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April 20, 2014 5:18:31 PM

Hello, I was wondering if it was possible to add a graphics card to my system to take over control of my monitor from my desktops integrated graphics, my computer is a HP Pavilion P7-1430 Desktop, my system has integrated AMD Radeon 7660D graphics card, my processor is a AMD A10-5700 APU, and I have 8 GB of ram. And no, i won't build my own pc and just sell this one, I don't have the necessary funds or knowledge to complete such a task.

heres a link to the PC i bought -
http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAG...

And if its possible to place a new PCI Graphics card in my desktop, then which ones? I am at a loss when it comes to some of this stuff. This will give you an idea of the types of games i am trying to be able to play on my pc, but cant because my graphics card isnt good enough -

Star Citizen (Coming out, need a graphics card with 1 GB dedicated for the minimum at least)
Dayz (Stuck on low settings)
Rust (Stuck with low settings as well)

So as you can see, I am having lots of trouble with certain games. Any help would be appreciated! :) 

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a b U Graphics card
April 20, 2014 5:21:14 PM

It will certainly take a PCI-express card. Do you have a budget for the upgrade? We can then suggest a good card in that budget.
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April 20, 2014 5:35:00 PM

According to that link, your power supply is very weak (only 300 watts, no info on rails). This will limit your upgrade options, unless you upgrade your power supply as well. You will have to find one that fits in your case, (manufacturers such as HP/Dell ect. sometimes use not standard sized power supplies).

That being said, you are probably looking at getting something like an Nvidia gtx 750 or ATI 260x in the sub $200 range. These cards will fit in most cases easily, don't draw humongous amounts of power but will give a nice performance boost for little spent.
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a b U Graphics card
April 20, 2014 5:44:30 PM

If your budget is around $150, then I definitely recommend getting the gtx 750ti. It will be able to work on a 300W psu. Get one that does not require a 6-pin connection, which is usually any model that only has 1 fan.

If that is too expensive, try getting a gtx 750 or r7 250x. Any of these should work on a 300W psu.

Still, I would recommend getting a decent 400-500W psu from a company like Corsair or Seasonic as I know HP's psu's are pretty poor quality.
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April 20, 2014 6:41:23 PM

My budget is around 150$, give or take a little. And how much does a say, 400-500W PSU cost?
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April 20, 2014 6:55:41 PM

two more questions, is the Geforce GTX 750/750ti the same thing? and is there other Geforce GPU's similar to this one, at a similar price, the more options the better :) 
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April 20, 2014 7:10:24 PM

The 750ti is a newer, slightly faster and more power efficient model I believe.
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a b U Graphics card
April 20, 2014 7:12:06 PM

Max W said:
two more questions, is the Geforce GTX 750/750ti the same thing? and is there other Geforce GPU's similar to this one, at a similar price, the more options the better :) 


Glad you asked =). They are technically the same card, but the 750 has parts of it "disabled". The gtx 750/750ti are based on a new architecture called "Maxwell" and it basically cut the power consumption relative to the previous generation (Kepler) by half.

Here is a pretty good list of where each card's performance lies relative to others: http://www.overclock.net/t/502403/graphics-card-ranking...

GeForce gpu's that are near in performance would be the 650 < 650ti < 560ti < 750 < 750ti < 650ti Boost < 660

However, there's not much reason to go for any other GeForce cards other than the 750 or 750ti because previous generations are either lacking in current gen features, are no longer offered (the 650ti Boost), or offer the same or slightly less performance for the same amount of money as their current gen counterparts.

If you get a new psu, then you could try going for an AMD gpu, such as an 250x, 260x, or 265.
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April 20, 2014 7:34:40 PM

Sorry for so many questions, I just have one more about what happens exactly when i would add in the new card, would the old integrated graphics just be made dormant entirely or would it still serve a function? I really appreciate this guys btw, its a huge help to me :) 
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a b U Graphics card
April 20, 2014 7:41:02 PM

The integrated graphics would no longer be used. The dedicated graphics card will do all the work. Once you've physically installed the card (make sure the computer is turned off for this), you will need to disable the integrated graphics in the BIOS. Then you'll need to download the up-to-date driver from nvidia's website and install.
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April 20, 2014 8:09:08 PM

Thank you guys for all the help, this was the perfect place to come for help! :)  Truly appreciated!
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