Buying A Graphics Card for the first time.

Hey, I have the HP slimeline s3700f desktop computer. I really want to get a graphics card for it because Im into video games. I realize that I need a low profile card due to the low power supply which the system has, but i cannot find a card which is compaitable with the PC. 
There is a link to the SPECS for my computer > http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-pavilion-slimline-s3700f/4507-3118_7-33485047.html
Im aware that there is another slimline PC with a NVIDIA GeForce 9500GS graphics card, but I cannot seem to get the card for sale on any site. It has the came 160W power supply as mine, here are the specs > http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01500243&lang=en&cc=u...
Please help out if you can. Thanks alot. 

I signed up just to reply to your post.  There are other people askign the same question.  search google for "low profile video card".  
this thread covers alot.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/313555-33-whats-profile-graphics-card
Newegg search for "low profile":  
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709&IsNodeId=1&srchInDesc=low%20pr...
I would recommend this, but it depends on your price range:  
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161374
Finally, i would not get a video card that requires any extra power connectors.

Similar Messages

  • Buying a Macbook pro for the first time and i need your opinion

    Hello everyone! I'm buying a Macbook pro for the first time and i need your opinion. I'm a Web Developer / Graphic Designer, and i need this macbook for my work. Currently i have these 2 options:
    1) Macbook Pro with Retina (13")
    128GB SSD, 2.5GHz Intel i5 Processor, 8GB Ram
    2) Macbook Pro i7 (15")
    Intel  i7 2.6 Processor, 8GB Ram, 750GB HD
    So my dilema is. Do i go for the newest 13" Macbook Pro Retina & SSD drive or do i go for the 15" Macbook Pro i7 non-Retina, non-SSD hard drive?
    Help this first time Macbook buyer (me) to decide which model to choose

    Injektil wrote:
    Hello everyone! I'm buying a Macbook pro for the first time and i need your opinion. I'm a Web Developer / Graphic Designer, and i need this macbook for my work. Currently i have these 2 options:
    1) Macbook Pro with Retina (13")
    128GB SSD, 2.5GHz Intel i5 Processor, 8GB Ram
    2) Macbook Pro i7 (15")
    Intel  i7 2.6 Processor, 8GB Ram, 750GB HD
    So my dilema is. Do i go for the newest 13" Macbook Pro Retina & SSD drive or do i go for the 15" Macbook Pro i7 non-Retina, non-SSD hard drive?
    Help this first time Macbook buyer (me) to decide which model to choose
    Your 2nd choice
    2) Macbook Pro i7 (15")
    Intel  i7 2.6 Processor, 8GB Ram, 750GB HD
    is user upgradable. The Retina is not. 
    No matter what for your needs I would max out the 16GB of RAM

  • I purchased a $15.00 iTunes card for the first time today. I scratched the code too hard and now cannot read the numbers ... what can I do?

    Today, I purchased a $15 iTunes card for the first time.  Apparently I scratched the code off the back "too hard" and the letters/numbers are unreadable.  What can I do?  I don't want to be ou $15! Help!

    iTunes Store: Invalid, inactive, or illegible codes

  • When you register your credit card for the first time in Mac App store, Does Apple put through a 1 dollar charge to verify the card ?

    When you register your credit card for the first time in Mac App store, Does Apple put through a 1 dollar charge to verify the card ? Please I need this answer so as to download the latest Mountain Lion upgrade. Thnx in advance.

    The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico, Spanish is my native tongue. I do not speak English very well, however, I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
    Many folks have reported that this is true. However, the charge is not taken to the second step of completing the charge and the $1 revolves back to your account.

