Thundercats Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Okay peeps I am looking to but a new video card. What do you need to know~ Quote
SiD Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) What kind of cpu are you runnin'? What about power supply? Also, what sort of games are planning on playing? Also, budget? Edited March 5, 2014 by SiD the Vicious Quote
ZeZombie Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Is your computer custom built (you or someone else put all the pieces together) or is it a pre-built (HP, Dell etc)? If it's a pre-built; brand and model number and however much you're looking to spend on a GPU. If it's custom built; need power supply wattage, motherboard model and how much you're looking to spend on a GPU. Quote
Thundercats Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 HP Pavilion HPE h8-1360t Desktop PC• Windows 7 Home Premium 64• 3rd Generation Intel® Core i7-3770 quad-core processor [3.4GHz, 8MB Shared Cache]• 8GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [2 DIMMs]• 1TB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive• No secondary hard drive• 1GB DDR3 AMD Radeon HD 7570 [HDMI, DVI, VGA via adapter]• 300W Power supply• Wireless-N LAN card (1x1)• 15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB 2.0 (front), 2 USB 3.0 (top)• Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook• No additional security software• No TV Tuner• SuperMulti DVD Burner• Beats Audio -- integrated studio quality sound• Premium HP keyboard and optical mouse• Adobe Premiere Elements & Photoshop Elements 10 Trying to be around $100-$150 Play COD4 1 Quote
ZeZombie Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150695 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121841 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150642 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202087 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127784 These are all around the $150 price point, will definitely handle CoD4 with no problems and should be compatible with your power supply (not sure of the different connectors needed for each vs what yours has, but it's rare that that's ever a problem anymore) As you can see I also included some that are closer to $200 but they have rebates which you can cash in on You might be able to go to a Best Buy or something and get them to price-match and you won't have to worry about shipping but since I never get that option (living on an island sucks sometimes) I'm not sure on the specifics. Quote
Thundercats Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 how do I figure out what is compatible? Quote
A. Pirate Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Any current video card will be compatible with your PC -- just make sure your Power Supply can handle the extra load (card specs will tell you how many watts you need) and that your PSU has the available power cables (some video cards use multiple power cables, some require only one). Your CPU shouldn't create a bottleneck with anything less than a GTX-760. Anything more than that and your CPU will be holding you back. I personally favor Nvidia and specifically EVGA because of my good fortune while using their products both for myself and when building for other people. However, it's not something I insist others buy because they may have their own reasons for using a different make or manufacturer. If it was up to me, I'd buy one of these two cards for your build: EVGA 750ti is a really solid card for just $159, but it's currently sold out, maybe Amazon has it instock for a similar price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025 EVGA has a superclocked version of the 750ti for just $10 more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487024 Edited March 5, 2014 by A. Pirate 1 Quote
ZeZombie Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Thanks for clearing those up, Pirate! The reason I listed the AMD cards is because they're great for the price/perfomance. But if money wasn't a concern I'd definitely list more nVidia cards because IMO, and I have an AMD card in my system so this isn't a biased opinion, they're better. Regarding the PSU and the cards, I'm sure 300watts is enough for anything up to a 7870/760 (no OC of course.) Quote
A. Pirate Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) Thanks for clearing those up, Pirate! The reason I listed the AMD cards is because they're great for the price/perfomance. But if money wasn't a concern I'd definitely list more nVidia cards because IMO, and I have an AMD card in my system so this isn't a biased opinion, they're better. Regarding the PSU and the cards, I'm sure 300watts is enough for anything up to a 7870/760 (no OC of course.) The 750ti requires at least a 400W PSU. I didn't see that his PSU was only 300watts in his original post. I would really consider a new PSU -- a 750w would be more than enough and would likely survive future requirements for more power. Corsair offers one for $90, but with a mail-in rebate, ends up being just $70. I just put this exact PSU in my brother-in-law's PC and it's solid: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139040 But if you really don't want to spend that much on a PSU, I'd recommend the 500w version: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027 Either way, you need to seriously consider a new PSU before getting a new video card Edited March 5, 2014 by A. Pirate 1 Quote
Thundercats Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 Is it hard to install. This is also my work computer and i dint want to screw it up Quote
A. Pirate Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Is it hard to install. This is also my work computer and i dint want to screw it up They're not that difficult to install. The PSU mounts into your case using 4 screws on the back of your PC. Once those are out, the PSU should just drop out. You'll then have to unplug the 24Pin connector and 8Pin connector from your motherboard. You'll also have a power plug on each of your hard drives and your optical drive. When you're done unhooking everything you just pop the new one in and plug up all the connections. If you know anything at all about the inside of a computer, then you'll likely have no issues doing this. Quote
ZeZombie Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Actually when I looked up his computer they had a tutorial on how to do it! http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=uk&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c02879451 There's a step-by-step guide and a video. Once you unplug everything it's just attaching the right cable to the right slot 1 Quote
Thundercats Posted March 6, 2014 Author Posted March 6, 2014 Now dont i have to make sure that the size of the new power supply is the same as the old? Quote
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