Trying to upgrade videocard in old HP computer

[jameson542]

Hello,

I have an HP computer with an old 9800 GT and I was thinking of upgrading to a newer card. However, I am concerned that either my 460W PSU will be insufficient or that there will not be enough space for a new card in my tower. Or, perhaps there will be some kind of bottleneck. I would just like someone to make sure I am good to go before I order this card. I apologize for not being more tech-savvy! :'(

This is my HP computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883107732

This is the card I was thinking of upgrading to:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814130839

Can anyone give me some advice on this? It would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Saffron]

The GTX650Ti maxes out around 250W load power usage. I would say that your 460W power supply will be sufficient. The processor in that HP is a little under powered and may cause a slight bottleneck, but were talking very little. Maybe in the 15% range compared to a better processor.

I would say go ahead and upgrade.

 

[Hitman928]

Hello,

I have an HP computer with an old 9800 GT and I was thinking of upgrading to a newer card. However, I am concerned that either my 460W PSU will be insufficient or that there will not be enough space for a new card in my tower. Or, perhaps there will be some kind of bottleneck. I would just like someone to make sure I am good to go before I order this card. I apologize for not being more tech-savvy! :'(

This is my HP computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883107732

This is the card I was thinking of upgrading to:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814130839

Can anyone give me some advice on this? It would be greatly appreciated.

Your PSU should be able to handle it as long as you are not overclocking it. Your cpu may start to be a bottleneck at stock speeds, however, depending on the games you play.

 

[InfoTiger]

I got a 7850 on antec 380w.

 

[chibimike]

Zotac GTX 660 should work. Really good performance, needs only 1 6-pin connector, short card. Will outperform the 650ti by quite a margin.

On my i5 760 I run 1680x1050 ultra settings on BF3.

It is out of stock on newegg, but should be back in stock soon.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500270