Getting a new graphics card for my pre made computer.

[AJ]

My computer is called HP Pavilion p7-1459 Desktop PC

Specs are

Motherboard
Joshua-H61-uATX (Joshua)

Processor
Intel Core i5 3450

Memory
8 GB

Video graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7450

Hard drive
2 TB

I want to replace the video card with the EVGA GTX 650

Will it be compatible?

[V1RK]

What psu?

[AJ]

Internal 300W (100V-240V)

Im getting all this info from here http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03520500&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=5295962

[AJ]

Ok, well what should i really do, like change the power supply, or find a different graphics card?
Thank you for your cooperation so far though

[Bad 💀 Motha]

What u intend to use a better video card (GPU) for?
Gaming?

For a gaming-worthy GPU, then u will need to change to a higher output PSU so it meets the needs of a more powerful GPU.

What's your budget for this?

[AJ]

Well i really dont know what my budget is on this, but what is the average prices on a PSU? Them i can answer your question lol.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I would say around $50-65 for a decent quality PSU of around 550-600W
Like this PSU > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013
Which should exceed the requirements of pretty much any GPU that is up around the $300 range or so.

Best bet is to first tell us...

How much u'r willing to spend.

What games u wish to play and/or see improvement on.

What is your display's native resolution?

Then we can find a good GPU that meets your needs, and a PSU that meets/exceeds the needs of both your budget, and what the GPU requires.

[AJ]

Great

so im willing to spend around 200 to 250 dollars.

I wish to play battlefield 3, currently i have arma 2 and i run it with 30 fps on medium, 40 on low.

Well im buying a monitoer that is 1080p.

I hope all that was good answers lol.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

What is your current monitor's res?
What resolution & visual setting do you have set in BF3? Or u don't own it yet?
If not, then what res & settings in Arma2? So we get an idea of current performance and such, as resolution plays a major role in that.

$250 is not very much for a decent GPU considering approx $60 of that would need to go towards a PSU.

But if u intend to play games at 1080p, the GPU will need to be fairly decent (like GTX 660 or Radeon 7850) to run well at that res. If not willing to invest in it, then perhaps upgrade GPU without upgrading to a 1080p screen. As that higher res will only further lower game performance.

[AJ]

Alright is 300 to 350 good enough? Anf for my current monitor, when i play on full screen, it still shows that its full when i run 800x600, thats i why i get a high fps. i get way lower if i change that... I dont own bf3 yet. and im willing to ivest in a 660 or 7850.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

The resolution will pretty always be full-screen, unless u change that in settings somewhere. Overall what happens is the lower (non native res) setting is being stretched to fit the screen, which incurrs more blurring.

For example if I have a 1080p screen, that is a res of 1920x1080. This number is in pixel count (H x V). If I then apply 800x600, those pixels are being stretched to fit the 1920x1080 capacity. What happens is the 800x600 pixels will appear larger and also blurred, due to stretching. If you want an all around crisp picture, u want to run desktop and games at your screen's native res (max supported res).

What model of monitor do u have? That is easiest way to determine it's specs & max supported resolution.

[AJ]

Ok its ThinkVision

[Velmarshal]

https://www.humblebundle.com/ - you can get BF3 for only 5$ here in next 9 days (and a number of other good games).

Otherwise, both 660 and 7850 are good choices, while 660 being slightly more powerful than 7850 and 7870 being more powerful than 660, but you will need atleast a 500W PSU (600W recommended) for any of those card.

[AJ]

Wait on top is says IBM

[AJ]

Sweet, gonna purchase it soon!

[Bad 💀 Motha]

IBM ThinkVision...

look on the rear of the screen for the Model #. Might also be printed on the front, in one of the corners of the screen bezel.

like L190 for example, which is a ThinkVision 19" LCD Monitor.