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Hi all,

Product Name: HP/Compaq Iona
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

1-What are the type/best video cards?

2-What are the type/best M.2 hdds for my system?

3-Do I need to replace network adapter to get lower ping/latency on online gaming servers ( Adapter: Realtec PCIe GBE).



PC: HP/Compaq Iona

W10 64 PRO

CPU: i7 2.80 MS-7613 (Iona-GL8E)MSI

Drive: Kingston SSD 240GB RAM:

8GB 1333

Video Card: nVidea GT320
 
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Yes, You could easily get away with a low power GPU like a GT1030. You could push that to a GTX950 (75W) or GTX750Ti (70W). But if you plan on gaming you really want some overhead. A nice 430-550W power supply is what I usually recommend.

Just have to be sure it is a standard ATX supply and not a custom size or wiring.
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1) How much do you have spend? What is the rating of the power supply? (Though pretty much anything is better than a GT320)

2) I would have to check for M.2 compatibility, that is a fairly new feature and not something that is typically found on an off the shelf PC. Your Kingston SSD is probably fine.

3) No, pretty much any network card will do. The majority of your latency comes from the travel time of your signal through the greater internet, not between your computer and your modem/ISP.
 
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Motherboard has a PCIe 1x Mini card slot, that is more similar to a laptop internal part than a contemporary M.2 slot, though they use a similar connector. It might take an mSATA card, but not an NVMe drive (most are too long anyway)
 
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Thank you Eximo,
Will MSI GEFORCE GTX960 GAMING 2GB fit?
And does it make a big difference comparing to my current NVidea 320?
What is the use of the other mini PCIE-2, PCIE-3, PCIE-4?

Mother board:
Manufacturer MSI
Model IONA (CPU 1)
Version 1.0
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model DMI Host Bridge
Chipset Revision 11
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model H57
Southbridge Revision 06
System Temperature 44 °C
BIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 5.14
Date 3/23/2010
Voltage
VIN0 1.664 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.672 V
VIN2 1.648 V
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation PCIE-1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCIE-2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCIE-3
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCIE-4
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 3
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation Mini-PCIE
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 4
 
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PCIe slot one is for the graphics card. The others can be any type for device, sound card, network cards, storage controllers, USB controllers and so on.

Mini-PCIe is the connector referenced in my earlier post. Typical devices that would be plugged into that are laptop WiFi modules. You could put a storage drive there, but it would be just as fast as your SATA SSD, so not much point.

Compatibility wise, any GPU will work in a PCIe x16 slot. Power and physical size are the other limitations. Your power supply rating is vital to picking a GPU, or you simply purchase a new power supply to use. With OEM machines that can get complex, as they don't always use typical standards for wiring or size.

A GTX960 is many many times faster than a GT320. The 300 series is only available from OEM suppliers and they were not high end cards. Your typical off the shelf embedded graphics of today is several times faster.
 
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Yes, You could easily get away with a low power GPU like a GT1030. You could push that to a GTX950 (75W) or GTX750Ti (70W). But if you plan on gaming you really want some overhead. A nice 430-550W power supply is what I usually recommend.

Just have to be sure it is a standard ATX supply and not a custom size or wiring.
 
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The GT 1030 isn't considered a gaming card, however it is much, much faster than the GT 320 you have.

GTX 750, GTX750Ti, GTX950, and even the GTX1050 and GTX1050Ti are low power cards that don't require external power.

However, those cards still do draw up to 75W. With a 300W power supply you are already running the rest of the computer off of it. Power supply output decreases as they age as well. It is not wise to run a power supply near its limits, this leads to pre-mature failure through excessive heating. If you game for long periods, I still suggest getting a new power supply.

I have little concern with the GT 1030 since I believe it is only a 30W part and comparable to the GT320 (43W) you are replacing.
 
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