Can I add a GPU?

[william220]

I currently have a PC with a AMD A10 inside and am wondering how to add in a GPU, If I can what do you recommend. I'm hoping to stay under 700$ but if no options exist I am okay going over.

 

[greens]

For $700 you'd almost be better off rebuilding.

The A10 can't really support much of a GPU. It will fit, and work, but the CPU won't be able to keep up.
So if you go out and buy a nice GPU, be ready for it to only work at like 60% utilization.

 

[Curbo34]

*Post has been removed due to misinformation according to Greens*

 

[greens]

... That is terrible advice. You can't transfer over a drive with an operating system already on it. No exceptions.

Not only that, but windows doesn't care about what HARD DRIVE it was installed on. it cares about what hardware was used to activate it. New mobo = new activation.

Two bits of incorrect advice in the same sentence. Please edit the post so others don't believe they can simply take their SSD and put it in a new system.

 

[Curbo34]

... That is terrible advice. You can't transfer over a drive with an operating system already on it. No exceptions.

Not only that, but windows doesn't care about what HARD DRIVE it was installed on. it cares about what hardware was used to activate it. New mobo = new activation.

Two bits of incorrect advice in the same sentence. Please edit the post so others don't believe they can simply take their SSD and put it in a new system.

Sorry mate, I was under the impression you could now transfer your windows 10 licence by deactivating it on one computer and using it on the other. I thought they ditched the whole "Linked to motherboard" stuff after windows 8. I now realize the OP never said they had 10, and even if they did it wouldn't matter. Thanks for the swift correction man.