Graphics card for HP 500-242ea

[bernie_15]

The fan on my graphics card had become very noisy and annoying.

I followed advice and cleaned the dust from the fans, fins and inside the cabinet. Unfortunately the noise and irritation persists.

Can anyone out there advise which graphics card I could buy to replace the current one.

The spec I have is:

2369M (1920 x 1080 @60Hz)

768MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7560D (HP) 

1024MB ATI AMD Radeon R5 235 (MSI)

Crossfire disabled.

I would be grateful for any help available.

[Grzwacz · Accepted solution]

Hi bernie

You could install newer AMD or Nvidia graphics cards in your PC as your PC has a UEFI BIOS.

You have a couple of roadblocks:

1. A Microtower chassis

2. A 300 watt power supply

1. A Microtower chassis limits installing lengthy graphics cards

2. A 300 watt power supply limits installing some newer graphics cards requiring 400 watts or more and supplemental PCIe power connectors to drive the card

You can get a refurbished R5 235 at Amazon.

I would bet a nice Nvidia GTX 1050 would fit in your PC. EVGA, MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte, and others have this model for sale.

You will need to uninstall the current graphics driver installed in Windows 10.

Then you will need to go to the BIOS and disable Secure boot. Then enable Legacy boot. Please go here for more information on how to do this.

Good luck

Grzy

[bernie_15]

I am not a gamer so a direct replacement would be good Grzy.

First I will try amazon, then if that fails an upgrade is on the cards.

The links you sent me look quite complicated to a technophobe like me, but if push comes to shove anything is possible.

I upgraded to windows 10 from 8.1 at the launch here in the UK.

I have to thank you for all the help you have given me.