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adding new video card. Whats compatible?
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:32 pm
by DeusEx
My brother has a pc at work. The only thing i know about is that it has the asustek 2a73h motherboard. I looked online for a good half hour and cannot find the specifications for this product (pc is prolly old since its in an office).
He wants to run multiple monitors and therefore needs a to buy a video card. We are trying to determine if one of the new 5xxx radeons would work (lowend). Any ideas?
Re: adding new video card. Whats compatible?
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:43 pm
by Sporg
Is this in a Compaq/HP dx2400? When I searched for the board # I come up with that model. You might search for the computer model # instead of the board in this instance.
I found a data sheet for a this computer.
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/pscmisc/ ... _sheet.pdf
Re: adding new video card. Whats compatible?
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:00 pm
by DeusEx
looks lik the same pc. So does this mean the 5xxx cards will work?
Re: adding new video card. Whats compatible?
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:09 pm
by Major_A
Yes, it has a PCIe 16x slot, according to the PDF. I hope he's looking at the lower end of the HD 5xxx spectrum. Given that it's an OEM PC with a crappy OEM power supply I doubt it has a 6/8 pin GPU power connection.
Re: adding new video card. Whats compatible?
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:13 am
by DeusEx
Thanks Major A. We are looking as lowend as it gets for the 5xxx radeons. Plug and play, no power connectors will be required.
Re: adding new video card. Whats compatible?
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:14 am
by Major_A
Newegg's 3rd Shell Shocker item of the day is a HD 4650 for $20 after a $10 MIR. I think it runs from 3PM to midnight if your brother is interested.