Allright, so I took a look inside my computer and measured the length. The length from the back of my case, passing along the PCI slot, and reaching up to my RAM is 6 inches. I don't really know if the RAM counts as an obstruction or not, but there's no noticeble obstruction after the ram. I'll post some pictures of the inside later today so you can help me out a little here, because I'm not sure if I'm doing this right :(
I'm going to sound like a computer retard now but, what exactly do you mean by back bracket? The back part of the case? Any by first obstruction I'm guessing you mean the first part inside the case that can not be passed?
Yeah, the case is what I'm worried about. I really don't know how to describe it, its just a generic HP case. its mroe or less 16 inches long, 14 inches tall, 6 or 7 inches wide. Is there any way I can find out if the graphics card I want will fit?
So, I'm pretty tired of my computer (Dual Core Pentium D 915) which only has integrated graphics (Intel GMA 950). This is why recently I've been looking to upgrade my computer. I got some suggestions on other forums but jsut want to double check if these upgrades are compatible with my pc. My current motherboard is an ASUS P5LP-LE (Leucite); this has 3 PCI and 1 PCI-E x16 slots along with 4 DDR2 slots for ram. The motherboard's current chipset is an Intel Lakeport-G i945G. Current power supply has a maximum of 300 Watts. The upgrades I want to make involve a new PSU, GPU, and a new processor, with some RAM and some cooing stuff thrown in: GPU; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121291 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171038 Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116091 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231119 Cooling stuff: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200018 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835888105 So basically, can I successfully upgrade my computer with these products? If so, are there any possible issues that could arise due to overheating because of my case or something?
I'm not too concerned about bottlenecked graphics card performance for now since I'm not THAT interested in high ends like Crysis or The Witcher though it would be nice to play such game at medium to low settings. I was thinking of something along the lines of being able to play games on the orange box and left4dead/left4dead2 at good graphics. I would also like to be able to play starcraft 2 at a decent speed I guess, tough I don't know if the system requirements for that game have been released yet.
So, I'm pretty sick and tired of my computer (DualCore Intel Pentium D 915) which can only play a limited amount of games since it only has integrated graphics (Intel GMA 950). I officially want to upgrade my computer, but I have a lot of doubts and questions and how to do so, since I'm not confident that my computer is upgrade friendly, since I don't know if a new PSU and graphics card will actually fit in my case or if there will be overheating issues. The PSU I was thinking about was http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 and for the graphics card I was considering an Nvidia Geforce 9800. So my questions are basically: 1. How can I know if my computer can handle this upgrade? 2. If it can't is there anything I can do about it? 3. Are there any other graphics cards or PSU's you guys would recommend besides the ones I posted to play modern games? I can post any information you guys may have regarding my computer's specs in order to help determine whether or not my computer can be upgraded.
I've got 50 dollars to spend and I feel like purchasing a new game. I was thinking left4dead, but I don''t know whether I should buy it or wait for left4dead 2. Any suggestions?
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