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hooterville   05-23-2007 at 07:21:53 PM

with the stock power supply?

I believe the stock power supply is only 300w ?

HP a1730n:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4600+; 2.4GHz

Operating system
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

Memory
2048MB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM

Graphics card (on board graphics)
Nvidia GeForce Go 6150LE Graphics with 128MB dedicated graphics memory

Hard drive
320GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive

Primary CD/DVD drive
SuperMulti DVD Writer with LightScribe Technology

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kaotao   05-23-2007 at 07:58:45 PM
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What games do you want to play, and at what resolution and settings? For anything decent, you're going to have to upgrade your PSU.

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hooterville   05-23-2007 at 08:45:27 PM
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I'm not looking for anything fancy just a step or two up from the on board graphics that this system comes with and will work with the stock power supply?

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lostandwandering   05-23-2007 at 09:16:38 PM
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Don't quote me on this, but I think you may be able to squeak by with an X1600 or 7600GS with that PSU. at the very least a 7300GT (last resort). Help us a little more: open your computer and look at the tag on the PSU. Tell us what it says for the +12V rails.

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hooterville   05-23-2007 at 10:40:41 PM
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Don't quote me on this, but I think you may be able to squeak by with an X1600 or 7600GS with that PSU. at the very least a 7300GT (last resort). Help us a little more: open your computer and look at the tag on the PSU. Tell us what it says for the +12V rails.



Will this information be on a sticker on the power supply?

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lostandwandering   05-23-2007 at 10:46:05 PM
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Yup, should be on one of the sides of the PSU. If not, you may be able to get it off of HP's website.

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hooterville   05-25-2007 at 08:02:03 PM
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OK, The power supply in this computer says:

Bestec (sounds like quality? LOL )

Output 300W Max.

+12V / 19A -12V / 0.8A

+5V / 30A +5VSB / 2A

+ 3.3V / 28A

Will this run the 7600 GS or what other card would work with this powewr supply?

Also does the 7600 GS have a quite fan?

This computer is nice & quite and you can hardly tell if it's running or not and I hate to put a loud graphics card in it.

Thanks.

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lostandwandering   05-25-2007 at 08:17:09 PM
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Yes a 7600GS will work and I am pretty sure the X1600 will work. I don't know about the fan but you can find them with silent heatsinks (both the 7600 an X1600).

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hooterville   05-25-2007 at 08:22:42 PM
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Thanks for the help.

My next dumb question is when I install this card will it automatically shut off the integrated graphics that is already on this computer?

I'm not too sure about doing any work in the BIOS.

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lostandwandering   05-25-2007 at 08:24:49 PM
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No it probably won't. Take that question into the mobo section to get better help than I can offer.

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RealiBrad   05-25-2007 at 09:00:58 PM
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i have an hp computer with the goldfish 3 mobo and my int. graphics shut off when i added a video card. however, your psu will not be enough to power everything. the two cards that he listed recomend a 350 and higher. i would suggest getting a new psu. it wont cost but about 50 to 60 bucks anyway. im sure that it would run for a while but when that thing goes out it will take other parts with it. also, make sure that your mobo has an agp or pci-e slot. dont want to be stuck like i am with just pic.

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uberman   05-25-2007 at 10:01:25 PM
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Do you have an AGP or PCIe slot?What is your budget?With a better Psu and a decent graphics card you will be surprised.

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lostandwandering   05-25-2007 at 10:21:30 PM
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Watts are not everything. He has 300 watts and 19 amps on the +12V rails (the rails are most important). Both cards only need 18 amps. The second thing to consider is, those recommendations for watts are based off a high-end CPU and other parts at 100% usage. His system won't consume that much power.

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uberman   05-25-2007 at 10:35:09 PM
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I'm not suggesting anything too extreme and I am sure it will run.Just calling reliability into question with a new video card or any other upgrades.CPU is good etc but 300W HP probably no-name PSU? Iffy IMO.

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hooterville   05-26-2007 at 12:29:21 AM
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I'm not suggesting anything too extreme and I am sure it will run.Just calling reliability into question with a new video card or any other upgrades.CPU is good etc but 300W HP probably no-name PSU? Iffy IMO.



It's a china Bestec PSU so you know the quality is top notch !! LOL !

Yea, I'm sure it's the cheapest garbage HP could throw in there.

I might consider a new PSU also.

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