Wondering what cards are compatible

[M_Steg]

So I'm not so great with computers but I can put them together.
I would also like a card around $100 or so
The card would be used for mainly gaming, I know I have a terrible set-up, not my choice.
Anyways I was wondering what cards are able to work on my system.
Specs-
Product Family : Lenovo H520
Mainboard : LENOVO MAHOBAY
Chipset : Intel Ivy Bridge
Processor : Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3000 MHz
Physical Memory : 4096 MB DDR3-SDRAM
Video Card : Intel(R) HD Graphics
Hard Disk : Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 (1000GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW820
Monitor Type : LG Electronics W2040 - 20 inches
Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor
Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Operating System : Windows 8.1 Home Edition 6.02.9200 (64-bit)
DirectX : Version 11.00

Power Supply : 240W

 

[inzone]

You left out the most important component , the power supply.

 

[M_Steg]

You left out the most important component , the power supply.

I apologize for that, just updated it.

 

[inzone]

The trouble with buying prebuilt computers that rely on integrated graphics is that the manufacturer can put a small power supply in there. A good idea would be to upgrade the power supply to get a better selection of cards. As it stands you would only be able to run low power cards.

 

[johnnyb105]

Well you might be able to squeeze a 7750 or 7770 into that system but the power supply is on the low side at only 240 watts it may take your system down now if you could afford this....http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050


You could add just about any card to your system provided it uses a standard PS UNIT.

 

[M_Steg]

Well you might be able to squeeze a 7750 or 7770 into that system but the power supply is on the low side at only 240 watts it may take your system down now if you could afford this....http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050


You could add just about any card to your system provided it uses a standard PS UNIT.

So say I put this into my system, what could it possibly run then?

 

[johnnyb105]

Hard to say unless you put a good power supply in I ran a high end NVidia card for 6 months on a old hp 300 watt power supply but one day poof! the power supply died RIP good thing it didn't take the rest of my system that's years ago but it happens.

 

[johnnyb105]

As said above when you buy a prebuilt system they always cut corners almost always and use the least amount possible to just get by.. its called profit and margin.

 

[M_Steg]

I suppose I'll just put the 500w power supply in and then I'll do some searching around

 

[inzone]

Like I had said the upgrade to a larger power supply will allow for a larger selection of cards. At that point you want to be careful not to get too powerful of a video card as it will bottleneck your CPU. With you processor being only a dual core it can easily get bottlenecked.

7750 , 7770 and the 7790 would be good starting points.

 

[johnnyb105]

the corsair is a good power supply that's dependable and don't cost a arm and leg which would suit your needs fine.. for less then 50 bucks with a rebate.

 

[M_Steg]

Would the 7790 work with my computer since it is DDR5?

 

[johnnyb105]

Yes it would but your really don't want a ddr5 card you want gddr ddr5 is slower then GDDR

 

[johnnyb105]

tHIS IS A good deal.... dang caps lol

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131491

 

[M_Steg]

Yes it would but your really don't want a ddr5 card you want gddr ddr5 is slower then GDDR

My apologies, I misread and it is actually GDDR5

 

[johnnyb105]

Yep Gddr is what you want hope this all helps.