  • I am redeeming my iTunes card for the first time and and a prompt says my request cannot be process as of this time try gain later

    I was trying to redeem my iTunes card and cannot be process at this time try again later...Its been like that more than an hour now

    It should keep asking for the password, because it's trying to check for purchases... As soon as you login, it will see you have pending downloads and create the downloads section on the left below Purchases under the Store section. Then it will start the music downloads there, as they will be listed one below the other.
    You could just try to check your account balance or view your account and that will trigger a password request too. You can just click on that and say that now iTunes keeps asking for the password and ask him to help you with that. Trick would be to interrupt him so that he carries on with another task after, so he doesn't notice the download. Or you carry on with email or browsing which you were "busy" with when iTunes interrupted you for the password (stupid iTunes)

  • I've just bought a gift card for the first time and am trying to redeem it. But everytime i try to use it in an appleid it keeps saying that it is invalid. What should i do?

    What can i do

    If the above does not help, contact support on that page. When they reply, they will ask you for a photo of the giftcard with the numbers shown and a copy of the receipt.
    It's likely that the giftcard was never activated in the store and the clerk charged you only for the cost of the card without activating. I've had this happen in the past at a 7-11 store.

  • Buying a USB hub for the first time

    I'm buying a USB hub to connect two printers to a PowerBook G4 and a new MacBook. I've never used a USB hub before, and I'd like to know:
    (1) What I need to watch out for (besides how much room it takes up on my crowded desk, which is a major issue), especially whether USB hubs tend to have less power than actual computer ports,
    (2) Whether there are any issues with universality because of the Intel chip in the MacBook,
    (3) Any particular recommendations? I've been looking at the Belkin 7-port high speed USB and also the Iogear USB 2.0 hub and card reader, but I don't need the card reader and I'm wondering if more is less when you buy a USB hub--i.e., there are more things that can go wrong!
    Thanks for any experienced advice out there.

    I agree with Ned. Definately get a hub that has its own power supply as it will save you the possible headaches later.
    I have used THIS Belkin hub and it works very well and is compact also.
    If THIS is the IOGEAR hub/card reader that you are considering - skip it. That is the device that has caused the ONLY kernel panic that I have had in over 2 years of using OS X.
    It looks good, but feels rather cheaply made to me and have me KPs to boot. I have a bad overall opinion of that one.

  • HT4053 Does the iPhone 5 lock you to a network after inserting a SIM card for the first time?

    If you buy an unlocked iPhone 5, when you insert your SIM card does it then lock the iPhone to that network, so that you then need an unlock code to switch networks.

    I have read other posts and have the answer. No need to respond to this question.

  • I live in Italy and I am trying to buy an App, for the first time with my iphone4...in the past only downloaded free apps free apps; I have a US Visa card and it is not accepted by italian Itunes...what can I do to do my purchases?

    I live in Italy and I am trying to buy an App, for the first time with my iphone4...in the past only downloaded free apps free apps; I have a US Visa card and it is not accepted by italian Itunes...what can I do to do my purchases?

    On the apple website that is correct i beleive.... but i have an italian american express and am able to purchase stuff here in the US.
    I mean, i dont think it really matters

  • 2 differents graphic cards at the same time for Mercury engine

    Hi !
    I'm working on 4K footage (R3D) with CS6 Premiere and Blackmagic Resolve, on a 6-cores i7-3930K (without integrated graphic card inside the CPU).
    I decided to buy 2 graphic card, because Resolve "need" one simple graphic card for the software interface (GT610 1Gb with 48 CUDA cores),
    and one strongest for the calculation (GTX680 4Gb with 1536 CUDA cores).
    So I'd like to know if Premiere is like Resolve and if it will use the dumb card for the software, and the second for the CUDA engine inside MPE ?
    Or will it use the 2 cards at the same time, like 48 + 1536 = 1584 CUDA cores ?
    Or will it use only one of those 2 card ? And in this case, how can I chose the right one ?
    (modify a configuration file, or put the strongest card in the first PCI slot in exemple ?)
    Thanks for your help.  ; )

