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| 69288 | 2002-08-08 04:34:00 | Am looking at upgrading my graphics card (nVidia TNT2, 32mb) to something more substantial, eg. a GeForce 4 card. (Need more gaming power! I have heard numerous people say don't buy HP as they are too hard to upgrade, is this true.?:| My specs are 1700+ Ghz 256 RAM 40gb etc etc Cheers Veale :| |
Veale (536) | ||
| 69289 | 2002-08-08 04:47:00 | My own experience, 1 PC (PIII 667) would not accept a card (PCI slot only, no AGP) just gave POST error. Another unit (C600) accepted a PCI card fine, but couldnt deactivate old on-board, but wasnt a problem (no AGP slot) So it depends on the PC. Other than that, I support the concept that they push, limited expandability but (in my view) good reliability (because you cant put incompatable hardware into them mainly) Not really a gaming machine. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 69290 | 2002-08-08 05:13:00 | you should be able to upgrade it easy enough. if you are a gamer then keep away from the MX series. things to watch out for- room for card to fit, power supply may not be big enough(oems are usually on the small side) and cooling. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 69291 | 2002-08-08 05:20:00 | tweak'e - just out of curiosity, why should you keep away from the MX series if you are a gamer?? | codegirl (1038) | ||
| 69292 | 2002-08-08 05:30:00 | MX series are the 'poormans' cards ;-) basicly cut down ver of the full card. slower but cheaper, aimed at the adverage joe. gamers really need a card that can perform very well such as the gf3ti500, gf4ti4600 | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 69293 | 2002-08-08 05:33:00 | Aahh, I see - thanks :) | codegirl (1038) | ||
| 69294 | 2002-08-08 09:33:00 | I do believe that "ti"= $$$. Anyway to expand more, it's a HP Pavillion 710a, if anybodys had experience upgrading one, i'd be interested to know. Cheers Veale |
Veale (536) | ||
| 69295 | 2002-08-08 09:57:00 | the specs *suggest* its got an AGP card in it. Has it ? (nVIDIA GeForce2 MX™ 400 3D AGP Graphics with 64MB SDRAM) I assumed it had "on motherboard" graphics chipset, or do they have these on board now? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 69296 | 2002-08-08 10:10:00 | AGP, correct! Full spec says: nVidia TNT2 M64, 3D AGP Graphics with 32mb of SDRAM. Sounds pathetic doesn't it. Veale |
Veale (536) | ||
| 69297 | 2002-08-08 10:16:00 | But does it occupy the AGP slot, or is it on the mobo? Shouldnt be a problem to swap AGP cards. |
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