Lenovo K430 Graphics Card Update

[akramhahs]

Am i able to upgrade this gpu and if so what is the best option. Thank you.

 

[smashjohn]

Looks easy enough to upgrade. What card you get really depends on what you're trying to do, but I don't see why you couldn't install a 1060, 1070, or 1080 card. I game on a 3770 processor (should be same as yours from what I can tell) and use a nVidia GTX 980 in 1080p resolution at 90-120fps for AAA titles.

GPU Upgrade is on page 31: https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/desktop_pub/ideacentre_k430k410_hmm_20120627.pdf

You might want to measure the space for the card length to make sure extra long cards will fit, but I'd be surprised if they didn't. I don't see case dimensions listed in the in the docs.

 

[akramhahs]

Will power be a problem i am not too sure about the power supply, I'm not able to open it up at the moment. Right now I have a gt 640 which is the stock graphics card.

 

[akramhahs]

Looks easy enough to upgrade. What card you get really depends on what you're trying to do, but I don't see why you couldn't install a 1060, 1070, or 1080 card. I game on a 3770 processor (should be same as yours from what I can tell) and use a nVidia GTX 980 in 1080p resolution at 90-120fps for AAA titles.

GPU Upgrade is on page 31: https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/desktop_pub/ideacentre_k430k410_hmm_20120627.pdf

You might want to measure the space for the card length to make sure extra long cards will fit, but I'd be surprised if they didn't. I don't see case dimensions listed in the in the docs.

Will power be a problem i am not too sure about the power supply, I'm not able to open it up at the moment. Right now I have a gt 640 which is the stock graphics card.

 

[smashjohn]

It's hard to tell; it looks like you might have a 70w card now. The 1070 can pull over 200w. Can you tell what the total watt capacity of your PSU is? Hopfully it's a 450w+ unit... It should be written on it somewhere. You'll also want to see how many PCI-E power connectors your have (6pin or 6+2pin) and make sure that is compatible with whatever card you choose.

But it also looks like your computer has a standard power supply; so if you need to upgrade that it should be possible. Again, you'll want to check the PSU length because it looks like a tight case.

I'm mostly going on what I can find on Lenovo's website, but it looks like there were numerous builds of that model and their documentation is... lacking in detail.

 

[akramhahs]

It's hard to tell; it looks like you might have a 70w card now. The 1070 can pull over 200w. Can you tell what the total watt capacity of your PSU is? Hopfully it's a 450w+ unit... It should be written on it somewhere. You'll also want to see how many PCI-E power connectors your have (6pin or 6+2pin) and make sure that is compatible with whatever card you choose.

But it also looks like your computer has a standard power supply; so if you need to upgrade that it should be possible. Again, you'll want to check the PSU length because it looks like a tight case.

I'm mostly going on what I can find on Lenovo's website, but it looks like there were numerous builds of that model and their documentation is... lacking in detail.

Not good, opened it up and found that it has a 280w PSU.

 

[smashjohn]

Bummer. A decent PSU upgrade is cheap though.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438026&cm_re=evga_600w-_-17-438-026-_-Product