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milwsysbuilder   10-29-2008 at 06:23:35 AM

Do you think an hp pavilion slimline s3421p can handle an 8500gt?
As far as I can tell from support, the psu is only 160w. nvidia recommends a 300w psu / 18a @ 12v, but how much power could this card use? 35w?

Edit: the goal is to be able to run a 30" lcd

Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814162004

HP Specs:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc [...] 41&lang=en


Message edited by milwsysbuilder on 10-29-2008 at 06:30:10 AM
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dirtmountain   10-29-2008 at 06:46:18 AM
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If you haven't bought it already, i'd use the HD4550 low profile instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102799

the 4550 uses 24w and the 8500GT uses a huge 27w

http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?showtopic=264

nevermind, i just saw the rebate on that 8500. screw the 4550


Message edited by dirtmountain on 10-29-2008 at 06:49:05 AM
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milwsysbuilder   10-30-2008 at 04:25:09 AM
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You think its okay though?

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milwsysbuilder   10-30-2008 at 06:19:31 AM
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just in case anyone stumbles into this thread ... lots of useful info here:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1033235678

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dirtmountain   10-31-2008 at 12:27:53 PM
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I think it would be fine to run the 8500GT on that PSU. At 27w it's probably not taking much more power then the integrated graphics.

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milwsysbuilder   11-01-2008 at 01:50:40 AM
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at least one person reported problems with the 8500gt and a 65w processor. we've decided to replace the 65w cpu with a 45w one just to be on the safe side. thanks for the responses.

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kelchia   03-04-2009 at 12:02:36 AM
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Hi,
actually i am looking forward to upgrade the graphic card of my s3421p though I know it wont be much. which 8500gt I should get? there are a lot of 8500gt out there....need help

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dirtmountain   03-04-2009 at 01:52:42 AM
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Because of the change in prices from the time of the OP and the lack of low profile 8500GT at newegg, you'd be better off using a HD4550.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121281

 

*EDIT* i should have added that if you want better performance depending on budget you can add a new power supply and a different graphic card, it would depend on what you're doing with the system and your screen resolution.

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kelchia   03-17-2009 at 09:13:46 PM
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dirtmountain wrote :

Because of the change in prices from the time of the OP and the lack of low profile 8500GT at newegg, you'd be better off using a HD4550.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121281

*EDIT* i should have added that if you want better performance depending on budget you can add a new power supply and a different graphic card, it would depend on what you're doing with the system and your screen resolution.



thanks for the answer
if I could, of course I would rather get a stronger graphic card but I really do not know how does the power supply work in all of this............
so basically, you plug the CPU power plug to the power supply?
hmmmmm

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dirtmountain   03-17-2009 at 09:39:32 PM
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The HD4550 does not need an additional source of power from the power supply. It uses the power that is supplied to it from the socket in which it is placed.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121306

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