telecomguy9 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hi all. I got my hands on a HP Compaq 6200 Pro SFF (Core i3 3.1GHz, 8GB RAM). This PC is about 4 years old but my current PC is about 7(+) years old. The specs on this HP are a good bit better and I'd really like to find a graphics card that'd work in it and replace my old PC with this less old PC. It does have a PCIe x16 slot and the case is half height so it'd have to be a low profile card. The video card in my current PC is a Radeon HD 6600 with 1 or 2 GB RAM (can't remember the type - GDDR something or other maybe). A huge problem with the HP is that it has the stock power supply, a 240W one. I need to find either a video card that's as good or better than my current one, that I can get low profile, that doesn't require external power, and that will work with this 240W power supply, or I need to find a replacement power supply that'll fit in this HP case that offers more power. I really don't want to go the route of cannibalizing parts from the HP (the processor and the RAM specifically) because I'm not interested in building a PC, but I will if it just won't be possible to get my hands on a video card that will fit in the HP, work with the 240W power supply, and provide at least a little bit better graphics than the Radeon I'm currently using. Any thoughts or ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Actually 240 watts is not enough for the Radeon HD 6600: http://www.hisdigital.com/UserFiles/product/AMD_Radeon_HD_6500_6600_Series_ENU.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecomguy9 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Correct, and that's why I'm asking for help. That Radeon card isn't in the HP nor can I move it to the HP. I'm just hoping I can find something that'll fit (low profile) into the HP, that will work with the stock psu in the HP, and that's at least as good if not better than the Radeon I have in my current 7+ year old PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Ok, let me see what I can find. This one will work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121799 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecomguy9 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Well actually, either a video card that'll work or a psu that'll fit in the HP case but that's a good bit better than 240W... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I gave you a link to a nice video card that will work on those specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecomguy9 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Oh, I didn't see that. Sorry. I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecomguy9 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Looks good. You're pretty confident it could work with the HP stock psu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecomguy9 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hmmm... this web site says it requires a minimum 400W psu... http://graphics-cards.specout.com/l/1041/ASUS-R7240-2GD3-L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hmmm... this web site says it requires a minimum 400W psu... http://graphics-card...US-R7240-2GD3-L Here they claim it works with 240watt: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2060894/asus-r7240-2gd3-radeon-240-2gb-128-bit-ddr3-240-watt-power-supply.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goretsky Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Hello, From searching for HP Compaq 6200 Pro SFF power supplies on eBay and looking at the pictures, it appears this is a proprietary power supply with a custom enclosure and wiring (at least, it does not look much like other SFF computer power supplies I have seen). I would strongly suggest making sure that any video card seller has a good return policy, just in case the new video card doesn't work well with the system. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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