hp compaq dc7800p small form factor - graphic card

[steveRichard]

Product Name & Number:- hp compaq dc7800p small form factor
Operating System:- Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit

Hello, can someone please tell me what's th best graphic card I can purchase for my desktop pc.

The desktop is:- hp compaq dc7800p small form factor
The motherboard is:- Hewlett-Packard 0AA8h (XU1 PROCESSOR)

 

[unsung_0]

what is the purpose of the card gaming or work? due to your machine being a SFF it really limits your choices due to space unless you plan on transferring the guts to a new case

 

[steveRichard]

Its for capturing gaming from HD PVR 2 and editing and rendering in sony vegas

 

[unsung_0]

what are the specs of your machine and what games do you plan to play? here are some that will fit in that case, the quadros are great for rendering mostly but they can game depending on the title

ATI Radeon HD 4550 (256 MB DH) PCIe x16
ATI Radeon HD 3470 (256 SH) PCIe x16
ATI Radeon HD 2400XT (256 MB DH) PCIe x16
ATI Radeon HD 3650 (512 MB DH) PCIe x16
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 (256 MB DH) PCIe x16
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 (256 MB DH) PCIe x16

if you upgrade the psu (if youre using the stock one) you could get a radeon 7750 in there too

 

[steveRichard]

Hey unsung_0, I mainly use the desktop pc for rendering and editing files using sony vegas bud. I play games on PS3 and use a software to capture the gameplay which is then available on the desktop pc.

 

[unsung_0]

then i recommend any of nvidia's quadro series, theyre best meant for rendering video, autoCAD, etc