Can I upgrade the Graphics card on this PC?

[sl0th]

I was wondering if I can upgrade the graphics card on this PC: HP Pavilion p6214y Desktop PC Product Specifications | HP® Support
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c01905330
If I cant, how come?

If I can, what upgrades would you recommend that are gaming friendly?

Is this computer even okay for gaming after the GPU upgrade?

[jambutty]

You should be able to add a discrete GPU. There is a slot for it from what I can gather from Hp's website.
The only problem really is the PSU with it being only 300w listed on the specs.
The best you'd be able to however is only likely to be a HD6670, without upgraping your PSU and in turn changing your case.

[Fede[Exe6]]

which games you wanna play with this pc?
i think you use the integrated graphic card from motherboard.

generally you can upgrade your pc with a graphic card but you need a new power supply certainly

[sl0th]

Postat inițial de jambutty77:

You should be able to add a discrete GPU. There is a slot for it from what I can gather from Hp's website.
The only problem really is the PSU with it being only 300w listed on the specs.
The best you'd be able to however is only likely to be a HD6670, without upgraping your PSU and in turn changing your case.

What power supply do you recommend that would also fit my case?

[_I_]

any atx power supply will fit in the case

corsair cx430 can run upto a 150w gpu in most systems
its sometimes on sale for $40/20ar
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026
right now the modular cx430m is cheaper $42.50/22.50ar
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139049

[sl0th]

Postat inițial de _I_:

any atx power supply will fit in the case

corsair cx430 can run upto a 150w gpu in most systems
its sometimes on sale for $40/20ar
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026
right now the modular cx430m is cheaper $42.50/22.50ar
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139049

Are there any 500-550 watt ones you recommend?
Also is it ok to have a more wattage than needed?

[_I_]

Rosewill Green Series RG530-S12 530W $64/54ar
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182199 $64/54ar
its an older (internal) design but still good

or
XFX 550W PRO550W $56
http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/ncixus/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

imho, the cx430 is more than enough for the oem build
i have one with a 95w amd setup and 2x hdd, odd, and gts250 (145w gpu)
and it works great

[sl0th]

Im thinking of getting this power supply: {LINK ELIMINAT}http://bit.ly/17y9PaW .....Will this be good? Will it fit into the case? If I get this power supply, what Graphics Card do you recommend that is good for gaming? What is the best GPU I could probably get? I just realized something.....Should I upgrade the GPU or the Graphics card? Im a noob at this stuff so is there even a difference? Which one should I be upgrading?

[_I_]

thast the same psu from ncix, but costs more from newegg
yes itll fit in the case

upgrading both the gpu and psu would be best
a decent gpu would need more than teh 300w psu, and the 9100gt is a very old card

[sl0th]

Postat inițial de _I_:

thast the same psu from ncix, but costs more from newegg

But if I do get it, Will it fit into the case? If I get this power supply, what Graphics Card do you recommend that is good for gaming? What is the best GPU I could probably get? I just realized something.....Should I upgrade the GPU or the Graphics card? Im a noob at this stuff so is there even a difference? Which one should I be upgrading?

[_I_]

7790 or gtx660 would run into the cpu bottleneck in most games on that setup
m2n (am2+) board with amd aii 620 (quad 2.6)
but that depends on the games

a cpu bottleneck is fine, when you upgrade the rest, you can keep the psu and gpu for that build

[sl0th]

So what would be the BEST combination that is compatable with everything including the case that is under $250? Also.....Would I be wanting to upgrade the video card, or GPU?

[_I_]

upgrade the video card (gpu) and power supply (psu)

since the cpu upgrade would be a waste when you upgrade the board later

[sl0th]

And the best GPU and PSU to get under $250 total? Thats compatable.

[sl0th]

I just realized that the PC didnt link so I added a new link.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c01905330

[_I_]

xfx550w and a 7870
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/UlAI

then save up about $400-600 for another build
you can resue the hdd, odd from the hp in the new build
ex. for $520
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jtMb