compaq uses a small size psu, u'll be hard pressed to find a 500watt psu that will fit in that case. so whether or not you want to try switching cases depends on how much confidence you have in your pc building skills. btw don't order anything until some other ppl give their opinions, som1 might have a better idea.

---------- Post added at 19:57 ---------- Previous post was at 19:45 ----------

seems 2 be a pretty pricey pc for the specs http://www.google.com/products?rlz=1...N&hl=en&tab=wf
maybe post on craigslist and see what offers u get. u can build a SICK&AWESOME pc for 750$

---------- Post added at 20:17 ---------- Previous post was at 19:57 ----------

my pc
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...px?ID=10620891

sorry 2 lazy to read all of it .. but.. the ATI HD 4870 is hugeeeee... as are alot of the neweer cards... but this 1 thing about it is that the power connectors stick out to the side where the case door/Panel is.. not to side of the optical drive/ HDD drives


this is my card.... plz note ( 1024 MB DDR5 RAM @ 750 Mhz clock speed, including a overclock mode ( enabled with a switch, no bios tuning, from 750 Mhz to 1000 Mhz.. has a HDMI port, a DSP port, a VGA and a port for a flatscreen.... also has 7.1 soundcard on it ... for instance when u got a game runnin on ur flatscreen TV : PC > amplifier with HDMI in > TV.. that way u got HD sound and HD VIDEO all through 1 cable... ) )



notice the 2x PCI cord pluggs(upper right hand corner ) .... my case is rather hugeeeee and it makes no diff. there although in reviews i read alot of people had to leave the side door / panel open bc of it.. my opion : buy a bigger case and stop crying


raw says u got a 200 watt PSU... get a new one!!!!!!! a lil more xpensive though GREAT QUALITY = Be Quite! 530W - 1200W if i was u and thinkin of gettin another one later..... i would get a 700W+ PSU.. that way u wouldnt have to get yet another one......

yeah twisted, u should of at least read half of it... he's using a pre-built pc... hp compaq. it's nice enough for office work and light gaming but no room for any real upgrades (you can add another 2 sticks of ram and change the hard drive/cd drive) and twisted i checked but i couln't find anywhere to buy the gainsward model 4870... so i'm gonna stick with my xfx (double unlimited lifetime warranty), the power plugs r also in the normal spot. btw if my side window wouldn't close b/c of the card then i would just cut a little whole in it... it's not worth leaving it open, gets full of dust.

yea thats something u dont want :|
i appologize im a smart guy but i have only some knowledge on computers so i appreciate the help yall are giving me especially you raw
i love u man
DRUNK