I'm looking to replace my ATI Radeon HD 4600 series graphics card. My motherboard is a H-RS880-uATX(Aloe). My power supply is LITEON PS-5301-08HA DC OUTPUT 300W. I believe a GeForce GTX 750Ti may work, but I'm new to this and unsure. Any suggestions will be appreciated!
Need help picking new graphics card.
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If this is the nameplate of your PSU: http://the620guy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/HP-Compaq-5188-2625-A6554F-M8020-CMT-300W-ATX-Power-Supply-Lite-On-PS-5301-08HA-5.jpg
...it has too weak +12V rail(s) to safely run the 60W GTX 750 Ti. No way it will handle the 95W GTX 950.
...it has too weak +12V rail(s) to safely run the 60W GTX 750 Ti. No way it will handle the 95W GTX 950.
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It will probably "run"it. But you may see shut downs or reboots when the gaming gets intense. The single +12V rail rated for 19A is very marginal. I'd be interested in knowing which 4600 series card you had on that PSU previously.
The 4650. It's a computer that was given to me and I'd like to expand it's gaming capabilities. I'm not opposed to upgrading the psu as long as the total stays <$300/350 But if you think it's a waste of time/money, let me know. It won't hurt my feelings.
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Hmmm.... the HD 4650 is only about 5W less than the GTX 750 Ti. And I imagine it was maxed out gaming if you were struggling with framerate and such. So your PSU somehow managed to handle it w/o issues. You may get by with that 300W afterall. http://www.hwcompare.com/17413/geforce-gtx-750-ti-vs-radeon-hd-4650-1gb/
However, with a $300 budget, I would recommend you upgrade to this PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438012
...and this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202090
What CPU do you have? What is the screen resolution of your monitor?
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With a $300 budget, I would focus the money more on a graphics card. the first thing that comes to my mind is a GTX 960 Zotac AMP! edition 2GB GDDR5. I picked this particular card because of it's excellent performance, Small size, has a very high boost clock of 1329 mhz, It is cheap and most importantly it is extremely quiet! It doesn't make any noise! This card comes at around $190 and then you could take the rest of what you have to buy a descent PSU which should be enough in wattage to support the GPU and good build quality. In my own opinion if going for a PSU I would pick EVGA PSU brands. They are one of the best in design and quality. a 500W would work perfectly. less would also work since the GTX 960 only needs a 400W PSU.
Links:
GTX 960 Zotac AMP! edition: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500370 - $194
EVGA 500 B 80+ Bronze: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438012 - $49.99
So good luck m8! Cheers!
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GTX 960 Zotac AMP! edition: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500370 - $194
EVGA 500 B 80+ Bronze: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438012 - $49.99
So good luck m8! Cheers!
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The GTX 960 would be my choice as well. But it appears you have an HP machine. if so, the older HP models have been a bit intolerant of the new UEFI BIOS the Maxwell-equipped cards have. I was hesitant recommending it for that reason. The GTX 750 Ti also uses that BIOS, but there are a couple cards that include a BIOS switch to change back to legacy BIOS if problems arise.
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If wanting to be safer, yes a BIOS switch would be helpful but In my personal experience I think that it would run just fine. I've tried running this card on old machines and it works just fine. I think the GTX 960 from EVGA includes the BIOS switch And I think this is the only brand that provides this switch
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Both my Evga GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0+ and 970 FTW ACX 2.0+ have that switch. But it doesn't appear to be a UEFI/legacy BIOS switch. It appears to be for turning the fans off until they reach 60C.
The MSI GTX 750 Ti Gaming on the other hand has a true legacy/UEFI BIOS switch.
cpu: AMD Phenom(tm)II X4 945 3000Mhz 4 cores, 4 logical processors
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc 5.02 8-31-09
This link may provide additional info http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-Elite-e9200-Desktop-PC-series/3999455/model/4007353
Thank you so much for the help already!
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc 5.02 8-31-09
This link may provide additional info http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-Elite-e9200-Desktop-PC-series/3999455/model/4007353
Thank you so much for the help already!
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If you want to save money and just keep the stock 300W PSU you have now, this GTX 750 Ti has proven successful with problematic HP machines. It has the BIOS switch I was referring to earlier. If the card isn't recognized when you boot up, then you can switch it to legacy BIOS. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127783&cm_re=msi_750-_-14-127-783-_-Product
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Oh that's for switching between a Performance BIOS and a normal BIOS
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