Graphic Cards

[imokb1]

Does my TouchSmart 300 have AMD ATI Stream and NVIDIA® CUDA enabled graphics cards?  I am looking to purchase some video editing software and the following is part of the system requirements...

ATI Stream® and CUDA™ acceleration only available with AMD ATI Stream and NVIDIA® CUDA enabled graphics cards

[lasvegaswireman]

For an accurate response, please provide the complete model number and/or product number of the HP computer in question.

Frank

[imokb1]

My model #300-1020 and my serial number is {Removed for privacy}

[imokb1]

Oops! Product #NV536AA

[lasvegaswireman · Accepted solution]

Here are the specs for your HP TouchSmart 300-1020 Desktop Computer. Based on the specs, your system has integrated AMD/ATI HD 3200 graphics. The nearest I can tell, ATI Stream is available on HD 4000 series and higher graphics cards. This means it is unlikely that your 300-1020 will support the software with acceleration. Since the graphics system isn't NVIDIA, there is no chance for CUDA support.

Frank

[imokb1]

Frank...based on these specs and as it pertains to my particular mode and product number. Does it make sense and is it possible that I can add/upgrade the necessary components to at least make the minimum requirements of the software? IF possible which upgrades would you recommend?


System Requirements
Operating System

Microsoft Windows 7, Vista or XP (Windows XP Service Pack 2 is required for HDV capture)

Screen Resolution

1024 x 768, 16-bit color or above

CPU Processor

PowerDirector 10 is optimized for CPUs with MMX/SSE/SSE2/3DNow!/3DNow! Extension/HyperThreading technology.

AVI Capture/Producer: Profiles: Pentium II 450 MHz or AMD Athlon 500 MHz
DVD Quality (MPEG-2) Profiles: Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2200+
High Quality MPEG-4 and Streaming WMV, QuickTime) Profiles: Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2
Full-HD quality H.264 and MPEG2 Profiles: Intel Corei5/7 or AMD Phenom II X4
AVCHD and BD burning Profiles: Pentium Core 2 Duo E6400, or AMD Phenom II X2
3D Video Editing Profile: Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II X4

Memory

512 MB required
3GB DDR2 or above recommended for 32 bit OS
6GB DDR2 or above recommended for 64 bit OS & 3D editing

Hard Disk Space

5 GB required minimum (note: 400 MB is for Magic Music Library)
10 GB (20 GB recommended) for DVD production
60 GB (100 GB recommended) for Blu-ray Disc/AVCHD production

Burning Drive

A CD or DVD burner (CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW) is required to burn VCD/DVD/SVCD/AVCHD titles
A Blu-ray disc recordable drive is required to burn Blu-ray Discs

Supported GPGPU graphics card
NVIDIA:

GeForce 8500GT and above
GeForce 9800GT and above
GeForce GT/GTS/GTX 200 series
GeForce GT/GTS/GTX 400 series
GeForce GT/GTS/GTX 500 series

AMD / ATI :

AMD APU Family with AMD Radeon™ HD Graphics: A-Series, E2-Series, C-Series, E-Series, G-Series
AMD Radeon™ HD Graphics: 7900 Series, 7800 Series, 7700 Series, 7600 Series, 7500 Series, 7400 Series, 7300 Series, 6900 Series, 6800 Series, 6700 Series, 6600 Series, 6500 Series, 6400 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD Graphics: 5900 Series, 5800 Series, 5700 Series, 5600 Series, 5500 Series, 5400 Series
ATI FirePro™ Graphics
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD: 5800 Series, 5700 Series, 5600 Series, 5400 Series
ATI Mobility FirePro™: M7820, M5800

Notes:

1. Accelerated video encoding on AMD graphics cards requires the user to install the AMD Media Codec Package, also known as the Avivo™ Package. This package is available as an optional download when obtaining an AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver for AMD desktop graphics and notebook graphics products, available at www.amd.com.
2. CyberLink PowerDirector 10 also supports AMD Fusion E-series & C-series Accelerated Processors Technology.

3. Internet connection is required for activating some import/export formats, including AVCHD, Blu-ray Disc, DVD, H.264, & MPEG-2. The activation is quick and easy.

[lasvegaswireman]

Yes, you can upgrade some of the components of your system;

Supports the following processors:
AMD Athlon X4 600e and 605e (P)
AMD Athlon X3 400e and 405e (R)
AMD Athlon X2 235e and 240e (R)

Memory upgrade information:
Dual channel memory architecture
Two DDR3 SO-DIMMs (200-pin) sockets
PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333)
PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066)
Non-ECC memory only, unbuffered
Supports 2GB DDR3 SO-DIMMs
Maximum memory only if using 2GB DDR3 DIMM modules
Supports up to 8 GB on 64-bit PCs*
Supports up to 4 GB** on 32-bit PCs

Integrated* ATI Radeon HD3200
One MXM graphics socket (for MXM graphics card included on selected models)
* Integrated video is not available if a graphics card is installed.
Interface: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics integrated onto motherboard
Memory: Shares memory with system (not user adjustable)

Think of your system as a laptop built on a stand... basically, it is not meant to be upgraded. You have a choice of limited low-end CPUs to upgrade to... and an MXM graphics card compatible with your system will have to come from HP and will be very expensive. Not really worth the time, effort or money involved.