GPU options for HP Compact Elite 8300 SFF

[oneManBanned]

Hello,

I'm looking to get Dragon Age: Origins running on my system. It's from 2009 so I think even a potato of a PC - like the one I have, should be able to run it - I'm above all the recommended requirements expect for gpu.

This is my system info -

• Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz
• Memory: 16 GB
• OS:  Linux Mint
• Graphics: Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller

This is the recommended requirements -

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or AMD Phenom II X2 Dual-Core 2.7 Ghz Processor or equivalent
• Memory: 2 GB
• Graphics: ATI 3850 512 MB or NVidia 8800GTS 512MB or greater
• DirectX®: DirectX (November 2007)
• Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space
• Sound: Direct X Compatible Sound Card

Can anyone point me the right direction? I'm looking to only meet the requirements. Will I need to upgrade my power supply to do this?

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Brendan.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi, Brendan:

If you just want something that will work and no need to change the power supply, I would get a used but tested and working Nvidia GT 730 graphics card on eBay that comes with the low-profile mounting bracket,

I found this one on eBay.UK which should work fine for your PC.

HP GeForce GT 730 2GB DDR3 PCIe (LP) Video Graphics Card 917882-002 918360-001 | eBay

I just bought the same model to install in a PC older than yours--a Dell Inspiron 580s.

Works great.

Here are the comparison specs between the GT 730 and the NVidia 8800GTS.

They have the wrong release date for the NVidia 8800GTS.

That's an old card that came out in 2007.

UserBenchmark: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS vs GT 730

They seem to be about the same and the GT 730 comes with 2 GB of memory which is about 4 x the 512 GB video memory requirement.

The NVidia 8800GTS would require a power supply upgrade with a 6-pin supplemental power connector according to this site:

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 Specs | TechPowerUp GPU Database

GT 730 specs:

NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Specs | TechPowerUp GPU Database

[oneManBanned]

Thank you Paul, very helpful.
I think I will go with the Nvidia GT 730.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

It doesn't cost much either.