GPU Upgrade for HP e9120y PC

[John Reynolds 1943]

I'd like to upgrade the GPU in my HP e9120y desktop. I'll not be upgrading the power supply. Thank you for any help you can give me.

Kind regards,

John

 

[BlackHawk91]

Hi John
Could you please specify what kind of games do you play, what monitor resolution do you have and your budget. We are limited by a 300W psu according to the full specs http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01738802&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3970023

 

[John Reynolds 1943]

I play old flight and racing sims like need for speed. I'm thinking I just want a better card than the one that came in the machine. Not an off the charts. Something in the $50 - 80 range. Low wattage.

Thank you

 

[refillable]

Hi there, You have a pretty nice HP system right there but upgrading PSU is really needed. Assuming that you have a non decent branded 300W PSU. Atleast a decent branded 400W is needed.

For me, I am going to get 6670 in that budget, but you can actually get 6770 for $120 with a good performance on 720p.

 

[k1114]

You can get a 5670 or 6670 without a psu upgrade. Here's some benchmarks. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6570-radeon-hd-6670-turks,2925.html

 

[Deemo13]

The best thing in the pricerange you are asking for at the moment is the 5670 or the 6670 (badge engineering). They both will run on low-end generic power supplies at about 300W. They will also give you great performance as well, you will be able to play pretty much whatever you want.

 

[BlackHawk91]

I was thinking the same, but what do you guys think about his system power load

Possible gpus: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6570-radeon-hd-6670-turks,2925-15.html
CPU: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1195/12/

 

[k1114]

I would only recommend it if it was safe. Both of the links you have show total system power so they show the other system components, although the first is only testing gpu so you need to take into account peak cpu power. The second link shows the wrong cpu with a 5870 although it's idling since they're using prime. He has the 910 not the 910e.

AMD rates the 5670 at 61w and the 6670 at 66w. 910 is rated at 95w. Plus 50w for other components. These are max peak watts and 2/3 of the psu is about as high as I would say to go.

@Deemo, what do you mean by badge engineering? They are not simply a rebadge like the 5770/6770 if that's what you meant. The 5670 and 6670 are different, look at the specs.

 

[John Reynolds 1943]

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[John Reynolds 1943]

Thank you very much!