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240watt Low Profile With HDMI

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I'm searching for a graphics card or something similar with HDMI, my biggest promblem is lack of wattage. All we want to do is watch movies, HDMI cable to TV.
We have 2 PCI, 1 PCI-e x16 & PCI-e x1. Our PSU is ony 240w and to my knowledge it cannot be changed for it is in a HP DX7300 mini tower. Unless one of you can save me with a link for something larger. I did stumble across a 365w which claim to fit my pc but i can't see by the shape that it would.

Found This http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Aud [...] ifications but not sure what the wattage is or if its what we really need.

Trying to keep this on a low budget.

Thanks
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you can buy GT 520 OC or 6450 OC.

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joelsjet wrote :

Hi
I'm searching for a graphics card or something similar with HDMI, my biggest promblem is lack of wattage. All we want to do is watch movies, HDMI cable to TV.
We have 2 PCI, 1 PCI-e x16 & PCI-e x1. Our PSU is ony 240w and to my knowledge it cannot be changed for it is in a HP DX7300 mini tower. Unless one of you can save me with a link for something larger. I did stumble across a 365w which claim to fit my pc but i can't see by the shape that it would.

Found This http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Aud [...] ifications but not sure what the wattage is or if its what we really need.

Trying to keep this on a low budget.

Thanks
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That is an audio card, the best card that you can get is a 5450 or 6450, both use very low power however the 6450 has blu ray acceleration.

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amuffin wrote :

That is an audio card, the best card that you can get is a 5450 or 6450, both use very low power however the 6450 has blu ray acceleration.



But in there it says audio/video does that mean one or the other or both?

Reply to joelsjet

Guys all these cards need way more watage than ive got or will they still function

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no the 6450 will work with your 240w psu mp problem.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102933

read the feedback on the card.

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that card is a sound card and you will need another card to use for video, it can however give you video if you have another card through the hdmi on that one.

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So will a graphics card with hdmi give me sound?

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yes you get sound+video from an HDMI port

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Do i have to worry about hdcp when conecting my graphics card straight to my tv?

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Nope, just connect it straight to your tv.

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