I already added two more gigs of RAM to this desk top. I would now like to upgrade the video graphics card. I done want anything to crazy, just enough to play videos, or even connect to my led TV with an HDMI connection. Oh and can you add an HDMI port to a PC with a video video Graphics card?
Thanks!|||Here are the specs on your computer:
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupp…
It's got a half-height PCI-E x16 slot and a 220W power supply. If you just want something to play HD video and provide HDMI connectivity, then a low-profile Radeon HD 6450 is your best choice:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Even the Radeon HD 5450 would work, but it's a bit slower and can't handle Blu-Ray playback as smoothly as the 6450.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
So for $5 more, the 6450 is a better pick. Both cards run fine in slimline computers with 220W power supplies.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/rade…|||ask 6th sense|||hi henry
there are two limiting factors which will determine what graphics card you can use... the first of these is the 220w power supply that comes with your hp s5603w ... however there are some entry level cards that will work with just a 220w psu... for example a geforce 8400gs supports purevideo and purevideo HD and will work fine with a 220w psu...
the second is your case size which means you need to buy a card thats "low profile" which in laymans terms means the cards bracket is half length and will fit in small form factor cases like yours...
as long as you consider these before buying a card you should have no problems.... so taking these in consideration and the tasks you want the card for (eg watching video,s / less demanding games ) then heres a few cards that will fit the bill
the first of these is the "Palit Graphics Card GeForce 8400GS 256MB PCI-E VGA DVI-I "( http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Produc… ) .. this is a entry level nvidia based card thats specificly designed for media centers ... it supports features that assist in watching dvd,s and movies and these include purevideo/purevideo HD and the card also supports a low profile bracket .... gaming terms this isnt that good however thats not a requirement in your case ... allthough it will run less demanding games
the second card i recommend is the "Sapphire HD 6450 512MB GDDR3 "( http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Produc… ) ... this again is a entry level card but this time from AMD... and it is also designed for media center pc,s and features the ati based movie streaming feature called "avivo" ... this will allow you to play movies though the card via the HDMI port on to your large screen tv..... and it also comes with a adapter if your display has no hdmi port
this is also not designed for gaming but again it will run older games and less demanding modern games....
the great thing about both these cards is their low power requirements... they will both work fine with your 220w psu.... and both require no additional power connectors such a 6pin pci-e connectors....
basically all you need to do is open your case .. then insert the card.... then once windows has loaded download the latest drivers from the appropriate website ..... nvidia drivers can be downloaded from http://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/index.a… . and ati/amd drivers can be downloaded from http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pa…
once you have downloaded the correct driver for your card you simply install these and after anothe restart your good to go.... you can then enter the nvidia control panel( catylyst control center for ati/amd cards ) and change the options to suit your needs... however the drivers will automatically change the resolution to the native resolution for your particular monitor ( eg .. 19" monitors have a 1440x900 native resolution )
there are more powerful low profile cards avalible but your limited by your 220w psu... but for what you require either of the above cards will be fine..... personally i would go with the ati radeon HD6450 .. slightly newer card and has better media based features ( better for watching movies )
i hope this helps henry... any questions let me know
good luck mate !
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