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 Jul 6 2008, 04:24 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 106,256  |
My friend just gave me his old video card since he just upgraded. Here is a link for the exact one: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/Sea...&CatId=2349 Right now I have on board video so I was looking to upgrade the GPU anyways and lucked out with this card. Anyways, I know the basics as far as disabling on board video, shut down, install new card, and reboot. I was wondering is there any advice or maybe something I'm missing before I attempt this. Here is a link for my system and thanks in advance for your help!! http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer-Aspire...roductDetail.do |
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Jul 6 2008, 04:31 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 288 Joined: 8-June 08 From: Ontario Member No.: 214,918 |
There's really nothing else to mention as far as replacing the graphics card on your computer. Just make sure you don't static-zap it (you can do this by touching a metal object that has been earthed before touching the card).
Also, make sure you plug your monitor into the graphics card once you're read to start it. After the graphics card has been plugged in, make sure that the fan starts when the card is running. Nothing else I can think of. Good luck! |
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Jul 6 2008, 05:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 106,256 |
Thanks man, I just installed the card and everything is working great except the resolution. I used to have my resolution set to 1440x900 but since I just installed the card I can only go up to 1280x1024 before the screen starts to stretch. I'm not sure why an upgraded card would lower my screen res. Thanks again!
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Jul 6 2008, 05:51 PM
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 Hardware Guru Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,611 Joined: 25-January 07 From: Tiffin, Ohio Member No.: 108,353 |
Have you installed the latest drivers for the card? You can find them here.
-------------------- ~Chad~ Biostar P4M900-M4, Celeron 2.7GHZ OCD 2.95, 2GB patriot DDR2 667 CL3, 60,20 GB IDE HDD, Windows XP Professional SP2, SAS, MBAM, MCAFEE STINGER, Zonealarm, Linksys Router, and Palm TX HandHeld. Sys 2 (FAH Machine) Athlon 650, 768 mb Pc133, Windows XP SP2 |
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Jul 6 2008, 06:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 106,256 |
Thanks!! That worked perfectly, you all are awesome. The spec's on the card say it "recommends" a min of 300W psu and mine is the factory 250W. What could happen if I leave the psu as is?
This post has been edited by Jmoore: Jul 6 2008, 06:24 PM |
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Jul 7 2008, 03:27 AM
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Overheating would be the obvious problem, I assume.
-------------------- “Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” (Benjamin Franklin)
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Jul 7 2008, 03:35 AM
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arachibutyrophobia Group: BC Advisor Posts: 4,142 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern CA. Member No.: 13,532 |
QUOTE(Jmoore @ Jul 6 2008, 06:10 PM)  Thanks!! That worked perfectly, you all are awesome. The spec's on the card say it "recommends" a min of 300W psu and mine is the factory 250W. What could happen if I leave the psu as is? You may run into instability issues. -------------------- May we please have a little chlorine in the gene pool?
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Jul 7 2008, 05:29 AM
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Forum Regular Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 288 Joined: 8-June 08 From: Ontario Member No.: 214,918 |
QUOTE Thanks!! That worked perfectly, you all are awesome. The spec's on the card say it "recommends" a min of 300W psu and mine is the factory 250W. What could happen if I leave the psu as is? Currently, your system (without the graphics card) doesn't use all 250W of power (it may come close, though). When the graphics card is added, it could be that you're still not using the maximum power output of your supply. Under circumstances where your power supply is under load (let's say you've loaded your USB ports, using a CD and the HD, as well as playing a graphics-intense game), your power supply may not be able to handle the load given to it, and may start to 'choke' out the graphics card, which will, as dc3 stated, cause the graphics card to have a lower performance, and then, in effect make the computer crash. |
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Jul 7 2008, 08:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 106,256 |
Alright, so I just opened my case to swap out the power supplies with an old 430W Thermaltake I have. Here's a link to the exact one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817153023 But it only has 2x S-ATA connectors which are really close to each other and the hard drive and DVD drive are at the top and bottom of the case so the connectors won't reach. Do you all have any suggestions on what PSU to get???/ |
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Jul 7 2008, 09:03 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 4,877 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
For Consideration
I have a couple of different Ultra power supplies and I have no complaints. Louis |
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Jul 8 2008, 12:53 AM
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Hardware Guru Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,611 Joined: 25-January 07 From: Tiffin, Ohio Member No.: 108,353 |
Glad you got it working
 Your Welcome 
-------------------- ~Chad~ Biostar P4M900-M4, Celeron 2.7GHZ OCD 2.95, 2GB patriot DDR2 667 CL3, 60,20 GB IDE HDD, Windows XP Professional SP2, SAS, MBAM, MCAFEE STINGER, Zonealarm, Linksys Router, and Palm TX HandHeld. Sys 2 (FAH Machine) Athlon 650, 768 mb Pc133, Windows XP SP2 |
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