ATI Radeon HD 4200 need to upgrade

CluelessMom45

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I am a clueless mom who needs help! We have an HP p6650z desktop. My kid bought plays Minecraft and bought a new game called Cubeworld, however it appears we need better graphics. It seems we have integrated graphics, ATI Radeon HD 4200. Can I purchase a video card for our computer so the new game works? Do I need a new power supply? Please and thank you!
 
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If you get a low power discrete GPU, like an HD7750 (or NVidia equivalent), you shouldn't need to upgrade. I doubt Cube World will need anything more than that.

However, if you get anything that has a 6pin power plug on it, you'll need a PSU of at least 450 watts (AT MINIMUM, depending on the card). FYI, your computer's PSU looks to be a 300 watt model.

rad666

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If you get a low power discrete GPU, like an HD7750 (or NVidia equivalent), you shouldn't need to upgrade. I doubt Cube World will need anything more than that.

However, if you get anything that has a 6pin power plug on it, you'll need a PSU of at least 450 watts (AT MINIMUM, depending on the card). FYI, your computer's PSU looks to be a 300 watt model.
 
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CluelessMom45

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Thank you! Would you recommend that I take it somewhere to have it installed, or is it easy to do?

 

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If you don't know anything about how to upgrade a PC, don't know anyone who does, or have the SLIGHTEST reservation about doing it yourself, you should take it to someone to have it done.