I am new to upgrading components on my PC, and am wondering if I will need to upgrade anything else in addition to just my card?
1950465
You may need to upgrade your power supply. The chip manufacturer (AMD) specifies the following: PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard500W (or greater) power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended7600W power supply (or greater) with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended for AMD CrossFire™ technology.Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified productsMinimum 4GB of system memory8GB (or more) of system memory recommended for AMD CrossFire™ technology. You may need to upgrade your power supply. The chip manufacturer (AMD) specifies the following: PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard500W (or greater) power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended7600W power supply (or greater) with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended for AMD CrossFire™ technology.Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified productsMinimum 4GB of system memory8GB (or more) of system... » Read More You may need to upgrade your power supply. The chip manufacturer (AMD) specifies the following: PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard500W (or greater) power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended7600W power supply (or greater) with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended for AMD CrossFire™ technology.Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified productsMinimum 4GB of system memory8GB (or more) of system memory recommended for AMD CrossFire™ technology. « Show Less
1950466
Please make sure your monitor can support the maximum resolution of the video card and I also agree with Damien below.
1950467
It would be nice to know what you already have so we can tell you if you need to upgrade.
1950468
Depends...you usually want a balance between cpu power/ram and graphics.. But yeah a upgrade with g-card will usually give good results
1950469
You may need to upgrade your power supply. The chip manufacturer (AMD) specifies the following: PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard 500W (or greater) power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended7 600W power supply (or greater) with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended for AMD CrossFire technology. Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products Minimum 4GB of system memory 8GB (or more) of system memory recommended for AMD CrossFire technology.
1968832
the specs on this card's webpage say the minimum wattage power supply required is a 450W, however if your power supply is of low quality (many are) 500W probably wouldn't be enough. personally, i would upgrade to a 600W just in case, and also so that there is more room for power in the future.
1338684
Hi Candace. This should replace the original card - and should go in the same slot that the original one is removed from. You will also need to attach a little jumper cable (provided in the upgrade kit) between the graphics card and a socket on the motherboard. Whole installation should take under 1/2 hour including opening and closing the case. So far, the card has been performing perfectly. Good luck to you!Ken.
316736
Yes, but you will also need to upgrade the Power supply unit as well. Right now I'm running an ATI Radeon 7850 with a 620W power Supply with no issue.
1416684
Just the card. If you buy the card from us, we might be able to include the drivers or installation software.
491351
Provided you have the correct slot open, yes, but I would suggest getting a newer card. This one is great for boosting performance of older computers, but newer ones not so much.
1812715
you don't have the particular slot to put this card in, go with this one instead, make sure you pick the one that is new and also from Kens computer shop:
1497208
It varies on what else you have installed. like if this will be your only graphics card, then it should be enough, but only barely.
1417657
All you need is standard PCIe (16)x for video card. Could be 2.0 or 3.0 will work fine :)
1215840
I can't answer as to what your computer supports, but the installation is simple. Take out the old card, put in the new one, install the drivers.
1243485
Mario Jose J. Manzanero, The system uses only non-proprietary parts, so if you want to install another video card, it would be easy to do. If you do so, please make careful note of the power requirements of the specific card you choose to install, as it may require you to upgrade the power supply as well. Also, the proper installation of any component that does not damage the system will *not* void the computer's warranty.
2272944
I don't know what type of video card you got with the system. The answer is probably. You'd swap out the existing card or use the open slots on the mother board. You should verify you have the correct slot for the card. Second, I have an i7. It's freaking great!!! But you need fast memory to go along with it. If your system doesn't come with good gaming memory, then upgrade that along with your i7. It will cost about 40 bux to get kick ass memory, Google gaming memory for options.
1118805
No, it's a separate graphics card. It's not the worst, but not the best either. If you want to upgrade it, you'll need to upgrade the power supply also.
1873692
No. Not all. You need to check what kind of memory your PC (the motherboard) needs and if it is compatible.
2138582
do I need anything else with this I am buying for my son so i have no idea want to make sure he can install it on Christmas and not need anything else he has a gaming computer he wants to play a certain game and his graphics card won't play the game
2172788
Yes you can install a new graphics card. You will also need to upgrade the power supply to match the card. It isn't really a big deal though, power supplies are cheap. I totally recommend this computer, it is great. (There are 12 usb ports on this machine. Figure that into your opinion.)
1782193
you would need to get the mother board spec sheet to see if you can upgrade your memory first, and also what kind of memory slots you have available. Or, take out a memory sim and record the make, speed, and slot type to replace with the same speed and type just make sure it's more.