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Graphic card for a 250 W system please help
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hubskater
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14. August 2008 @ 14:11 |
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hubert
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ddp
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14. August 2008 @ 14:41 |
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is the computer a namebrand like dell or a clone from local computer store? what is the make & model# of the computer or motherboard to see what you have or have not?
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14. August 2008 @ 19:53 |
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It's a compaq ddp, and I just rebuilt a compaq a few years older this one, it had a non-standad PSU mount so couldn't be replaced.
hubskater: With a CPU like that you're not going to need a good GPU anyway as the rest of the system will hold you back. However, it looks like it only has PCI slots and no AGP, so you're probably out of luck, you'll need a new PC.
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ddp
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15. August 2008 @ 15:58 |
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15. August 2008 @ 17:52 |
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Hmm, the page I found made no mention of that. Oh well.
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hubskater
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15. August 2008 @ 18:01 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
hubskater, measure the power supply & see if 1 from local computer will fit it as i think it will. this way you'll get more watts if a new generation 8x agp needs extra power.
So i have and AGP and PCIe slot??
And what do you mean measure it?? Like the power consumption of my system or like physical size??
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15. August 2008 @ 18:05 |
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No, AGP and PCI slots, not PCIe.
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ddp
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15. August 2008 @ 23:33 |
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what sam says is what you have for slots. the physical size. the standard size psu is 4.875"x5.875"x3.375".
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hubskater
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16. August 2008 @ 00:21 |
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Oh ok thanks
But i dont think that i wanna change my psu because im currently saving money to custom build my new pc and i just wanna be able to use this until i will have enough money and i want to upgrade my graphic card so its at least a half decent one
So i would like to just know if i can get a card AGP or PCI anything better then what i have now which is NVIDA GeForce2 GTS 64 MB??
Thanx
hubert
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ddp
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16. August 2008 @ 00:25 |
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agp is better then pci & your agp is 8x faster then your pci. i think your card is at least a 2x if not a 4x agp. why do you need a new videocard?
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hubskater
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16. August 2008 @ 01:00 |
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i just wanted a new one because this one doesnt even support 3D and i am a graphic designer and i need something new more recent for my work and pleasure lol games and movies
hubert
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16. August 2008 @ 01:12 |
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I have the ati agp 9600 pro on my older pcs and it has been capable of running every game I throw at it (it will choke on some of the newest games but so will my pci-e xt1650), but it requires a 300 watt power supply. But theres a lower level card the 9550 agp that will run on a 250 power supply. The 9550 is built using the same core as the 9600 pro. That might be something you might want to investigate and they are in the 50 dollar price range. It should hold you till you get a higher end computer that can handle a more powerful video card.
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardwa...9550/index.html
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ddp
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16. August 2008 @ 01:13 |
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16. August 2008 @ 12:18 |
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Yeah, that should work.
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hubskater
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16. August 2008 @ 14:30 |
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OK thanks for all your help so far
But now i have another problem because i bought a graphic card at tigerdirect and i got DIAMOND S9550 SB Edition with 256 MB and i put it in everything is kool i installed the drivers and everyhting and i restart my computer and it is at the WINDOWS XP welcome screen and my screen just goes black and my monitor DOES NOT go in the stand by mode??
hubert
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16. August 2008 @ 16:47 |
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Try booting XP into 'VGA mode' and use the drivers off the website instead of the CD.
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ddp
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16. August 2008 @ 18:01 |
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or put the old card back in so can uninstall it properly & put new card in.
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hubskater
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17. August 2008 @ 00:26 |
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Ok so i booted up in VGA mode and i installed the drivers off he internet and then booted up into regular mode and everything is fine and then after the welcome screen everything is just messed up the image is just like a bunch of blocks and you cannot see anything??
hubert
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ddp
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17. August 2008 @ 00:42 |
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which site did you get the drivers from?
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hubskater
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17. August 2008 @ 00:46 |
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hubert
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17. August 2008 @ 11:15 |
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Could be a fault with the GPU, motherboard or PSU. I'm thinking the former, currently.
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hubskater
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17. August 2008 @ 11:35 |
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Ok i reinstalled the windows XP on my pc while the card was in there and it worked fine but then after about 5 mins the screen went blank and into stand by mode so im thinking that i dont have enough power
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17. August 2008 @ 11:41 |
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Could potentially be that, but I'd be surprised, the 9550s don't draw that much power. How hot is the card getting?
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hubskater
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17. August 2008 @ 17:24 |
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the card is not hot at all
My old one is always getting really hot tough
hubert
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jony218
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18. August 2008 @ 15:18 |
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It's a driver problem, the same thing happen to me with my ati-x1650, it wouldn't recognize the latest xp drivers, I tried vista drivers and that didn't fix it. I had to use older xp drivers to finally get it to work. It's trial and error to find the right one, you might also try the omega ati drivers.
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