[SOLVED] Upgrading my Desktop components

[sandeep_64]

Ok , so here is the thing I have i7-7700, 4gb RAM, 1 TB HDD. I was planning to do an upgrade for my home lab especially running a virtual lab and make it 16 GB ram, with 250 ssd and NVIDIA GeForce® GT 710, 2GB.
What I am thinking is will things work like I am expecting it to work by just adding this component. Because there's a doubt in my mind that though all these additions sound good the integration should be proper for things to work smoothly. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Best Regards

 

[rgd1101]

motherboard and psu model?

 

[SATADATA]

Not sure what your exact workload is, but gt 710 is not a powerful card, any specific reason for this card or are you just on a really tight budget.

 

[sandeep_64]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the reply
@rgd1101 its a Lenovo V520T machine not really sure about motherboard and PSU

@SATADATA That was the card recommended by the hardware guy the one to whom I approached for the upgrade. Should I look at some other options? And moreover will I need it for my lab environment? I am planning to run vmware esxi or hyper-v , either one of these.

 

[SATADATA]

After looking at Lenovo's website, I found that your case only supports low- profile gpus. Your cpu has Intel HD 630 graphics which, after some quick research, seems to beat the GT 710 https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compa...ntel-HD-630-Desktop-Kaby-Lake/m77649vsm178724
If you need a graphics upgrade, make sure it is low profile. The GTX 1650 is the most powerful (Non-Quadro) card that can be found in a low-profile format, but is much more expensive than the GT 710. I have linked possible low profile cards below.
GTX 1650: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-1650...ds=gtx+1650+low+profile&qid=1588087752&sr=8-1
GTX 1050 ti: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-1050...gtx+1050+ti+low+profile&qid=1588088281&sr=8-1
GT 1030: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GT-1030-...1&keywords=gt+1030&qid=1588088146&sr=8-3&th=1

The 1030 holds a MASSIVE lead over the 710 that you were recommended. The 1050 ti holds a significant lead over the 1030, and the 1650 holds a significant lead over the 1050 ti. I do not know about your workload specifically, but in overall performance I recommend these ^. If you are not doing GPU intensive things like gaming, 3d design, rendering, ect then I would recommend sticking with your current graphics. I think that the RAM and ssd upgrades are a good idea. I need a little more info about the board and power supply to confirm these recommendations. Maybe just pull off a side panel and take a picture and send it. I am however, fairly sure that these upgrades will work just fine.