Slim Profile Upgrades Needed

biglaff · Jun 21, 2013

I am looking to upgrade my Acer AX 1700 computer with a new graphics card and power supply. It is a slim profile model. That's about all I know. I want to be able to play games, esp. Iracing and use a three monitor setup.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

hang-the-9 · Jun 21, 2013

What is the power supply wattage? With that small of a case you will have issues with many video cards due to heat. A Radeon low profile 7750 may work in there with the stock components though, it actually uses less power than a 6670 by about 10 watts. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202002

biglaff · Jun 21, 2013

hang-the-9 :

It is only 220w .... but I can not find a replacement that is that small. Here is the part number on the power supply LiteOn PS-5221-06. I guess it is very small to fit inside the slim profile case.

jaguarskx · Jun 21, 2013

It seems to be a proprietary PSU from Acer so I really doubt you will find any power supply that will fit in the case unless you buy directly from Acer. However, I really doubt they will have a higher wattage version.

At best I think I can only recommend a Radeon HD 6450. While it is more powerful than the integrated nVidia G100 graphics core, it is a weak graphics card. The HD 6450 is more of a multimedia card than a card which can be used to play games.

You can click the following review for some benchmarks. The games are tested with a using the highest graphics quality so lower them will obviously increase performance. However, the test rig uses an Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.8 GHz which is much more powerful than your CPU; therefore, performance will be lower.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_6450/5.html

jaguarskx · Jun 21, 2013

My advice is to simply save up money for a new PC. One that uses a either a standard size ATX case, or a mini-ATX case but can use a standard ATX power supply.

hang-the-9 · Jun 21, 2013

biglaff :

LiteOn is a pretty good brand, here is what you can try. A 7750 at full power in a benchmark in a gaming system drew about 200 watts total. This is for a system with a CPU and other components more power hungry than yours. You can get a low profile 7750, see if it will work, it may. I'd say 60% chance. I think the card itself will draw 55 watts at full power.
If it does not work, keep the card and get a larger case and power supply, move your stuff over to that case, or just buy a used computer for $150 with everything ready to go, and install your new vide card. A Dell XPS or Lenovo ThinkCenter tower will have plenty of size and power to run tha card.

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