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Anyway this computer won't even play the PC version of Guitar Hero (Says it doesn't support my video card). Other than adding another gigabyte of RAM can anyone suggest a good videocard or any other useful upgrades? It would be nice to get a videocard that could handle video capture duties as well as gaming.


Get more RAM. About $50 at the Crucial web site it appears.

For a video card no specific suggestions but do be careful of power requirements. HP's web site says it does have a PCI-E x16 slot (good) but doesn't bother mentioning power capacity. One manual says that there is a total of 40 watts on the 5v rail for all slots, no other hints. You may need to open the chasssis and read the label on the power supply to make sure it can handle whatever video card you want. The motherboard looks OK but what the heck is the power connector doing behind the memory slots???

The issue with power isn't just power supply capacity but heat. Every watt of power is being dumped as heat into the chassis. Everything above the video card will be heated, as will the North Bright chip that is right next to that slot, unless there is a fan blowing on it.
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