I want to upgrade my computer because of the World of Warcraft expansion coming out. I know a need a new video card: but I honestly don't know how to pick a new one out. I do have a budget, and it's fairly meager, so I want to do this cheaply. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I am currently running (according to my xfire: )
Manufacturer:
HP Pavilion 061 (HP Pavilion Slimline s7612n)
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory:
958MB RAM
Hard Drive:
200 GB Total
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
Monitor:
Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card:
Realtek HD Audio rear output
Operating System:
Windows XP|||Assuming that computer has a PCIexpress slot on the board (it's new enough it should), I would highly recommend the Nvidia 8800GT. Newegg has one for $145 with a $35 mail-in rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… This is not the newest card on the market but it is excellent and is one of the best performance-to-dollar upgrades you can make.
edit: tigerdirect.com has it for $124.99 with no rebate also: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…|||Unfortunately the HP slimline does not have much room for expansion. It has onboard video which is not good for gaming. Also, it has only one PCI slot for expansion. You can still get PCI slot video cards - but they do not increase your gaming experience by much. Where to buy PCI video cards:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
|||HP Pavilion s7612n Slimline home PC
Power supply (Bryce) - 108-watt
http://partsurfer.hp.com/cgi-bin/spi/mai…
Expansion slots: One PCI
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum…
It has a very low power, 108 watt, power supply and only one vanilla PCI slot. Since it is a slimline case you might only be able to fit a low profile PCI video card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…
I would expect you would need to replace the power supply with something that has more watts. You can measure the dimensions of the power supply to see if it is a special size.
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