HP compaq dc 7600 convertible minitower Video Card compatibility

[triip]

hi so i didn't know this computer kinda sucks for gaming as its old and lots of video cards are not compatible... but i would like to know the best and what video cards are compatible, thank you.i have a 700W power supply and 6GB Ram installed.

 

[jnewegger23]

I believe you have a pci-e 16 1.0 slot. We are now on pci-e v 3.0. While the cards are backwards compatible what you are losing is lane speed as it has gotten wider and faster with each revision. That said, your psu is good enough to power the most powerful of cards. I believe the slot and your cpu will be what bottlenecks your gaming experience at times so for your particular system I'd try to find the best price to performance price point as my rate limiting factor and the GTX 650 Ti is a great choice. It's compact, low psu requirements (400W) and it should work just fine. I was going to recommend the newer 750 ti but I've had clients who had compatibility issues as it is a rare card that draws power from the pci-e interface itself and your mobo may or may not be able to do that. I've used the 650 Ti myself and it can max out games like bf3 to give you an idea of how strong it is for a sub $150 card.

 

[triip]

jnewegger23
ya im not sure, i Bought the Zotac GeForce GTX 460 Synergy Edition and i could connect it and everything but when i powered up computer
my screen and everything would work but games wouldnt so i checked the driver page and it said it wasnt compatible. so I mean i'm not sure where to go.
i just want something Decent that i can game with but just want to make sure it works lol.

 

[triip]

I believe you have a pci-e 16 1.0 slot. We are now on pci-e v 3.0. While the cards are backwards compatible what you are losing is lane speed as it has gotten wider and faster with each revision. That said, your psu is good enough to power the most powerful of cards. I believe the slot and your cpu will be what bottlenecks your gaming experience at times so for your particular system I'd try to find the best price to performance price point as my rate limiting factor and the GTX 650 Ti is a great choice. It's compact, low psu requirements (400W) and it should work just fine. I was going to recommend the newer 750 ti but I've had clients who had compatibility issues as it is a rare card that draws power from the pci-e interface itself and your mobo may or may not be able to do that. I've used the 650 Ti myself and it can max out games like bf3 to give you an idea of how strong it is for a sub $150 card.

jnewegger23
ya im not sure, i Bought the Zotac GeForce GTX 460 Synergy Edition and i could connect it and everything but when i powered up computer
my screen and everything would work but games wouldnt so i checked the driver page and it said it wasnt compatible. so I mean i'm not sure where to go.
i just want something Decent that i can game with but just want to make sure it works lol.


Sorry sent twice just made an account and getting used to everything im a newbie

 

[jnewegger23]

What "driver package" are you talking about? The latest nvidia driver is 344.11 I believe.

You can try this:
http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/77837/en-us

If you've already done that then perhaps your bios needs to be updated to utilize the latest drivers properly.

 

[triip]

yes i used lates driver and also went to my bios but i think my bios is just too old for that video card. cuz it says its not compatible

 

[jnewegger23]

you look up the manufacturer's website for the bios for your motherboard. Use dxdiag to see what version you have.

 

[triip]

it just says default system bios??

 

[triip]

you look up the manufacturer's website for the bios for your motherboard. Use dxdiag to see what version you have.

it just says default system bios ??

 

[jnewegger23]

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdDetails/?lang=en&cc=us&sp4ts.oid=472259&swItem=ir_73174_1