HELP ...

[Deadz0ne]

my computer's power supply is 230v . so can i use the 9600GSO ??

 

[TheViper]

No, that's not enough and I doubt it has a 6 pin PCI-e power connector as required by some models of 9600 GOS.

I also assume you meant 260 watts, not volts.

300 or more watts should suffice if the power supply brand is good quality.

 

[Deadz0ne]

my computer is the Compaq Presario SR1960AP Media Centre Edition . no its in volts , i saw at the back label of my CPU . it wrote ' 230V ' ...

 

[TheViper]

Ah, in Singapore where the SR1960AP is sold they do use 230 volts on the PSU.

But that's what all power supplies there would use. What we need is the number of watts. I tried looking it up but that's the 1 thing the specs list doesn't show on the HP/Compaq web site.

The total watts should be printed on the side of the power supply itself inside the case.

 

[Deadz0ne]

i was told by 'mousemonkey' that 9600 GSO was compatible with my computer but he didn't know my computer's power supply ... what do you recommend for my computer ??

 

[TheViper]

That's the problem. We don't know the wattage of your PSU. That's what tells us which graphics cards you can install.

But considering the nature of your PC and the graphics card it comes with, you may be able to install a 9600 GSO provided you buy one that does not require a 6 pin PCI-e power connector.

If that is difficult to find, try the HD 4670 as a very good alternative as none of them require the 6-pin PCI-e power connector and perform about as well as the 9600 GSO.

 

[Deadz0ne]

i'm currently using GeForce . if i buy the HD4670 , does it affect anything ??

is the HD4670 compatible with my computer ?

 

[TheViper]

It is compatible and would make a huge gaming performance difference.

 

[Deadz0ne]

i went to youtube and some videos says that there are PCI , AGPx4/x8 , PCI-E x1 , PCI-E x16 , PCI-E 16x 2.0 , PCI-E 2.0 ... is mine PCI-E x16 ??

 

[TheViper]

Yes, you have 1 PXI-e x16 slot on your motherboard. A GeForce 7300LE occupies that lot right now.

 

[Deadz0ne]

so when buying the graphic card , i need to specify ' PCI-E x16 ' only ?

 

[TheViper]

That card only comes as a PCI-e x16 card.

Also PCI-e 2.0 and 1.0 are backwards compatible with each other.