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    Upgrade Graphics Card on PC

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by danielhazel, Jan 28, 2013.

  1. danielhazel

    danielhazel Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello i know i shouldnt post here but i know how helpful the guys are! just brought a new PC and its got Nvidia GT 620 1GB graphics would anyone be able to tell me what is best graphic card around at the moment and can i put 2GB graphic card in this machine its all new to me thank you for your help
     
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    GeForce 690 for single card. Its around 1000€.

    What are the other specs of the machine. You gotta make sure your PSU can get enough watts to the GPU as well as Volts. PSU´s usualy being shiped with a 620m arent that good and havent got that much of a ceiling for a good GPU. What is your budget etc we could help you a little more if you give us more info
     
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    Intel i7 3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz 3.40 GHz, 8GB RAM, 1.5TB HD Windows 8. I would like one that runs most games in high settings with good fps! Many Thanks mate
     
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    what PSU?
    THe 3770 is very nice :) No GPU will be bottlenecked by that one so that wont be an issue
     
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    how do i find out mate?
     
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    Check the specs of your machine maybe. Otherwise open your computer and just check. It sometimes says the watts it does manufactorer and model. PSU is going to be tricky as i suspect something that cannot handle any good GPU.
     
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    i brought the pc from media markt NL its medion does that help?
     
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    Not really.

    You should be able to open up the case (ground yourself first) and look on the PSU itself. There will usually be two labels on it: one will have the model name (say, Corsair Builders CX500) and the other will have a table of values that'll tell you how many amps / watts each voltage rail can output.
     
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    AH making use of the discounts now. Dont see anything on theire site might be sold out. I suspect a pretty poor and small PSU :eek: I dont think you could get much more than you got now. Noway you could get something like a 660, 670 or 680 (or AMD equivalent) in your computer. Just get the model you got and then we could say something about the max GPU it could have.

    edit: For almost 100€ you could get a good PSU as well. So you might want to replace your current one. What is your budget for the upgrade?
     
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    The model for PC is Medion Akoya P5307 F. I looked for PSU couldnt see it all i could see is was AC input DC output then lots of +3.3 V etc... is this any good?
     
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    how many watts?

    And what is your budget? You could replace the PSU with a better one capable of running those good cards.
     
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    DC output = 350 watts there is lots of writing underneath that my budget is around £200
     
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    what is best card i could get and price? thank you
     
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    350W isn't enough power for any kind of considerable upgrade. You would have to upgrade the power supply first in order to handle a better graphics card.

    Thread closed, please discuss desktops at DTR. Thanks!
     
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