marsdenprimary Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 Hi. I need to know what the best graphics card is that i can get in this system please: Summary Operating System Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.10GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz (7-7-7-20) Motherboard FUJITSU D2991-A1 (SOCKET 0) Graphics HW191D (1440x900@75Hz) 2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 (Unknown) Storage 465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA0 (SATA) Optical Drives TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-H653J Audio Realtek High Definition Audio All help greatly appreciated!
synaesthesia Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 You can put anything you want in it - graphics cards range from £20 to £2000 (and more). What exactly do you need it to do? 1
marsdenprimary Posted September 22, 2014 Author Posted September 22, 2014 You can put anything you want in it - graphics cards range from £20 to £2000 (and more). What exactly do you need it to do? It needs to be suitable for the Oculus Rift and at the moment it isn't quite cutting it. Could you recommend anything? It's a desktop PC so the card needs to be low-profile I think.
synaesthesia Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) The card you have at the moment should really be adequate for that but if it does need more beef something like the Geforce GTX750TI will be lots of grunt. You will need to make sure your power supply is at least 350 watts though, which if it's an off the shelf PC probably isn't. That will be the case for most cards that require some oomph. If you do buy another power supply to support it, it may not be a straight swap if it's a Fujitsu PC. You need to make sure it's a standard ATX power supply. http://www.dabs.com/products/zotac-geforce-gtx-750-1gb-pci-express-3-0-hdmi-9F4H.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc%20product%20search&utm_campaign=Components%20and%20Storage%20-%20Graphics,%20TV%20Tuners%20and%20I/O%20-%20Graphics Edited September 22, 2014 by synaesthesia 1
caffrey Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 The new GTX 970's look good for the price and they don't pull a lot of power - just find out what the longest length of card you can put in the system - this will be the deciding factor. Asus did a small form factor gtx670 back in the day 1
marsdenprimary Posted September 22, 2014 Author Posted September 22, 2014 The new GTX 970's look good for the price and they don't pull a lot of power - just find out what the longest length of card you can put in the system - this will be the deciding factor. Asus did a small form factor gtx670 back in the day Height 2.7 inches Length 5.7 inches This is the max I think...
ICTDirect_Dave Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 Does that system currently have a card installed or are you using onboard graphics? If it's a small form factor desktop then you'll struggle to get a powerful card in there (both for power requirement limitations and actual space) You should be able to get a GT630 or a HD5450 for next to nothing. That might do the job
Arthur Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 If it's a small form factor desktop then you'll struggle to get a powerful card in there (both for power requirement limitations and actual space) I think this is the motherboard... http://globalsp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/Publications/public/DS_D2991-A.pdf
marsdenprimary Posted September 22, 2014 Author Posted September 22, 2014 Does that system currently have a card installed or are you using onboard graphics? If it's a small form factor desktop then you'll struggle to get a powerful card in there (both for power requirement limitations and actual space) You should be able to get a GT630 or a HD5450 for next to nothing. That might do the job No I bought a NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 for about £50. I thought it would do the job but sadly it's just not quite powerful enough for VR. The GT630 looks better... might still need to upgrade the wattage on the PC though as it's only 250W at the moment.
marsdenprimary Posted September 22, 2014 Author Posted September 22, 2014 This is the datasheet for the machine. Anyone got any recommendations for beefing it up a little? Where to buy new PSU etc...? (New to PC upgrades really...!) http://globalsp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/Publications/public/ds-ESPRIMO-E500-E85.pdf
ICTDirect_Dave Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 I don't think you'll be able to get a better PSU for this as it's the small chassis with custom parts. You'd be better off getting a beefier machine to do the job. A tower or workstation chassis would be better as you could throw a GTX in there. Drop me a PM if you like and I'll get you a quote for a cheap(ish) solution. 1
synaesthesia Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 That's not a standard power supply - you'll have some fun upgrading that! You might get away with a 630 on that power supply but it wont be a huge amount better than what you have now. There is a lot of renaming and rebadging of the same cards going on. As above, see about a HP refurb or similar from ICT Direct and lob something juicy in that! 2
3s-gtech Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 I think the GTX 750Ti will be the most powerful card you can easily get in there - if you spec one of the ones without a PCI-E power connector, it'll only draw from the PCI-E slot (max 75 watts) so should run fine from your existing PSU. Even a 750Ti will struggle to throw modern games around at 1080P when you factor in extra power for the OR though. 1
ICTDirect_Dave Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 The 750 wont work in a unit with less than 400W psu. We tried one in a HP 8200 Tower with 360W PSU the other day and it simply refused to boot. It's not just about the power draw for the card, the 280W psu in that Fujitsu has to power everything else without overloading. 1
Arthur Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 You should be able to get a GT630 or a HD5450 for next to nothing. That might do the job Those graphics cards aren't going to cut it. Q: What are the minimum requirements and recommended specifications for the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2? A: Minimum requirements: A computer running a Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS 10.8 or higher, or Ubuntu 12.04 LTS operating system, 2 USB ports (at least one powered) and a DVI-D or HDMI graphics output. Recommended specifications: A desktop computer running a dedicated graphics card with DVI-D or HDMI graphics output, with capability of running current generation 3D games at 1080p resolution at 75fps or higher. (Source)
3s-gtech Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 Total system wide power consumption withe the 750Ti shouldn't be greater than 200W in that system, judging by the parts. It's a gamble, as it assumes the PSU is up to its specs. 1
marsdenprimary Posted September 23, 2014 Author Posted September 23, 2014 Cheers for all your help doodlebugs! I've decided to get a system built to spec which I'm going to 'rebuild' with a few children here at Primary school as a project. We'll essentially be building a Virtual Reality Station which, if I were 10 again, would have blown my mind and changed my life forever...so it's pretty exciting!!!
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