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Ive plugged in the monitor into the Nvidia card. I wasnt sure if I would have to choose which card is used if I run a game?

Is there any way I can tell if the Nvidia 1030 is being used, or if it is the Intel graphics bein gused?

Okay so I decided to risk it on a GT1030 with 2GB DDR5 memory. Hopefully it will work out! Otherwise Im going to have to get a newer PC, which I was trying to avoid as money is pretty tight. I got a low profile version, with no stick out fan: Gigabyte GT 1030 Low Profile 2G Graphics Card...

Does manufacturer matter? Is one manufacturer better / worse than others?

Hi all, I have decided to risk it on a GT1030 (not GTX1030??) But after searching for it there's so many variations from so many manufacturers. How do I pick which one would be best?

Hi Aegir thanks for replying. Inside the PC there is one spare power cable, it is marked SATA PWR - in pics 3 and 4. Also, the DVD drive is unused so I can repurpose those cables somehow - pic 5. Can I use any of these cables to power the graphics card, if the PCIE slot is not enough? Or is it...

Hi kirbyrj thanks for replying. Should I try to find out how much power the PCIe slot can provide? Or does that not matter? Ive tried to look on HP website but cant find this info anywhere. Also, the optional GPU that can come with this PC, the Radeon R7 430, is a 50w GPU. So does this mean I...

So I am trying to install a graphics card into my desktop PC. My PC is a HP Prodesk 400 G5 SFF, product 4CZ70ET#ABU: Intel Core i5-8500 Six Core 3.0GHz 256GB SSD M.2 PCIe NVMe 1 x 16GB DDR4-2666Mhz RAM Intel UHD Graphics 180 W internal power supply Win 10 Pro x64 Case dimensions - 27 x 29.6 x...

Have figured out how to remove the ODD now. Just have another couple of questions, hopefully someone can help me out - Are all 2.5" SSD drives the same dimensions? - I was thinking about the following SSD for my laptop...

Thanks for the replies guys. I think I understand but just want to run it past you to be completely sure! I *think* I need to figure out how tall my current hard drive is, and make sure the SSD is the same height as my current hard drive. Then I can fit the SSD straight into the hard drive...

Hi all I bought a Samsung NP550P5C-S03UK laptop recently: http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/NP550P5C-S03UK I want to add a SSD hard drive, specifically the following one, an OCZ Vertex 4 SSD...

Thats what I was thinking, then I read that the difference between an AMD 7670M and a Geforce GT 650M is substantial - so now i am stuck trying to figure out which is better again...

Hi all, I am looking to buy a new laptop, and have found the following 3 to choose from: http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/product/id/1263089 £525.97, Toshiba Satellite Pro L870, Intel i5-3210M, Trubrite 17.3" 1600x900 HD+ screen, 4GB 1600MHz RAM, 500GB 7200RPM HDD, DVDRW, AMD 7670M 2GB gfx, 2...

I do believe I have found a winner: 5 - Medion P6815, i7-3610QM 2.3GHz, Nvidia GT650M, 750GB HDD, 6GM RAM, USB3, Windows Home Premium x64, £600 inc cashback...

Okay I think I am going to go with either number 1 or number 2. I am thinking logically and in my mind have summarised as follows: - Number 1 has a sliiightly better GPU. +1 for (1) - Number 2 has a better (I think) quad core CPU. +1 for (2) - From what I have read, the integrated graphics...