Guide for Selecting a Discrete Video Card

[Big_Dave]

Hi BobMarley,

The power draw of the NVIDIA GTX 750 will vary by the make and model types. The amount of memory, clock rates, fans, attached monitors and resolutions all play into a graphics card power rating.  This particular EVGA NVIDIA GTX 750 TI is rated at 85 watts.  Other video card site rate the NVIDIA reference model 750 at 55 watts.

[phantome]

hi

i have an HP Compaq Elite 8300 Microtower ( serial no.  TRF3330CX5 /// product no. H4W19ES#AST) so can i fit a nvidia gtx 970 G1 video card , and do i need to change anything like the power supplyor something??

this is the card:

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Graphics-GV-N970G1-GAMING-4GD/dp/B00NH5T1MS

thank you

[dalegt4]

Well I jumped the extra mile and purchased a Asus gtx 750ti 2gb oc edition and a 500w psu to boot.

Waiting on delivery but have disabled the secure boot already in pre planning. Haha

[dalegt4]

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@phantome wrote:

hi

i have an HP Compaq Elite 8300 Microtower ( serial no.  TRF3330CX5 /// product no. H4W19ES#AST) so can i fit a nvidia gtx 970 G1 video card , and do i need to change anything like the power supplyor something??

this is the card:

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Graphics-GV-N970G1-GAMING-4GD/dp/B00NH5T1MS

thank you

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Hi there I'm not a pro in regards to mods but is there a link to your spec machine?

My Google search brings up loads and loads of models

[phantome]

Microtower specifications

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03345460

[miketan]

Try the mini-ITX gigabyte 970. Should be able to fit into a small computer. However, PSU at least 400W eight pin power connecter.

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Overclocked-Graphics-GV-N970IXOC-4GD/dp/B00OQUMGM0/ref=lp_284...

[phantome]

this is what i want to know, is my pc small so i should get the mini-ITX gigabyte 970  or is it big enough to handle the gtx 970?

[miketan]

HP 8300 looks too small to put in a normal graphics card. Best is big dave advise u. You can open your PC and look at your existing graphics card. Is it similiar sized to mini-ITX gigabyte 970. Your PSU is not enough for  mini-ITX gigabyte 400watts. If can fit in, you have to buy a new PSU. Definitely a normal sized gigabyte G1 is out of the question.

[phantome]

i know this has been a long post and thnx for putting up with so far, but one last question. will this card work

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NN0GEXQ/ref=psdc_284822_t2_B00NH5T1MS

[Big_Dave]

phantome,

The Gigabyte min-ITX requires an eight pin PCI-E power connector.