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I just brought a brand new Dell Inspiron 3847. I heard its great for the start of gaming and I compared my specs against some of the recommended or minimum settings that are for some games, and to my surprise I have the power to run all types of games in like a medium level. Except, my Dedicated video memory is very low. Only 64 MB. The minimum most games is like 512 MB.. I only have 4 GB ram, and I've tried changing it through the BIOS, but when i restart the computer and try to enter the bios, not much is there for me to edit. (I press f2 to get to it btw.) I'll list the specs:
Manufacturer: Dell
Model: Inspiron 3847
Processor: Intel Core i5 - 4460 CPU 3.20 GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 4 GB
System type: 64 bit opertaing system (windows 7)
Chip type : Intel HD graphics family
DAC type: internal
Adapter string: Intel HD graphics 4600
Bios info: Intel video bios
total available graphics memory: 1696 MB
Dedicated video memory: 64 mb
system video memory: 0 MB
shared system memory: 1632
So, my question is can I set something to get more dedicated video memory? Or is it a matter of getting a better graphics card? I really need help and any advice is so helpful. Thanks.n
 
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I think you would be happy with the GTX 750ti. It can fit your system without a psu upgrade and you will get decent performance in games like those you listed at 1080p. It will certainly be a huge upgrade over your current integrated graphics.
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You are using integrated graphics. They don't have any dedicated video memory: They share system memory. You may be able to set the bios to carve out a larger piece of system memory to dedicate to graphics but it's not going to make a large performance difference. While there are a lot of games that work fine on integrated graphics, you will only be able to play high end games on lowest settings if at all.
I highly recommend adding a video card to your system. Something like a GTX 750ti is a great starting place.
 
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I have tried going into the BIOS and changing some things. At least i think I'm in the BIOS. I press f2 when i first turn on my computer then some stuff comes up. Something that also has like the boot order and stuff like that, however under the category that i actually see the word BIOS, I only can edit the time and date and then look at something i think called the SATA. I've seen that people have to look under some stuff called the chipset, which I cannot find so I'm guessing the first option cant be for me :( I really didn't want to spend anymore money but if it'll improve the performance then okay.
So you said that I'm having to change the video card, and the one you recommened is good for like starting up and playing games? I'm just worried that I'll mess up the computer in the installing process because I'm not that good with hardware. Do you know of any websites that I could use to walk me through the process? I'm also not sure how to find which ones are compatible with my system. Sorry for all the questions.
 
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Let's start with basics:
1. Give some examples of games you would like to play. From those it will be easier to give you a comparison of how much difference a dedicated video card will make. You may not need one.
2. Pretty much any GPU will be compatible, but a high-end one will require you to upgrade your Power Supply. Assuming you have a 300w or so one installed, the GTX 750ti is the most powerful card you can install without upgrading anything else.
3.Here are links to two 750tis. The first is cheaper, but the second is a little nicer.
http://www.amazon.com/Zotac-NVIDIA-GeForce-PCI-Express-ZT-70603-10M/dp/B00JB1XHYA/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1423446706&sr=8-14&keywords=gtx+750ti
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025
 
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out of the games I'm wanting to play one of the more powerful onea I guess would be saints row At least thr third one. There's a couple rpgs I'm wanting to play but other than that just popular ones. I have a ps4 to so I'm not worried about running the latest games cause I can just get those on ps4. I want more of old games I missed out on. Skyrim and maybe borderlands.
The power supply is a 300 W.
 
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I think you would be happy with the GTX 750ti. It can fit your system without a psu upgrade and you will get decent performance in games like those you listed at 1080p. It will certainly be a huge upgrade over your current integrated graphics.
 
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