My PC is Hp Compaq DC5800 Microtower,I want to update my VGA card to 2gb ATI VGA card HD 6570.

[slgayan]

Technical Information

RAMDAC Speed

400 MHz

Maximum Resolution

2560 x 1600

Digital Signal

Yes

API Support

DirectX 11.0

API Support

OpenGL 3.2

API Support

DirectCompute 11

Number of Monitors Support

1x VGA+1xDVI  or 1x DVI+ 1x HDMI

Dual Link DVI Support

Yes

Features

Avivo HD TechnologyProcessor & Chipset

Chipset Manufacturer

ATI

Chipset Line

Radeon

Chipset Series

HD 6000

Chipset Model

HD 6450

Number of Stream Processors

80Memory

Standard Memory

2 GB

Memory Technology

DDR3 SDRAMInterfaces/Ports

Host Interface

PCI Express 2.1

DVI

Yes

Number of DVI Output

1Physical Characteristics

Cooler Type

High performance heatsinkMiscellaneous

Package Contents

• Radeon HD 6450 Graphics Card in Retail Box
• Driver CD

System Requirements

• PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
• 350 Watt or greater power supply recommended 

Platform Support

PC

[vnyga]

Hi,

this is what I found of a DC5800 Microtower:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01358056&lang=en&cc=us&taskI...

There's a 300W psu listed, so you should choose a smaller card or check for a psu upgrade.

V.

[erico]

That is a very unlikely upgrade for a couple of reasons.

1) finding an >350 Watt upgrade PSU with SATA connectors for an HP microtower is extremely difficult. 

2) the video card you selected would have to be low profile and single slot wide. There is not much space in the microtower.

[vnyga]

@erico - from the specifications the Microtower has full-height expansion slots.

But with the psu you are right - he has to check it.

V.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

I installed the Radeon HD 6570 in my Elite 8200 CMT.

It has a 325W power supply and is listed as an optional video card for the 8200 Elite on the HP quickspecs link.

A 300W P/S may be a little bit short of what I would be comfortable with, but if you don't do a lot of heavy duty gaming, it should work fine.

This is the very same card I got.

Fanless, so it is dead quiet.  I liked it so much I put one in my dc7800 (which is the same as the dc5800 but has 3 x 5.25" drive bays and a 365W P/S).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161374

Maybe you can get a used but tested and working 365W P/S from a dc7800 CMT on eBay. It might fit. Can't say for sure.

I'd just go with the 300W unless like I wrote above, you plan on playing lots of video games with it.

Paul

[slgayan]

Thanks friends....