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telecomguy9

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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?

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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.

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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

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