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January 26th, 2009, 10:36 PM
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Power Supply and Video Card for Gateway GT5238E
Hello, I'm looking to upgrade my power supply and video card on my computer. It's a Gateway Media Center PC (GT5238E). I believe the power supply is only about 300w that came with the computer and I upgraded my video card to Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS. I was wondering which power supply would be compatible with my system to be able to run a better video card and which video card i should get. I'm not looking to spend an insane amount of money but I dont want something thats junk. The monitor I have is a 24 inch HD Dell (S2409W). I don't know if its me but the DVD movies i have look a little choppy on this monitor but the bluray movies look perfect. Can someone suggest a power supply and good video card that I should buy.
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January 31st, 2009, 05:48 PM
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Hi markbrooklyn welcome to Cyber Tech Help.
PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500W Power supply ASUS EAH3450 Radeon HD 3450 512MB Video card |
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February 2nd, 2009, 06:25 AM
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hey thanks for replying. do i need windows vista for that video card? because i got windows xp still and when i tryed to buy the video card it kept tryin to give me the windows vista too with the card but i just want the card.. also i wanted to know if you think with my system i would be able to install a bluray drive?
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February 4th, 2009, 03:14 AM
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not allowed to distribute Microsoft operating systems. What the video card manufacturers give with the cards is "drivers". You saw a "Windows Vista driver" included with the card. The card is no good to anyone without a driver to "merge" with the operating system (Windows Vista, Windows XP). The card is called "hardware" and the driver is called "software", Windows Vista and Windows XP are "software". Hardware can't operate without software and any hardware can't function without a driver. This why the driver comes with the card. Quote:
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February 4th, 2009, 10:56 PM
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Sorry to keep bothering you but the specs say built for Windows Vista, I have Windows XP will it still work on my computer? Also my power supply is 300 watts would this video card work without me having to upgrade my power supply? ive been searching online and it doesnt say what the minimum power supply is for this video card.
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February 5th, 2009, 06:40 AM
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is a PCI Express 16X card and it has to be plugged into a PCI Express 16X slot. You are now using (for video) an onboard chip on the motherboard, Intel X3000. The machine (your Gateway) has a 16X PCI Express slot to put that Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS video card into. The Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS has a Windows XP and a Windows Vista driver available at Nvidia. Quote:
Gateway always under powers their supplies because they want you to buy a power supply from them when you plug more stuff into that machine. Personally I wouldn't be spending any money on a Gateway. You only have 1GB of RAM in that machine and I bet there is almost ½ of it gone after Windows XP is booted and the motherboard has "allotted" some RAM. You should have this... 4 GB RAM Windows Vista Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS 520+ watt power supply This way your Gateway will run cooler, faster, and have a longer life. To save money you could get away with this... 2 GB RAM Windows XP Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS 420+ watt power supply |
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February 5th, 2009, 06:47 AM
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February 5th, 2009, 10:31 PM
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February 5th, 2009, 11:07 PM
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Actually nevermind, for some reason it works fine when i use windows media player to watch it but when i use the VLC player its super laggy, Usually the VLC player works great for any file.
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February 6th, 2009, 02:30 AM
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