    Thank you John !
    Ok, I read those thread... so, to summarize (and to be sure I understood everything) :
    1) Premiere don't work with 2 GPU at the same time (no SLI / no 2x graphic card "alone").
    2) I need to install the strongest graphic card (used in MPE) in slot 1, and the second graphic card (connected to my DVI displays) in slot 2.
    3) I have to be really careful with drivers (but it's the same manufacturer, EVGA, and the same line, GT and GTX, so I don't think there will be problems)
    and if I have problems, just need to desactivate the CUDA processing (in the drivers panel) of the card just used for the displays.
    Can you just confirm me I'm right ?
    (And, about Resolve, I saw the same slot configuration on the manual, so I hope everything will work :  )
    MAC PRO SLOT CONFIGURATION Optimum two GPU configuration
    Slot                    Board                                            Function
    4                        HBA or RAID card                          Storage interface
    3                        Capture card                                  Video & audio I/O
    2                        Single width GPU                          GPU for GUI
    1                        Single or double width GPU          GPU for image processing

  • I have bought an iPhone4 and to be able to use it for the first time I connected into a friends itunes. Now when I want to buy itunes stuff on the phone it asks me her password. How can I set up again my itunes account?

    I have bought an iPhone4 and to be able to use it for the first time I connected into a friends' itunes. Now when I want to buy itunes stuff on the phone it asks me her password. How can I set up again my itunes account?
    Now I also have a macbook where I can sync my iphone but it doesn't allow me

    first of all only sync it with 1 computers itune account
    second settings->general->store click the appleID box with her appleID in it and log out

  • I put my new iPhone into iTunes for the first time, and chose to back it up to the iTunes i had on my iPod, but that made all my contacts on my sim card disappear, how can i get these contacts back?

    i put my new iPhone into iTunes for the first time, and chose to back it up to the iTunes i had on my iPod, but that made all my contacts on my sim card disappear, how can i get these contacts back?

    Have a read here...
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/18409815?ac_cid=ha
    And See Here...
    How to Use Multiple iDevices with One Computer

  • Applications are mentioned free, but when we start downloading one dollar is charged in my credit card, but only for the first time when i switch on and use it for the first time one dollar is charged. and from next application it is free. why?

    Applications are mentioned free, but when we start downloading one dollar is charged in my credit card, but only for the first time when i switch on and use it for the first time one dollar is charged. and from next application it is free. why?

    Kindly inform any email id or toll free number to contact apple for your below answer, Mr.King_Penguin
    About receiving my credit card being debited for Free App Store Application downloads,
    It should be within a few days, but it might vary a bit by bank/provider :
    I am in India, if the bank don't refunds , what to do?
    Rajagopal.pngr :-  It is only a holding charge, it is not a permanent charge. If it isn't refunded within a few days or so (and it quite possibly won't be over a weekend) then you can query the charge with Apple.

  • When I plugged my iphone into the computer for the first time I lost all of my music and my ringtones. Is there a way to get them back without buying them back?

    When I plugged my iphone into the computer for the first time i lost all my music and ringtones. Is there a way to get them back without buying them again, or will I have to buy them again.

    Download the free app My Contacts Backup and use it to back up the contacts on your device now (it will back them up as an attachment to an email that you send to yourself).  Then restore your device to your most recent backup to see if it will recover your contacts.  If not, if necessary you can open the email and tap the attachment to re-import the contacts you have now back to your device.
    If you need to restore to an iCloud backup this has to be done in the initial setup process, which requires you to first erase your device.  If you have any more recent data on your device now that is not in the backup that you want to save you'll need to do that first.  Then go to Settings>General>Reset and tap Erase All Content and Settings.  You will then go through the setup screens on your device, and when given the option, choose Restore from iCloud Backup (see image below).  Be sure you are connected to wifi and your charger as this will take some time to finish.

  • HT5699 I was trying to buy a movie in itunes for the first time but I don´t remember my answers to apple´s security questions . how can I do? thank you very much

    I was trying to buy a movie in itunes for the first time but I don´t remember my answers to apple´s security questions . how can I do? thank you very much

    Hey antonio.b5,
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    If you can't recall your Apple ID security questions and answers, the optional rescue email provides a way to reset them.
    Rescue email address and how to reset Apple ID security questions
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5312
    Have a nice day,
    Mario

Maybe you are looking for