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Can I install a new video card?
I just bought a PC - HP Pavilion p6540d. I know it's not much but I want to upgrade it one item at a time.
For its graphics, my p6540d only came with this: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 HD - up to 782 MB total available graphics memory.
I mean, come on... I don't even have a video card. So I reckon getting one is the most important and I'm planning to get ATI RADEON HD4650 1GB DDR2/128bit but I'm not sure if my "system" can handle it. So please let me know.
Below is the PC specs. Am I able to buy a video card for it?
Do I have to upgrade my RAM first before getting a 1GB video card? Is my processor okay? If it is not necessary to upgrade processor, I'd rather not for now as my priority is the graphics because I'm a bit into gaming.
OS: Windows 7 Home Basic 320bit
Processor: Intel® Pentium® processor E6600 3.06 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB
Standard Memory: 2GB DDR3
Memory slots: 2 DIMM sockets
Internal drives: 320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive (7200 rpm)
Optical drives: SuperMulti SATA Drive and Double Layer supporting Lightscribe Technology
Graphics: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 HD up to 782 MB total available graphics memory
Ports: 6 USB 2.0 ports (2 in front), 1 Line-in, 1 Line-out, 2 Microphones (1 in front), 1 Headphone, LAN, VGA Port
Video connectors: NONE SPECIFIED??? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!
See it for yourself, mine is the p6540d:
HP Pavilion p6500 Desktop PC series specifications - HP Home & Home Office products
THANKS!!!