Antowns

Hi everyone, this is a bit embarrassing my first post asking for help. Anyway i've just purchased an AcerPower F6 from play.com (http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3515737/-/Product.html)

What my problem is; i'm fairly good at the software side of things but with hardware it lets me down. I've been reading about the graphics which is intergrated into the PC which i've bought and it doesn't seem too good to be playing games like Battlefield 2 ect. I was wondering if someone could help me in telling me if a Geforce 7600 (any type) would be compatable with this pc? as i understand theres a few different types of card. If not can someone suggest a decent one for me, preferable to be not too much money (£100-150).

Thanks alot

Edit; I've purchased an extra gig of ram from crutial which has arrived this morning.

manic

Looks like you have a pci express slot on the board, so if you got the
7300 it would have to be a pci-e card not agp. The biggest concern
would be the power supply, I could not find any specs on it. The
newer cards and systems for that matter are more power hungry.
You may want to pop the case cover off and see what wattage
psu you have, you may consider upgrading that as well to a quality
psu with ample wattage.

Antowns

Thanks for your reply, after a bit of googling i managed to find this information

Power
Device Type: Power supply

Power Provided: 250 Watt

Found; http://www.ciao.co.uk/Acer_AcerPower...6_GHz__6654937
(Scroll to the bottom of the page)

How much am i looking to pay? I've just purchased an 8400GS. Also will i need to buy a better fan as i'm assuming a fan which comes with a retail PC like this won't be very good. Can you rustle out an average price for me?

Thanks alot, again!

manic

This is at www.newegg.com Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650
watt. $114.00. As far as fans go, I would play that by ear. The stock
cpu fan should be ok. Monitor temps when you get it going and see
if you really need to address that problem....
Dont make a mistake on a cheapo power supply, you will regret it.

Antowns

Yeah, thats why i'm here now to make sure everythings fine before i go ahead and do something stupid.. ;) I would prefer to buy my PSU from microdirect.co.uk as its pretty close to me. Will an average price 650w PSU be ok?

dai

modern systems need a quality psu generic cheapies are out
the site you mentioned psu's are from yester-year
http://www.nextag.co.uk/norob/Ptitle...itle=515221287
http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=115310

manic

Depends how many amps are on the 12volt rail. If you find one post
the specs here and we will take a look.

Antowns

Thanks for the replies guys, I've been looking at this one, notice the comments on the bottom of the page, they seem pretty promising?

link for PSU; http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(12394)...an-24-pin.aspx

I don't know though, it seems pretty cheap compared to the one you linked me to before..

dai

with psu's you get what you pay for,you pay for rubbish you get rubbish
always be suspicious when they list no manufacturer and give no vital specs
no efficency rateing
not a single line output listed