Hi
People
Im buying a PC with an integrated graphics card wanted to ask could I later add my own graphic card of a higer spec to use on this machine?
Many Thanks
2006-10-20 08:15:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
You should have no problem adding a graphics card later. All you need is an AGP or open PCI slot, depending upon the card you are adding. Your BIOS will handle in one of two ways - 1.) It will sense the added graphics card and use it by default(you will need to make sure the drivers are loaded of course), or 2.) You disable the integrated card in the BIOS setup. My computer has an integrated graphics card, but I use an nVidia GeForce 6800 GS.
2006-10-20 08:39:59 · answer #1 · answered by sloop_sailor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the previous answer is right, but the current technology for graphics cards is PCI Express, and if you don't have that, you are going to have trouble upgrading graphics in the future. Check and make sure the system you are buying has a PCI Express x16 slot.
2006-10-20 17:41:22 · answer #2 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What machine is it? (Manufacturer, Model #, etc.)
It's nice to recommend a card, but it's hard to recommend one if you don't know if it's PCI-E or AGP, or it may have neither and only have PCI slots.
2006-10-20 15:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by aztut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just make sure that your motherboard as some sort of PCI/ PCI-E/ or AGP slot
if it does, then it should be able to
try your hardest find one that has a PCI Expresss (PCI-E) slot in it
2006-10-21 09:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by Eng 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