I have a Dell 620s Slimtower desktop and the card inside it is an HD6450, via hdmi running my second monitor it's nothing but flakey static. I have reseated the card, uninstalled reinstalled the drivers and software, the intel onboard works fine for my primary monitor, i've tried swapping monitors and hdmi cords to rule those out, it seems the actual video card has failed.
I don't game at all, mainly web design, browsing, and video via plex, directvnow, hbogo, netflix and some music software.
But I wondered what I could put in that maybe an upgrade vs what it has now if I have to replace it maybe step it up a notch?
I know the power supply in this system is pretty weak, that would be my main concern I believe 250-300 watts, i am running windows 7 premium on it, 8gb ram, 2.9ghz i5 processor.
It may not win any landspeed records but does the job of what I need, except that video card seems to be flaking out. Worst case I can probably find the same hd6450 online somewhere cheap, just curious what I could go "up to" without having to upgrade the psu etc.
The card itself is slim due to the dell case being the slim model, and it's pci express 16, the motherboard says Dell Inc. 0GDG8Y A00
I don't game at all, mainly web design, browsing, and video via plex, directvnow, hbogo, netflix and some music software.
But I wondered what I could put in that maybe an upgrade vs what it has now if I have to replace it maybe step it up a notch?
I know the power supply in this system is pretty weak, that would be my main concern I believe 250-300 watts, i am running windows 7 premium on it, 8gb ram, 2.9ghz i5 processor.
It may not win any landspeed records but does the job of what I need, except that video card seems to be flaking out. Worst case I can probably find the same hd6450 online somewhere cheap, just curious what I could go "up to" without having to upgrade the psu etc.
The card itself is slim due to the dell case being the slim model, and it's pci express 16, the motherboard says Dell Inc. 0GDG8Y A00