PCI-E slots

Post » Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:55 am

Hi guys, as I mentioned before I want to purchase a graphics card and I have seen many but they all require PCI or PCI-E slots, was just wondering whether my desktop had one. I'm not a computer whiz and I only know the basics and some more things. Below is a link to an image of the internals of my desktop, it's the second one down. Do I have a PCI-E slot?

http://www.pcworld.com/product/379629/veriton-x480g-ed7600c-desktop.html

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Matt Bigelow
 
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Post » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:53 am

It looks like it might, but that's such a horribly low resolution image that it's hard to tell. It has PCI-e x1 and x16, but see below.

Your biggest problems are the fact that it's a small form factor followed by the power supply. Your wattage is limited to 220W on some crappy Acer OEM power supply and your case won't support the vast majority of cards anyway.
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Post » Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:08 am

You would probably have to select one of the "Half Height" video cards that are out there. And, the PSU is a huge factor in swapping the video card.

Now, if your feeling adventurous, you can swap the parts you have into a bigger case that has a beefier power supply. A nice case and PSU will run you from $100 to $150.

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Post » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:39 pm

I doubt anything there is really worth moving though. Best bet would be to build an entire new PC from scratch. 3GB of RAM probably meaning it's one of those weird MoBos that only have three RAM slots, and it does say it's OEM so who knows what would even happen if you tried to move it somewhere else, may not even have standard screw positions. I'd imagine it does though.

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