VRAM on integrated graphic card Intel HD 2500

[PeterHB]

I have an hp elite 8300 sff and the internal video memory is only 32MB (Intel HD 2500). There is no setting in the BIOS to adjust this and it also does not work with register settings.

Now I want to play games and I can get a low profile video card but the psu does not pull this. It is 240W. Which psu would you recommend to me, or is there still an setting with which I can increase the memory?

I also have a sound card and 2 external drives connected so i think the 240w psu is not enough.

Thanks,

[mdklassen]

Your computer: https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c03345460

has "integrated graphics".   So, for "gaming", you will need to add-in a high-performance graphics adapter.

> I also have a sound card and 2 external drives connected

The sound-card is "low-wattage" -- not drawing enough wattage to make a difference.

Either the 2 external disk-drives are in the "portable" 2.5-inch format (drawing power from your USB ports) or they are in the "desktop" 3.5-inch format (with their own power-supply adapter).  Which is it?

[PeterHB]

Thanks for your reply...

Yes they draw power from the USB ports.

[mdklassen]

>>  i think the 240w PSU is not enough.

> ... they draw power from the USB ports.

I am guessing probably much less than 10 watts (5 volts multiplied by 2 amperes) each, leaving 220 watts.

Probably 50 to 80 watts for the processor on the motherboard.

[Big_Dave]

Hi,

There really isn't a high performance gaming graphics card that will work with the power supply in your SFF.

[PeterHB]

More info about external usb drives and Sound Card:

Western Digital My Passport - 1TB

Western Digital Elements Portable - 750 GB

Terratec Aureon 7.1 PCIe sound card

Which card would be possible without having to replace the psu? How about the HD-545X-ZCH2 :: XFX RADEON HD 5450 - 1 GB

[PeterHB]

Can the card below with my 240W psu? It is an HP card:

AMD Radeon HD 7450 graphics card (B1R44AA)

[mdklassen]

See: http://www8.hp.com/emea_middle_east/en/products/oas/product-detail.html?oid=5226363

for a list of "compatible" HP computers for this HP graphics adapter.