“Hello, I just bought this and it's pretty decent so far, but it's not running games like skyrim. Can someone tell me what graphics cards will work with this unit, and what other things I might need to buy to be able to use it? thank you.”
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First off, this PC only has a 180W power supply. The minimum recommended power supply wattage for just about any modern video card is going to be 300W. Based on that alone I'd say not to bother. You will quickly burn out the PSU in this computer. Also, this case only has one expansion port opening in the back, and it looks to be low profile. If you decided to go ahead anyway you will need to get a low profile card that does not require any extra power connectors, AND only needs one external slot. You are looking for the Holy Grail of low profile video card upgrades. I'm not sure it exists in any configuration that is going to be better then the integrated Intel 630 graphics that this PC comes with.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Just noticed this question and I can report that with this computer HP SLIMLINE 270-P024 (just got on one Black Friday) I was succesfully able to install the following slim graphics card and is it good!!....EVGA GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5 64bit DVI/HDMI/VGA Low Profile Graphics Card.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I bought two of these for my older boys. With having a smaller power supply and the smaller case, the graphic card selection is extremely limited. With some research, I found, bought, and installed a GeForce GT 1030 (passive, no fan) for gaming and graphics upgrade. The card is rated at 30w and is lite enough to run effectively. To my knowledge, this is currently the best card this desktop will run. The graphics have improved significantly and my boys are happy with this setup.
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