MTyson3284
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Hey everyone,
I've been wanting to upgrade my computer for sometime now and the only things I'd think it needs are a better graphics card and power supply. I would mostly use this for playing mostly Diablo 3 and StarCraft 2 games and possibly eventually hooking it up to my home theater receiver to watch movies off my PC.
My questions are: can I even fit a graphics card of these sizes in my computer and what size power supply do I need both wattage and actual physical size since my computer is I guess considered a minitower? I'd also prefer the whole ordeal to be as plug and playish as possible. Also obviously what graphics cards and power supplies are compatible with my computer (motherboard)? Sorry for all the questions but I can't find much info on my computer specifically.
My PC is here: Gateway DX4300-22 Refurbished Desktop PC - AMD Phenom II X4 810 2.6GHz, 6GB DDR2, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit at TigerDirect.com
Some cards I've been looking at are:
SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6870 1 GB XFX HD-687A-ZNFC 256BIT DDR5
POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON HD6870 1 GB DDR5 VIDEO CARD AX6870 ...
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E Graphics Card - HD...
XFX CORE Edition FX-777A-ZNF4 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1...
Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 6850 GV-R685OC-1GD - Slightly Used...
I've been wanting to upgrade my computer for sometime now and the only things I'd think it needs are a better graphics card and power supply. I would mostly use this for playing mostly Diablo 3 and StarCraft 2 games and possibly eventually hooking it up to my home theater receiver to watch movies off my PC.
My questions are: can I even fit a graphics card of these sizes in my computer and what size power supply do I need both wattage and actual physical size since my computer is I guess considered a minitower? I'd also prefer the whole ordeal to be as plug and playish as possible. Also obviously what graphics cards and power supplies are compatible with my computer (motherboard)? Sorry for all the questions but I can't find much info on my computer specifically.
My PC is here: Gateway DX4300-22 Refurbished Desktop PC - AMD Phenom II X4 810 2.6GHz, 6GB DDR2, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit at TigerDirect.com
Some cards I've been looking at are:
SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 6870 1 GB XFX HD-687A-ZNFC 256BIT DDR5
POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON HD6870 1 GB DDR5 VIDEO CARD AX6870 ...
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E Graphics Card - HD...
XFX CORE Edition FX-777A-ZNF4 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1...
Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 6850 GV-R685OC-1GD - Slightly Used...