old rig + 750 ti + wow! But whys this happ?

[mack84]

I have a hp pavilion from 2004, with a stock AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ on a HP A8M2N-LA. The PSU is from 2004 thermaltake 700 watt. Vista 32 bit. 3gb ram, one slot wont work with so only 3 out of 4 fill w 1 gb sticks.

Upgraded card from Geforce gt 200 ]

It works great graphically on games skyrim,outland,metro, many others on high settings. But, the PROBLEM is I have to unplug everything else for I to work, and I mean ps/2 keyboard, usb mouse, dvd burner and there is no other usb plugged in at time of use. That is w out boosters or overclocking. Can someone please tell me is it my CPI, MB or PSU or can I Set the psu a way to give more amps to mb? It was 300 + dollars in 2004, shocked its the issue I cant afford a new system and need the cheapest sollution, or ill send the card back which i got for 140.00 please help!

 

[junkeymonkey]

some models of store bought computers [dell.hp,acer,ect..] may come with a ''locked'' bios and may not allow you to change certain hardware as a video card.. this is done to protect them from undue warranty claims and refunds .this is not done to hurt you but to protect them. you really need to see if that upgrade has been proven to work in your model first before you invest money in it .. there are a lot of these threads here at toms to look at some models will allow upgrades and some dont.. and a lot of guys here say ya ya ya when is really no no no...it would be sad you spent $200 on a card that wount post after you installed it as most find out. then get told its your psu and you spend more and end up right back where you are now, but its up to you good luck..


you got to know the the boards in these computers are not like the ones we use to do custom builds witch are open to upgrading with in the boards compatibly . the bios is custom made for there design and just for the parts they authorize to be used on there computers