So should I upgrade my 1060 graphics card and get a 1070 instead?
Okay so right now I have a EVGA GTX 1060 3GB and I wanna get a EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB because recently, I noticed some of my games are taking a bit to load the textures, and it seems in some of my games my framerate drops, mainly notice this in BO4 and I noticed it says im using more than the recommended VRAM usage, but I notice framerate drops in other games also, and im honestly not too into graphics to where im waiting for the new graphics cards coming out, im still very new to PC and I bought a cheaper card when I built my PC a few months ago, and I just wanna make a slight upgrade, and make my games look a little nicer, and so I don't have to turn down my graphics settings slightly to avoid any framerate drops, I like a good middle ground of looking alright, and running smoothly, I looked at the 1080s, and theyre around $600-$700 for the EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB which is like $200 more than the 1070 I can get, now is there a big enough difference in the 1070 and 1080 to pay the $200? Like I said, I don't care too much for the graphics aspect of my PC games, I play console also, but I do kinda wanna make an upgrade, for a noticeable change in my games graphics/performance, and I would assume the 1070 is a decent middle ground between the two? Just asking for some opinions. Also how do I go about installing my new GPU? like im assuming I just have to open up my PC and install the new one then start it back up? and how should I store my old GPU? Please and thankyou!
Can I upgrade my laptop graphics card?
By Nature of Laptop Manufacturing,If it says Integrated Graphics Card then it is embedded or rather Soldered into the motherboard by dafault by the manufacturer so it can not be in any case upgraded as you would require to replace whole motherboard with CPU for chinging or upgrading the GPUBut on paper, Dedicated Graphics Card is exact opposite of Integrated ones and they can be replaced by user of the laptop if requiredBut its not as easy as it seems as many laptop manufacturers dont want you to change their own configuration for whatsoever purposes hence they keep it locked under the hood away from your simple ram and hdd or ssd slots so that to replace you need to go to the company itself or open it up yourselfOther thing is that to replace the card you require a special configuration of slots to achieve proper connection between the card and the motherboardHence it all depends on weather your manufacturers let you openly swift out and in other upgraded cards or notFor Example, I had a HP laptop in 2012 where in i had a dedicated Nvidia GPU but to change it i had to open the whole back and detach my keyboard to reach the GPU and i could have done that but that amount of tidius process i had to undergo to change it made me keep it the sameBut Alienwares and Asus and MSI, make it very easy to open a small cover slot from beneath and change it in few easy stepsSo google your model to Find out how easy it is and do check youtube if anyone has done it already ( it makes it damn easy)Hope it Helps
Can I replace my computer's graphics card?
As others have said, given the information you've given us, its pretty hard to say yes or no.Question 1: Is it a laptop or desktop? If its a laptop, the answer will be NO NO NO NO NO. Did I mention you can't upgrade laptop gpu's? Ok, well, techincally its possible, but considering you're asking this question (no offense), its a definite no. If we're talking about a desktop, most likely, yes. The first order of business is to check your power supply. Considering the fact that you've told us that you're not very tech savvy, I'm assuming you have a pre-built computer. Pre-built computers generally = crappy power supply. I suggest you also post pictures of your power supply including the label. Make sure the wattage is included. While not very common, a bad power supply can destroy your entire system.It looks like your computer is more of an entry-level one so I'll assume the the capacity of the PSU (Power Supply) is around 300-450 watts. While you won't be slapping a Titan X in it anytime soon, there are alot of low-power GPU's to choose from. The first thing that comes to mind is NVIDIA's 900 series which is running off the Maxwell architecture. One of the main selling points of the Maxwell architecture is its power efficiency. You'd probably best be served by a GTX 950 which ranges from $150-175. There's also the 750ti which is about $125-150 and is another low-energy card.The graphics card is probably the easiest part to install in a computer. Most computers have at least one PCI-E slot like this:The PCI-E slot is the top, dark blue one. the bottom slot is a PCI slot.Don't worry if your computer's slot doesn't have the tab at the end, that's simply a locking mechanism for added support but is not integral to the functioning of the card. I HIGHLY recommend also researching a bit more into the subject yourself. You'll find its not really that complicated. If anything, building a computer is like playing with a big, expensive set of Leggos. Good Luck!
How do I know if I have a graphics card in my laptop?
The easiest way to get information about your graphic card is by using DirectX Diagnostic Tool. You can access this tool by following the given steps:Press Windows + RYou will get Run command windowType “ dxdiag ” (without the quotes)Press ‘Enter’ or click on ‘OK’5. You will get a screen like this:6. Navigate to Render tab menuThe information about your graphic card like manufacturer, memory etc is shown.Note:If you don’t see this then it means that you don’t have a graphic card.If you just want to check if the graphic card is working properly or not then got to Device Manager -> Display Adapter and check for your Graphic card name.You can go to Device Manager by pressing Windows+R typing devmgmt.msc ( alternatively right click on My Computer icon and click on Manage and then go to Device Manager )
How do you check what graphics card you have on Windows 7?
Open Device Manager (you can do that by searching it in the windows search box), select display adapter and check your card/cars. You can also check if the drivers are up to date and working properly
I have an ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics and want to upgrade whats a good step up?
If you don't mind spending a little over 100$ check out some Nvidia GTX cards on newegg.com. You should also check some AMD Radeon cards (radeon 5770,6750,6770) I don't know what kind of gaming you're looking for. ATI Radeon HD 4200 isn't a gaming card at all, and you don't need a good power supply to power that, so I'm guessing you have a lower power supply. How many wats does it have? Also, does it have the 6 PCl-e cables? For a stronger graphics card like, a few steps up above of 4200 the cards require more power, and you connect the PCl-e cables from the power supply to the card so it works. Open up your case see if you can find any unplugged black cables, here is what they look like : http://www.google.com/imgres?q=pcie+cable&um=1&hl=en&client=opera&sa=N&rls=en&channel=suggest&tbm=isch&tbnid=fBwrSBSc-JS6XM:&imgrefurl=http://www.chetanislazy.com/blog/2009/12/16/upgrading-the-mac-pro-adding-a-2nd-gpu/&docid=ka7VlZJOyp8d6M&w=500&h=398&ei=-_h3TpmgOsigtgf-vNWcDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=173&vpy=328&dur=660&hovh=200&hovw=252&tx=231&ty=169&page=1&tbnh=129&tbnw=162&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0&biw=1600&bih=796 If they aren't there, then you'll need to buy a new power supply, which should only be from 60-90$, and if you don't know how to set it in, just take it to a computer store and they might charge you some money to do it in a few minutes. Otherwise, if you can't get a new Power Supply, you're out of luck on buying a good gaming card.