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03-17-2023 05:59 PM
Hello to all,
I'm new here and haven't really needed any info until now. I am having a bit of trouble and didn't really know who to ask, so I decided to come here and get the help I need from the community. 🙂 I want to know what I need to upgrade my p7-1174 desktop video card. It is having trouble initializing Directx 12. Any suggestions or someone who has resolved a similar issue? I would love to hear from you!
03-18-2023 06:44 AM
hi
bios version ?
if 7.xx
In theory only old graphics cards
AMD Radeon HD 6xxx cards, or a Nvidia GT (X) 6xx card
can be used
on condition of having the required power supply for the chosen model
probably 300w power supply
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If you want to replace/add a graphics card, there are a few things you need to check
You have to check the manufacturers data, for the chosen model , Dimensions, power requirements, and additional pci connectors required >see @old_geekster 's kb
Upgrade Video Card - HP Support Community - 7481981
>this can also help:
Upgrade, for games, what to do, how to get an idea of what t... - HP Support Community - 8529359
for the graphics card, I often recommend the Asus site with filter options
https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/all-series/filter?Spec=683
or msihttps://www.msi.com/Graphics-Cards
See if others offer it, price/performance may vary...
If you have the idea to replace more than the graphics card (sometimes no choice, you will have to change the power supply as well) The processor, going from 16 gb of ram to 32 gb for example depending on the age of the computer, this might not be advantageous so rather old, what you change may not be able to be reused, unlike the graphics card..Sometimes, for not that much cost, you could have a much newer, more capable computer.
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