I need to upgrade my graphics card.

[Terjo2299]

I have a HP Pavilion a340n. It has no 3D abilities. I need to upgrade but don't know where to get the right info to order a graphics card.
What Graphics card will fit? I don't want to go over $200.00.

 

[MtthewGervasi]

Is your computer stock?
if so and you know that parts in your computer, same applies if you don't just go to hp support to find what you have and then go to pcpartpicker.com to find compatible parts.

 

[Terjo2299]

What do you mean, stock? HP is no help I have been there many times.

 

[MtthewGervasi]

as in is it the same case, power-source, motherboard, that the computer came with when you first purchased it.

 

[Terjo2299]

Yes it is stock.

 

[Terjo2299]

Yes it is stock.

 

[Terjo2299]

Also, I believe my graphics card is included in the mother board. I had another HP Pavilion and was able to find a graphics card that fit in the expansion slot. It has been years and I don't remember where I got it. They told me it would fit and it did. So, that is basically what I need to know. What graphics card will fit the expansion slot?

 

[MtthewGervasi]

Yes it is stock.

Also, I believe my graphics card is included in the mother board. I had another HP Pavilion and was able to find a graphics card that fit in the expansion slot. It has been years and I don't remember where I got it. They told me it would fit and it did. So, that is basically what I need to know. What graphics card will fit the expansion slot?

Because I don,t how how much space you have in your case, research told me nothing I would go with this
ZOTAC ZT-90310-10M GeForce GTX 960 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500380
$199.99
just make sure it is compatible with your other hardware.

 

[Terjo2299]

OK thank you,

 

[Terjo2299]

Hi; I am back .I went to look at ZOTAC ZT-90310-10M GeForce GTX 960 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card. I found that it will not accommodate the video cable plug for my monitor. The plugin is not configured the same.
So, back to the drawing board.

 

[MtthewGervasi]

Hi; I am back .I went to look at ZOTAC ZT-90310-10M GeForce GTX 960 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card. I found that it will not accommodate the video cable plug for my monitor. The plugin is not configured the same.
So, back to the drawing board.

so what plug is on your monitor?
DVI, VGA, or HDMI

 

[Terjo2299]

Hi; I am back .I went to look at ZOTAC ZT-90310-10M GeForce GTX 960 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card. I found that it will not accommodate the video cable plug for my monitor. The plugin is not configured the same.
So, back to the drawing board.

so what plug is on your monitor?
DVI, VGA, or HDMI

 

[Terjo2299]

I don't know. But it will fit the other computer, that I upgraded before. A standard plug for a monitor. Even my new HP computer has the same plug.

 

[MtthewGervasi]

I don't know. But it will fit the other computer, that I upgraded before. A standard plug for a monitor. Even my new HP computer has the same plug.

what color is it, is it blue, white, or black.
if white it is dvi, and the gpu has one of those, if blue it is vga, and you need a adapter, if black and small, hdmi which you need an adapter.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6UM2HW2699&cm_re=vga_dvi_adaptar-_-9SIA6UM2HW2699-_-Product

 

[Terjo2299]

I don't know. But it will fit the other computer, that I upgraded before. A standard plug for a monitor. Even my new HP computer has the same plug.

what color is it, is it blue, white, or black.
if white it is dvi, and the gpu has one of those, if blue it is vga, and you need a adapter, if black and small, hdmi which you need an adapter.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6UM2HW2699&cm_re=vga_dvi_adaptar-_-9SIA6UM2HW2699-_-Product

 

[Terjo2299]

It is blue, and I don't need an adapter to hookup my other computer with the 3D Nvidia card in it to the same monitor.

 

[MtthewGervasi]

It is blue, and I don't need an adapter to hookup my other computer with the 3D Nvidia card in it to the same monitor.

Then It is probably vga, what card do you have now so i can see for a reference.

 

[Terjo2299]

It is blue, and I don't need an adapter to hookup my other computer with the 3D Nvidia card in it to the same monitor.

Then It is probably vga, what card do you have now so i can see for a reference.

 

[Terjo2299]

There is no video card. It is integrated into the Motherboard.

 

[MtthewGervasi]

There is no video card. It is integrated into the Motherboard.

so it will need to fit in the PCI-E 2.0 or 3.0 x 16 slot on your motherboard, and the div-vga adapter is the other thing you need to purchase, to get the cable to connect.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812267001&cm_re=dvi-vga-_-12-267-001-_-Product

 

[Levotis]

Go with any card in the GeForce 700 series, but not the 780 or the 780Ti. But make sure your power supply can handle these cards. Stay in above 400W and you should be fine.

 

[Terjo2299]

There is no video card. It is integrated into the Motherboard.

so it will need to fit in the PCI-E 2.0 or 3.0 x 16 slot on your motherboard, and the div-vga adapter is the other thing you need to purchase, to get the cable to connect.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812267001&cm_re=dvi-vga-_-12-267-001-_-Product

 

[Terjo2299]

No, It will have to fit the add-on slot. There are three one is already taken by something else. Yes it will need a VGA plug-in. This is the Nvidia card I have in the other Computer. Nvidia Ge force GTS 250.It has everything I need. I found one online, but it does not come with the installation CD. The video card slot is, I am sure, the same as the other PC.

 

[MtthewGervasi]

No, It will have to fit the add-on slot. There are three one is already taken by something else. Yes it will need a VGA plug-in. This is the Nvidia card I have in the other Computer. Nvidia Ge force GTS 250.It has everything I need. I found one online, but it does not come with the installation CD. The video card slot is, I am sure, the same as the other PC.

I don't understand please clarify.

 

[Terjo2299]

Yes it is stock.

Also, I believe my graphics card is included in the mother board. I had another HP Pavilion and was able to find a graphics card that fit in the expansion slot. It has been years and I don't remember where I got it. They told me it would fit and it did. So, that is basically what I need to know. What graphics card will fit the expansion slot?

Because I don,t how how much space you have in your case, research told me nothing I would go with this
ZOTAC ZT-90310-10M GeForce GTX 960 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500380
$199.99
just make sure it is compatible with your other hardware.

No, It will have to fit the add-on slot. There are three one is already taken by something else. Yes it will need a VGA plug-in. This is the Nvidia card I have in the other Computer. Nvidia Ge force GTS 250.It has everything I need. I found one online, but it does not come with the installation CD. The video card slot is, I am sure, the same as the other PC.

I don't understand please clarify.