question on upgrading video cards.,,

The 9500gt may be the best you can grab without upgrading that PSU.

Its miles ahead of the 6150IGP in performance.

The 9500gt may be the best you can grab without upgrading that PSU.

Its miles ahead of the 6150IGP in performance.

wklzip

agreed

The 9500gt may be the best you can grab without upgrading that PSU.

Its miles ahead of the 6150IGP in performance.

wklzip

i like the deal they have going for it right there, really cheap and alone in the dark for free, cant complain even if its a sucky game. i wonder if there is a way i can find out if it would work on my power supply or not though. I dont mind upgrading it, but i would rather not if i didnt have to, you know?

[QUOTE="wklzip"]

The 9500gt may be the best you can grab without upgrading that PSU.

Its miles ahead of the 6150IGP in performance.

mtradr43

i like the deal they have going for it right there, really cheap and alone in the dark for free, cant complain even if its a sucky game. i wonder if there is a way i can find out if it would work on my power supply or not though. I dont mind upgrading it, but i would rather not if i didnt have to, you know?

9500gt total system power consumption.

well, to be honest, for the futures sake, you might as well upgrade it... you can get a 500W for like 10 bucks if you know where to look...vipiespot

really, ill have to find where you look,lol

[QUOTE="mtradr43"][QUOTE="wklzip"]

The 9500gt may be the best you can grab without upgrading that PSU.

Its miles ahead of the 6150IGP in performance.

wklzip

i like the deal they have going for it right there, really cheap and alone in the dark for free, cant complain even if its a sucky game. i wonder if there is a way i can find out if it would work on my power supply or not though. I dont mind upgrading it, but i would rather not if i didnt have to, you know?

9500gt total system power consumption.

decently low by the looks of it. of course, if i can upgrade the power supply on the cheap id just as well do it just in case it would need slightly more juice or something. and in case you guys need to know, im also running 3 gig ram and an amd athlon 64 x2 dual processor 6000+, in case the processor adds into the power debate.

[QUOTE="wklzip"]

9500gt total system power consumption.

mtradr43

decently low by the looks of it. of course, if i can upgrade the power supply on the cheap id just as well do it just in case it would need slightly more juice or something. and in case you guys need to know, im also running 3 gig ram and an amd athlon 64 x2 dual processor 6000+, in case the processor adds into the power debate.

You will be fine.

well

my strategy is buying used computers on craigslist/take computers that are being given away or are in peoples trash, and using them for parts

i have a plethora of computer parts laying around my house because of this whole ordeal, and i usually make great finds on a weekly basis

for example a few weeks ago i found an old dell dimension laying in the trash, that i picked up.. and the only thing wrong with it was its hard drive. inside it i find a geforce 5 series, 450W power supply, a crappy p4 2ghz.. and like 512MB of SDRAM

and this isnt the only PC ive gotten with some decent parts in it..

but the point of the story here is that i got all of that crap for free...

well

my strategy is buying used computers on craigslist/take computers that are being given away or are in peoples trash, and using them for parts

i have a plethora of computer parts laying around my house because of this whole ordeal, and i usually make great finds on a weekly basis

for example a few weeks ago i found an old dell dimension laying in the trash, that i picked up.. and the only thing wrong with it was its hard drive. inside it i find a geforce 5 series, 450W power supply, a crappy p4 2ghz.. and like 512MB of SDRAM

and this isnt the only PC ive gotten with some decent parts in it..

but the point of the story here is that i got all of that crap for free...

vipiespot

that is a good way to do things, scavenge the stuff,lol. anyways, thanks a lot for the help guys,i think ill order that card tomorrow and give it a try. the crappy 6150 is the only thing holding my computer back. heck, srtest says i dont even meet the rec requirements for orange box with it.

lol, its sort of a plug and play process, aside from uninstalling all the graphics drivers you have already

and dont forget to attach it to the PSU!

lol, its sort of a plug and play process, aside from uninstalling all the graphics drivers you have already

and dont forget to attach it to the PSU!

vipiespot

yea, i got most of that covered i think, i just have to figure out the whole uninstalling of the drivers (how and when, if someone may tell), or will it automatically do that for me when i put the new driver disc in?

no, you just do it manually through ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMs, right before you install it physically..

its basically like this Uninstall Drivers > Shut Down computer > Open up computer and install card > Turn on computer > Insert CD and install drivers > Restart Computer >BINGOBANGO youve got a new video card

no, you just do it manually through ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMs, right before you install it physically..

its basically like this Uninstall Drivers > Shut Down computer > Open up computer and install card > Turn on computer > Insert CD and install drivers > Restart Computer >BINGOBANGO youve got a new video card

vipiespot

cool thanks, oh, and you mentioned connecting it to the psu. well, ive been looking at things, and apparently if plugged into the pcie slot, it draws its power from the board, no external connections required. at least thats what everything ive read has said so far.

some cards dont use enough energy to need an external power source, and draw enough power from the board

but some dont, particularly the higher end.. but idk much about that card's interfaces

some cards dont use enough energy to need an external power source, and draw enough power from the board

but some dont, particularly the higher end.. but idk much about that card's interfaces

vipiespot

yea, the 9500 doesnt require any external hook ups, but if i had went with the 9600, i would have had to upgrade. I plan on doing a major rehaul of everything come around xmas time, this will do until then.