Enami
03-07-2012 11:23 AM (7 days ago)
I want to upgrade my Pavillion p6341sc with a new graphic card. But a friend told me that i first need a more power. I have now 300w but he told me that i need min 500w. Then he asked me if my comuter followed the ATX-standard. Does it?? Does a new good graphic card say gforce 580ti fit in my comp because the graphic card is big was i told.
banhien
03-07-2012 11:39 AM (7 days ago)
Hi,

1. Definitely 300w is not enough for mid to high end video cards.
2. Here is the motherboard on your machine:



It has (from its specs):

One PCI Express x16 graphics
Two PCI Express x1
One PCI slot
One PCI Express x1 minicard socket

The 580Ti is big, it needs room/space on your machine, should be very close to this big:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-geforce-gtx-580-lightning-review/

Unfortunately motherboard on your machine has "Form factor: microATX - 24.4 cm (9.6 inches) x 24.4 cm (9.6 inches)" therefore it won't fit the 580Ti card. Any single slot card should fit.

Regards.
Big_Dave
03-07-2012 12:04 PM (7 days ago)
Hi,

I agree that the NVIDIA 580 is too big for PC. However, there are other good video cards that will work well in your PC.

Read through this post and tell us what size video card (l, h, w) will fit in your PC.




Enami
03-07-2012 12:07 PM (7 days ago)
If you have suggestions. Or a good graphic card in mind that fits my motherboard please reply. And tell me if i need to get more power as well thx
Big_Dave
03-07-2012 12:14 PM (7 days ago)
Hi,

I will have video card suggestions after you confirm what size video card will fit in your PC. Read that post carefully that I suggested.
Enami
03-07-2012 01:08 PM (7 days ago)
my graphic card is 17 cm in lenght and 11.5 cm wide. The space that i have to the last ramchip is 21 cm. if i go all the way to the end of the motherboard its 25cm and nothing particular in the way besides cables that can be removed.
Big_Dave
03-07-2012 02:19 PM (7 days ago)
Hi,

So you have a graphic card that already is 11.5 cm wide or does that mean that your PC can accept a 11.5 cm card width and 21 cm total length without hitting anything?

Will a video card that is 9" in length (23 cm) and is 1.7" (4.3 cm) wide fit?

The EVGA GTX 570 is 9" in length and is 1.7" wide. This card requires a PSU such as the Corsair CX600.
The EVGA GTX 560 TI is 9" in length and is 1.7" wide. The card requires a PSU such as the Corsair CX500.

The Sapphire 6850 is 8.5" in length and is 1.7" wide. This card requires a PSU such as the Corsair CX500.
The Sapphire 6870 is 8.5" in length and is 1.7" wide. This card requires a PSU such as the Corsair CX600.
Enami
03-07-2012 02:34 PM (7 days ago)
Evega Geforce GTX 570 570 HD 1280mb phys X seems like a good graphic card.Does my motherboard support the corsair 600w cpu without getting fried?
thanks for the help
Big_Dave
03-07-2012 04:18 PM (7 days ago)
Hi,

The history on the motherboard in the HP p6341sc is a bit speckled. However, the 600 watt PSU should not fry it. There will be more heat inside the PC as the NVIDIA 570 video card is rated at 225 watts. You might want to consider the extra heat as a possible issue.

The AMD 6870 is close on performance, lower on price and it's only a 151 watt card.