Can this case handle high end vga cards

Adnan Tawakol · May 12, 2014

these are photos of the case
http://postimg.org/gallery/9xpmgq1k/aaad1c78/

alan0n · May 12, 2014

I would be more worried about a high end card actually fitting in the case than cooling. You can always mod a case for better airflow, but your pretty much stuck with the space provided for components. Check the dimensions for whatever cards you are looking at and bust out a ruler.

Adnan Tawakol · May 12, 2014

can u tell me if i get the dimensions

photonboy · May 12, 2014

Looks like a pretty typical case. The ONLY issue could be LENGTH. Measure from the back of the case where the end of the card would slide in to the front drive bays (some are removable).

If you want better advice on a card give the following:

1) Length of card supported roughly
2) Windows version (i.e. Windows 7 64-bit, or XP 32-bit)

3) Power Supply
4) System RAM amount

5) CPU
6) Motherboard

7) BUDGET for card.

*CPUID can give you some of this info: http://www.cpuid.com/

Adnan Tawakol · May 12, 2014

1) i don't know
2)32 bit
3) 365 w
4)2gb (can upgrade to 4gb)
5)pentium d 945
6)hp bla bla bla but contains pci-e x16
7)100$

photonboy · May 12, 2014

Adnan Tawakol :

EVGA GTX650:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-01gp42650kr

Even with this upgrade I wouldn't try playing anything too high-end. I'd use STEAM and try a few DEMOS if possible. Your system might run the following fairly well at appropriate settings to keep high frame rate (if possible 60FPS VSYNC, or VSYNC OFF for quick games if screen tearing isn't bad). No guarantees.
- Call of Duty 2 (COD1 is 4x3 ratio)
- Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare (on max with a GTX680/i7 I get about 180FPS average)
- Half Life 2
- Command and Conquer 3 (demo available)
- Company of Heroes
- CIV5
- Deus Ex GOTY (the first game)
- Diablo 3
- Titan Quest
- Fable The Lost Chapters
- Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning (unsure, but there's a DEMO)
- LFD1, LFD2
- Path of Exile
- Portal 1,2
- Torchlight 1,2

Again, I'm not sure how well any of these will run so you'd want to find a DEMO if possible. Your CPU is pretty old, and the lack of System RAM may prevent some from working.

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

I can't it's for 1000 L.E and my budget is 800 L.E

Rationale · May 13, 2014

Adnan Tawakol :

Then what about an R7 260 or an R7 260X?

Edit: Also, clean your PC. It looks dusty, and that leads to overheating and degrades the lifetime of the parts.

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

thats for more than 1000

Rationale · May 13, 2014

Adnan Tawakol :

Hmm. Here the R7 260 is cheaper than the GTX 650.

What about an HD 7750 or GT 640? Anything much weaker than those and you may as well not bother to get a video card.

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

i told u the hd 7750 is extinct and the gt 640 , i can't find it low profile
can this case fit a high end card??

Rationale · May 13, 2014

Adnan Tawakol :

You haven't measured it, so how are we supposed to know?

Besides, even if it could fit a high end card, your power supply unit isn't strong enough for a high end card.

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

no it's a 365w it will handle a gt 640 high end but if it fits

Rationale · May 13, 2014

Adnan Tawakol :

I'm not entirely sure you're using the term high end correctly.

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

me to
the high end is the long card and the low profile is the short or small one
am i right??

Rationale · May 13, 2014

Adnan Tawakol :

You're right about low profile, but it looks like there's some confusion about high end.

When people talk about high end cards, they mean it as an adjective. It means the card is relatively powerful, and doesn't normally mean anything about the size.

So when I said the power supply wouldn't run high end video cards, I meant it wouldn't run powerful video cards like a GTX 770 or something. But yes, it would power a GT 640 or anything similar.

I can't seem to find your PC case online. If you're not going to measure it, can you at least find the name of the company that made it?

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

ohh!!!!!!!!!!!!
So the size of the graphics card doesn't matter right?
or it matters?!?

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

My case is hp compaq dc 7700 not that case above(it's for my friend) small form factor
can this card fit in it
https://www.google.com.eg/search?q=gt%20640&espv=2&es_sm=122&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=ar&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=yRByU7uwGKnnygOiw4DQAg#facrc=_&imgrc=U1jC8_C6ntT-xM%253A%3B0zYv_I6UlyfkeM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcdn4.pcadvisor.co.uk%252Fcmsdata%252Freviews%252F3375822%252FGigabyte-GT-640-2GB_800.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.pcadvisor.co.uk%252Freviews%252Fdesktop-pc%252F3375734%252Fpc-specialist-powerglide-extreme-gt640-review%252F%3B580%3B415

Rationale · May 13, 2014

Size is still a concern, unfortunately.
It's going to be really close, I'm not certain. What site are you using to buy the video card? I'm not sure how familiar you are with video card specs, but if I knew what you had to choose from (by looking at the site) it'd probably speed things up.

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

www.egprices.com
it contains a lot of stores and i phoned some of them

Rationale · May 13, 2014

Okay, well, if the GT 640 wouldn't fit, then this performs almost as well and would definitely fit, even if you had to use the low profile bracket. http://www.egprices.com/en/product/xfx-radeon-r7-240-2gb-ddr3-core-edition-low-profile-r7-240a-clf2--time-tech

However, first we should keep trying to see if the GT 640 would fit, as that's a better card.
Is the PC in this video the same one, or is yours the smaller version?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9zD6txXXYo

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

I think so
I captured these photos
http://postimg.org/gallery/30gwp3x0/27daec5e/

Rationale · May 13, 2014

Adnan Tawakol :

Well, it looks like the GT 640 you found will fit.

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

this ?
https://www.google.com.eg/search?q=gt%20640&es_sm=122&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=ar&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=ODJyU73ACdL5yAPTqIC4BQ#facrc=_&imgrc=U1jC8_C6ntT-xM%253A%3B0zYv_I6UlyfkeM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcdn4.pcadvisor.co.uk%252Fcmsdata%252Freviews%252F3375822%252FGigabyte-GT-640-2GB_800.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.pcadvisor.co.uk%252Freviews%252Fdesktop-pc%252F3375734%252Fpc-specialist-powerglide-extreme-gt640-review%252F%3B580%3B415

Adnan Tawakol · May 13, 2014

and which is better gt 640 or r7 250 ??

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