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[dj31499]

I Have a Gateway Zx4951 all in one desktop and i'm not sure if its a closed system or if i can mod it.
I have been trying to run GTA 4 on it and the grphics are bad, any recombination for a graphics car

Specs:
Intel Core i3 3.2 GHz
4 Gb RAM
Intel HD Graphics
Windows 7 Home Premium
1 TB Hard Drive

 

[ScrewySqrl]

with a decent graphics card, that should run most games well.

What kind of Power supply do you have, and what is the size of your case?

that'll determine the kind of gpu we can put in the machine

 

[dj31499]

?

 

[ScrewySqrl]

look again

 

[AntiZig]

how much money are you looking to spend?? anything up to 6950 will do fine, 6950 and up might be bottlenecked by the cpu

 

[dj31499]

not sure at the moment about the power supply and what is a case i am new to this stuff

 

[dj31499]

125 at the most

 

[ScrewySqrl]

ok, my suggestion at that price is an HIS HD 6790 (124.99 at newegg), which should work fine as long as your power supply has a 6-pin PCIe power plug.

 

[dj31499]

looks good what brand is it amd or nvidia

 

[AntiZig]

6790 is amd (ATI)

 

[dj31499]

hey, my birthdays coming up soon and i found a good laptop that is pretty good. probably be able to pay for it http://us.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/model/LX.WY102.012

 

[AntiZig]

sorry, I was under impression you were looking for advice on how to upgrade your desktop computer for better gaming performance...?

 

[dj31499]

i am sorry i was trying to post that on another forum but idk if my computer is a closed unit

 

[AntiZig]

what do you mean by closed unit?

 

[dj31499]

i do not think you can open the back of it

 

[ScrewySqrl]

nonsense.

everything can be opened. just have to find the screws

 

[AntiZig]

if it couldn't be opened how did they ever put things inside?

 

[dj31499]

maybe so, maybe its just gateways way of keeping stockparts