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Post by El Marsh on Dec 2, 2019 1:55:35 GMT
A couple of months back, I bought a refurbished Dell Optiplex 7010 mini-tower with both as an upgrade to my then-current PC and with the intention of eventually upgrading the Graphics Card so that I could actually play modern video games on the thing.
I "think" I'm at the point where I'm ready to do that but I'm really scared of borking it and ruining my PC.
What should I be conscious of besides power supply and card profile?
I'm thinking of a low profile card in the GeForce GTX 1050 TI family
Also, what do the GB sizes on the card mean? Is that video memory? I have a game on the default config that can't run because there's not enough video memory. Would running a new card make that playable, provided there's enough video memory?
As you can probably tell (and as I've said before in another thread that I can't find now :\ ), I'm brand new to the concept of upgrading PC components so any and all advice on this is welcome.
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Post by IamAres on Dec 3, 2019 3:05:39 GMT
Also, what do the GB sizes on the card mean? Is that video memory? I have a game on the default config that can't run because there's not enough video memory. Would running a new card make that playable, provided there's enough video memory? It's been a while since I did much mechanical to a computer (I've used laptops for like the past 11-12 years) but it sounds like you have it right, yes. The GB is the video memory, yes. I would definitely use google and make sure the card you're getting is compatible with your motherboard, but as long as it is, it should be relatively straightforward; it should just plug into the board and work. As a caveat, though, I haven't installed real hardware since Windows XP or so. I assume it's probably only gotten simpler since, though, as far as drivers and compatibility and whatnot. Physically, it's not much more complicated than inserting an NES game. There will probably be like one screw to secure it a little more than that. If you've been using the built-in video card, then it should give you a pretty noticeable upgrade all on its own. |
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