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IloveU
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NEED HELP!!!! HP Pavilion p6714y New PSU & Graphics card questions

I want to upgrade my PC for games like HomeFront and the Battlefield series. I currently have a Nvidia GeForce 6150SE integrated and a 250 Watt PSU.....what would be my best bet for replacing these? I have about $300-400 I can spend. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

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erico
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Re: NEED HELP!!!! HP Pavilion p6714y New PSU & Graphics card questions

HI,

 


IloveU wrote:

I want to upgrade my PC for games like HomeFront and the Battlefield series. I currently have a Nvidia GeForce 6150SE integrated and a 250 Watt PSU.....what would be my best bet for replacing these? I have about $300-400 I can spend. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!


 

PSU: any Corsair 450W or an OCZ MOdXstream Pro 500-600W should be in the below $100.00 range (Newegg.com)

Video Card PCIe-x16

Radeon HD5770 or HD5750 , both are directX 11.0 spec and can play virtually any game currently on the market.

NVIDIA  GeForce 9600GT 

 

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erico



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Big_Dave
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Re: NEED HELP!!!! HP Pavilion p6714y New PSU & Graphics card questions

Hi,

 

Review the ATI and NVIDIA performance specifications. Look at the memory bandwidth specifications and the DirectX level support.

How to replace a power supply.

How to replace a video card.

 

These HP "how-to" articles might be helpful.

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IloveU
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I went with the 

 OCZ MOdXstream Pro 600 Watt

and Radeon HD5770 card. Thanks for the help and suggestions.

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Aranethon
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Hello, IloveU, I know this is an old thread but I have the exact same model of PC as you, and I was interested in how the OCZ Modxstream and the Radeon HD5770 are working out for you. Would you recommend these, now that you've been using them? Thanks!

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