- Nov 8, 2010
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my buddy has a mini gateway sx2850-20c and wants to upgrade his videocard from integrated to something with a lil more juice to up his framerates.
ive never dealt with upgrading the mini towers and my main concern with offering advice for him is the 220w psu. his main use for the pc is gaming. he also lives in canada and we were wondering what a good website would be to order from to avoid the big shipping fees.
any advice on what to do with around $100 as a budget? ty kind folk at anandtech as always, suggestions are very much appreciated!
the specs for the gateway are:
Processor
Intel® Core™ i3-550 Processor1 (3.2GHz, 4MB Cache) with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology5
Memory
6GB DDR3 Dual-Channel Memory
Video
Integrated Intel® HD Graphics with Intel® Clear Video HD Technology7
Available Expansion Slots
Available: 1 - PCI-E x16, 0 - PCI-E x1
Dimensions (Box)
14" (H) x 7" (W) x 20" (L) or 355.6mm (H) x 177.8mm (W) x 508mm (L)
Dimensions (System)
10.43" (H) x 3.93" (W) x 12.4" (L) or 266.7mm (H) x 101.6mm (W) x 317.5mm (L)
Motherboard
Systemboard with Intel® H57 Express Chipset
Power Supply
220W Power Supply
ive never dealt with upgrading the mini towers and my main concern with offering advice for him is the 220w psu. his main use for the pc is gaming. he also lives in canada and we were wondering what a good website would be to order from to avoid the big shipping fees.
any advice on what to do with around $100 as a budget? ty kind folk at anandtech as always, suggestions are very much appreciated!
the specs for the gateway are:
Processor
Intel® Core™ i3-550 Processor1 (3.2GHz, 4MB Cache) with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology5
Memory
6GB DDR3 Dual-Channel Memory
Video
Integrated Intel® HD Graphics with Intel® Clear Video HD Technology7
Available Expansion Slots
Available: 1 - PCI-E x16, 0 - PCI-E x1
Dimensions (Box)
14" (H) x 7" (W) x 20" (L) or 355.6mm (H) x 177.8mm (W) x 508mm (L)
Dimensions (System)
10.43" (H) x 3.93" (W) x 12.4" (L) or 266.7mm (H) x 101.6mm (W) x 317.5mm (L)
Motherboard
Systemboard with Intel® H57 Express Chipset
Power Supply
220W Power Supply
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