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Asus HD 6450

toasteh

toasteh

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I'm looking at getting this Graphics card to upgrade my Inspiron 560s (yes, dell, i know :P). My only concerns are whether it will fit and if my PSU can handle it.

I've done a bit of research and it seems the Dell 620s can fit the hd6450 and afaik they both use the same case, which means the psu is the only issue. now the only information i can find suggests the 560s has a 250w psu, so will that need upgrading as well?
 
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It will be fine. The 6450 is a very low powered card. You might be able to get away with a low profile 6570...
 
Hi and welcome to the forum.

What's the purpose of the "upgrade".

The HD 6450 is a pretty lightweight card and not really suitable for gaming if that's your purpose.

And just to clarify, the title of the thread is HD 6450 but you mention the HD 4650 in your post. Which is it?
 
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Boost for what?

It's not really a gaming card.

Radeon HD 6450 review

The product is what it is though, nothing special, just a refresh in the low end segment, for gaming .. I'd stay far away from it unless you are a really light gamer with say World of Warcraft or something. But as always, cards like these are dirt cheap and if you'd pick up a passively cooled version, it might work wonders inside a HTPC. The UVD 3 engine is grand, offers great image quality and accelerates + post processes your video content just extremely well. And that's where the true value of a product like this needs to be found, especially with a Typical Board Power of 9W idle and 27W load in mind.
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well currently i'm using the onboard graphics doodah, so im now wondering if it's just a case of wanting something new to put in my pc? :P
 
If you're buying it because it does something you want that the onboard doesn't do then fair enough.

But there's not much point in spending £30-£35 if what you have already does the job.
 
idk, the only games i'm likely to play are portal and a bit of CoD4 (oldschool :P) so i dont know if a new card would help anything there, i havent really tested the onboard beyond 1080p youtube videos, although it does lag a bit on 1080p .mkv files sometimes

EDIT: would an upgrade make converting video filetypes faster or is that a cpu thing?
 
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toasteh said:
idk, the only games i'm likely to play are portal and a bit of CoD4 (oldschool :P) so i dont know if a new card would help anything there, i havent really tested the onboard beyond 1080p youtube videos, although it does lag a bit on 1080p .mkv files sometimes

EDIT: would an upgrade make converting video filetypes faster or is that a cpu thing?
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For CoD4 I would be more comfortable with this card: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-263-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1984

But you're pretty much limited to what you can upgrade to due to your PC having a 250w Dell PSU and a slim form factor case.

Video converting depends on the software you're using, but most usually only uses the CPU for that. What program do you use to convert videos?
 
only problem is i dont really want to be spending £50 on a card. I was planning on using SUPER, is there anything you'd recommend instead?
 
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