Options for adding upgraded graphics hardware?

JoeOfBrien1969

Newbie Location: New Orleans Joined: Jul 19, 2016 13:17 Messages: 24 Offline

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Jul 24, 2016 13:17

Please see my attached photos of inside my PC. I would like to get better graphics performance for editing. From these photos can anyone tell me what my options might be? Can I add a stand-alone card and disable the integrated graphics that are there now?


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tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jul 24, 2016 14:21

It looks like the nvidia gtx 960. See this post: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2612384/graphics-card-msi-7778-jasminer-motherboard.html . The poster in that forum that has your same motherboard is using a 600 Watt power supply in his pc. Haven't checked the power supply and other specs for your HP Compaq pc. You can easily do that yourself.

You need to attach a DxDiag.txt for users to be able to help you.

JoeOfBrien1969

Newbie Location: New Orleans Joined: Jul 19, 2016 13:17 Messages: 24 Offline

Jul 24, 2016 14:42

Goodness, gracious. Now the power supply is being introduced as a factor?

Power Supply? Isn't that the PLUG that I plug into the wall outlet? I assumed that my power supply was an AC outlet?

This forum has been no help for someone like me who doesn't speak techno nerd speak. I'm just going to bring it in to a place that can figure it out for me and put in the upgrades that I need. Thanks everyone.

Longedge

Senior Contributor Joined: Apr 28, 2011 15:38 Messages: 1504 Offline

Jul 24, 2016 15:17

Quote: This forum has been no help for someone like me

Sadly that appears to be true. However it is entirely your own fault.

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Jul 25, 2016 03:20

Quote:
Goodness, gracious. Now the power supply is being introduced as a factor?

Power Supply? Isn't that the PLUG that I plug into the wall outlet? I assumed that my power supply was an AC outlet?

This forum has been no help for someone like me who doesn't speak techno nerd speak. I'm just going to bring it in to a place that can figure it out for me and put in the upgrades that I need. Thanks everyone.

The PSU is one of the most important parts of a computer and if you don't have sufficient "Watts" your computer will remain weak and deficient.

Google "PSU".

Keeping a computer cool is another overlooked area. A hot computer throws up errors, gets sluggish. Plenty of cooling fans and clear out the dust is a must do. Sticking your computer in a "fridge" is a better option that leaving it out in the heat and dust!

This forum is about PowerDirector and members have latitude to seek guidence on video editing units/computers, so the info we do or don't give should not be knocked, we're primarily video editors with a lot of knowlege. If we're not much use to you in the areas you want to explore, then you should seek out another specialist forum (on computers and gpu's etc).

Dafydd

Edit: Added a couple of "" to fridge.

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