Hey - I know the post is long, but I am in serious need of help and would very much appreciate some!
First of, let me say I have little to no knowledge on computer hardware.
So I figured I wanted to improve the quality I play my games on, and in order to do that, I need a better graphic card.
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My computer: Packard Bell imedia S3810
Specs:
Prosessor: Intel Core i3 CPU 530 @ 2.93GHz
RAM: 6,00 GB
Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT320
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Now, imedias are pretty tiny and they don't got a lot of room for good graphic cards. So in order to change the old graphic card, I need bigger space - a new computer case.
As stated before, I don't have a lot of knowledge on the matter and so I am in very much need of help.
What kind of cases can I put the hardware from my imedia into? I'm talking about taking out everything inside it, and putting it into a new, bigger case.
I have never done this before, and I've heard some talk about the "motherboard" having to fit etc. And also that I need a fitting PSU for the new graphic card.
How do I know all this? Any suggestions to which cases I can get?
The graphic card I just bought (that didn't, of course, fit into my little imedia) is a AMD Radeon HD 8650, costing roughly 250 USD. My budget goes up to around 280 USD.
I just need some help, and it is very much appreciated!!
- Benjamin
First of, let me say I have little to no knowledge on computer hardware.
So I figured I wanted to improve the quality I play my games on, and in order to do that, I need a better graphic card.
---
My computer: Packard Bell imedia S3810
Specs:
Prosessor: Intel Core i3 CPU 530 @ 2.93GHz
RAM: 6,00 GB
Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT320
---
Now, imedias are pretty tiny and they don't got a lot of room for good graphic cards. So in order to change the old graphic card, I need bigger space - a new computer case.
As stated before, I don't have a lot of knowledge on the matter and so I am in very much need of help.
What kind of cases can I put the hardware from my imedia into? I'm talking about taking out everything inside it, and putting it into a new, bigger case.
I have never done this before, and I've heard some talk about the "motherboard" having to fit etc. And also that I need a fitting PSU for the new graphic card.
How do I know all this? Any suggestions to which cases I can get?
The graphic card I just bought (that didn't, of course, fit into my little imedia) is a AMD Radeon HD 8650, costing roughly 250 USD. My budget goes up to around 280 USD.
I just need some help, and it is very much appreciated!!
- Benjamin