Upgrade graphics card on old PC

Minecraftia240 · Mar 25, 2017

I have an old Dell Vestro 4600 with the Core i5 2400, 8gb 1333hz ram, 350w power supply, and an old 9800GT. Is there any Graphics card that is compatible with this PC? Motherboard: Dell y2mrg. I have an AMD 8570, but the screen gets no signal but everything runs, like the fans( I believe it's the power supply) Please help!

weilin · Mar 25, 2017

You should be able to get a AMD RX-460 or Nvidia 1050 in under that power budget... As long as the board supports PCI-E you should be good to go.

Minecraftia240 · Mar 25, 2017

weilin :

The mother board has a 16 PCI-E Slot

smorizio · Mar 25, 2017

try find a 550 nvidia gpu. with some older mb the newer gpu may not post. the nvidia 500 line should be around the same wattage as the old 9800.

MajorMono · Mar 25, 2017

well with that CPU and limited power supply, I would probably get something not so recent (since you may run into bottlenecking issues) what I recommend is something like a HD 7870 or 7850, if you can find one. Here's one on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-Radeon-HD-7870-HD7870-DC2-2GD5-V2-2GB-/282407122060?hash=item41c0c6b48c:g:S2EAAOSwdGFY1EQh

Pretty cheap, actually. And it's not bad. Only issue I may be concerned with is your power supply.

Minecraftia240 · Mar 25, 2017

MajorMono :

Would an insufficient power supply cause everything to run (fans etc.) but not output any signal to the screen?

MajorMono · Mar 25, 2017

Minecraftia240 :

Umm, no. It just wouldn't start at all. You would need a new PSU, but they're not expensive. here's a cheap budget one that should work: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

Minecraftia240 · Mar 25, 2017

MajorMono :

Minecraftia240 :

Umm, no. It just wouldn't start at all. You would need a new PSU, but they're not expensive. here's a cheap budget one that should work: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

Can you help me resolve my issue with the 8570? I have tried two, but both have output no signal even when the HDMI was plugged into the integrated graphics.

MajorMono · Mar 25, 2017

Minecraftia240 :

MajorMono :

Can you help me resolve my issue with the 8570? I have tried two, but both have output no signal even when the HDMI was plugged into the integrated graphics.

if the HDMI is plugged into the motherboard, then you should be getting Integrated Graphics. If you are not getting integrated graphics, then there might something wrong with your i5 2400, either that, or motherboard.

Minecraftia240 · Mar 25, 2017

MajorMono :

Minecraftia240 :

if the HDMI is plugged into the motherboard, then you should be getting Integrated Graphics. If you are not getting integrated graphics, then there might something wrong with your i5 2400, either that, or motherboard.

The Integrated graphics and the original 9800GT work perfectly fine with the PC. Then when I put in the 8570, I get no input what so ever

MajorMono · Mar 25, 2017

Minecraftia240 :

MajorMono :

The Integrated graphics and the original 9800GT work perfectly fine with the PC. Then when I put in the 8570, I get no input what so ever

Well the 8570 wouldn't have a great power draw, I think it would most likely just be the GPU's problem. Unless, somehow I''m wrong, you can try out a new PSU. But you did say that your fans were running, so no I wouldn't say it was a PSU problem. Also, did you happen to mistakenly put the HDMI cord into the motherboard instead of the GPU when running the computer? If you put it into the motherboard, you would get Integrated graphics and not your dedicated GPU.

Minecraftia240 · Mar 25, 2017

MajorMono :

Minecraftia240 :

Well the 8570 wouldn't have a great power draw, I think it would most likely just be the GPU's problem. Unless, somehow I''m wrong, you can try out a new PSU. But you did say that your fans were running, so no I wouldn't say it was a PSU problem. Also, did you happen to mistakenly put the HDMI cord into the motherboard instead of the GPU when running the computer? If you put it into the motherboard, you would get Integrated graphics and not your dedicated GPU.

I did make sure it was plugged in correctly and the HDMI was in the correct slot for the GPU. It does go from DVI to HDMI if that means anything useful

MajorMono · Mar 26, 2017

Minecraftia240 :

MajorMono :

Minecraftia240 :

Well the 8570 wouldn't have a great power draw, I think it would most likely just be the GPU's problem. Unless, somehow I''m wrong, you can try out a new PSU. But you did say that your fans were running, so no I wouldn't say it was a PSU problem. Also, did you happen to mistakenly put the HDMI cord into the motherboard instead of the GPU when running the computer? If you put it into the motherboard, you would get Integrated graphics and not your dedicated GPU.

I did make sure it was plugged in correctly and the HDMI was in the correct slot for the GPU. It does go from DVI to HDMI if that means anything useful

When the computer boots up, do the GPU Fans spin at all?

Minecraftia240 · Mar 26, 2017

MajorMono :

Minecraftia240 :

MajorMono :

Minecraftia240 :

Well the 8570 wouldn't have a great power draw, I think it would most likely just be the GPU's problem. Unless, somehow I''m wrong, you can try out a new PSU. But you did say that your fans were running, so no I wouldn't say it was a PSU problem. Also, did you happen to mistakenly put the HDMI cord into the motherboard instead of the GPU when running the computer? If you put it into the motherboard, you would get Integrated graphics and not your dedicated GPU.

I did make sure it was plugged in correctly and the HDMI was in the correct slot for the GPU. It does go from DVI to HDMI if that means anything useful

When the computer boots up, do the GPU Fans spin at all?

yes

MajorMono · Mar 26, 2017

Minecraftia240 :

MajorMono :

Minecraftia240 :

MajorMono :

I did make sure it was plugged in correctly and the HDMI was in the correct slot for the GPU. It does go from DVI to HDMI if that means anything useful

When the computer boots up, do the GPU Fans spin at all?

yes

Have you tried another monitor? Maybe the DVI to HDMI cord you're using is broken?

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