Computer novice

[killerbynature]

Good evening, since I wont be doing any gaming on my Gateway DX4200. Can I just upgrade the video card only and not the power supply, and what type of card should I buy? (i'm just trying to get my screen to fill the monitor with a HDMI cable, and I was told upgrading the card would "fill the screen". PLEASE HELP LOL

 

[montosaurous]

Well, it depends on your power supply model and how many watts it will provide. Give me a more specific model and I'll look it up.

 

[montosaurous]

Well, the lowest power supply wattage for a DX4200 is 300 watts so I guess you could squeeze a 7750 in there as long as you won't be doing anything graphics intensive. At all.

Sapphire Radeon 7750 $105 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202002

 

[killerbynature]

Thank you ,that definitly helps! Will the change in graphics card automatically make my monitor "full screen"? That's the whole purpose of this mission LOL. It baffles me that I have a 22" lcd Acer but it has 1" borders around it. I've done everything possible in the control panel and nothing works.