Hard Allocating Ram to VRAM

[goofyzstud]

Am I able to do this with my machine?

[NonSequitur777]

@goofyzstud,

Welcome to our HP Community forum!

Thanks for your question. The HP Pavilion TP01-1337c desktop does not include a BIOS setting for manually allocating a fixed amount of system RAM to the integrated graphics (such as “UMA Frame Buffer Size” or “DVMT Pre-Allocated”).

This means your system dynamically manages the amount of system memory shared with the integrated GPU -allocating more when needed and freeing it up when not in use. This is standard behavior for most HP consumer desktops.

If you're running into issues where a specific game or application says there's not enough VRAM, keep in mind that many such programs don’t recognize dynamically shared memory properly -and the warning may be misleading. As long as you have enough total system RAM (at least 16GB), your integrated graphics should perform as expected for light gaming and media tasks.

Let me know what you're trying to run or improve, and we can help look into other optimization tips -or possible upgrade paths, such as adding or upgrading a discrete graphics card.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[goofyzstud]

Hello, what would be a good graphics card to to add to my system just plug and play?

[NonSequitur777]

@goofyzstud,

According to your PC's specs, your HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-1337c (1J7L1AA) is fitted with a 180-watt power supply. This doesn't give you much graphics cards choices: other than something like a GT 1030.

It depends on what you want to do: if you want to play games, you can upgrade your power supply to a 310, 400 or 500-watt power supply in order to power a more powerful graphics card. Let me know what you have in mind.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[goofyzstud]

Thanks! That works out well because I'm not a serious gamer. I just like to play steam games like Apex Legends and such. They almost work on high okay with the onboard graphics. Prob work better on medium. I would like to play on high. I'm not interested in spending $4-5-600+ on a graphics card. Do you think the GT1030 would give me okay fps on steam?

[goofyzstud]

If i was to get a 500w power supply what would be the cheapest good option for me to play steam games?

[NonSequitur777]

@goofyzstud,

No, a GT 1030 doesn't provide sufficient performance to play Apex Legends, as its minimum GPU requirement is listed at a GT 950 or equivalent, such as the far more affordable GTX 1050, GTX 1050 Ti, or RX 6400.

This means, though, that you'll have to upgrade your power supply to a 310-watt unit with p/n: L08262-004 / L10875-800, which you can purchase via eBay such as this purchase option: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255959932221?_skw=L10875-800&epid=15057353872&itmmeta=01JX66AM373FMJHX9Q5QV....

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[NonSequitur777]

@goofyzstud,

With a 500-watt power supply, I would shop around starting with smaller-sized (dual fan models) GTX 1650 Super, RTX 3050, RTX 3060, RTX 4060 or RTX 5060 (under $300).

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[goofyzstud]

Thanks! What would I need to play Apex legends the best possible?

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@goofyzstud,

I would suggest an RTX 3050 -you can purchase one of them for under $200 via Amazon.

I would recommend a 400-watt power supply with p/n: L04618-800.

You can purchase this power supply online, such as via this trusted eBay Seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/316487677066?_skw=L04618-800&itmmeta=01JX69Z4BSWC7J2DF8AM337W2X&hash=item49....

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777