Can I upgrade my graphics card..?

[jacko900000]

Just took a look inside my PC and the HDMI/VGA port is on the motherboard..
Was wondering if its possible to upgrade it to something with 2 HDMI + VGA?

PC: Acer Aspire-X1301

Board layout: HERE

On board #16 & #17
16 - PCI Express x16 slot
17 - PCI Express x1 slot

Can I connect a upgraded graphics card to these? If so what wires do I need?

Sorry for the nooby post

 

[archer]

Hey Jacko,

Yes, you can put a graphic card on your mobo.

But, first thing. How much you want to spent? What power supply you have? We can suggest better if we get the answers.

For starters, try some of these and keep us posted.

PCI Express x16 HDMI | eBay

 

[jacko900000]

Hey Jacko,

Yes, you can put a graphic card on your mobo.

But, first thing. How much you want to spent? What power supply you have? We can suggest better if we get the answers.

For starters, try some of these and keep us posted.

PCI Express x16 HDMI | eBay

Ok, Well I've attached some pictures of some specs on my PC.. Should help.
Edit: Won't upload, links below.

& I'm from the UK, I'm not sure exactly how much I want to spend..
Looking on upgrading a couple of things
- RAM 2x 8GB
- Graphics card
- HDD (was 1TB but it broke, Haven't had time to check it yet)

Anything else that can be recommended !

PICTURE 1
PICTURE 2
PICTURE 3

 

[Golden]

A good solid state drive is a good upgrade to consider - it will really speed up your system

 

[jacko900000]

A good solid state drive is a good upgrade to consider - it will really speed up your system

Whats one of those?
Could it be connected via ESATA?

 

[archer]

Hey Jacko,

Yes, you can put a graphic card on your mobo.

But, first thing. How much you want to spent? What power supply you have? We can suggest better if we get the answers.

For starters, try some of these and keep us posted.

PCI Express x16 HDMI | eBay

Ok, Well I've attached some pictures of some specs on my PC.. Should help.
Edit: Won't upload, links below.

& I'm from the UK, I'm not sure exactly how much I want to spend..
Looking on upgrading a couple of things
- RAM 2x 8GB
- Graphics card
- HDD (was 1TB but it broke, Haven't had time to check it yet)

Anything else that can be recommended !

PICTURE 1
PICTURE 2
PICTURE 3

Reason I asked for the budget, because the hardware you mentioned comes in lot of varieties. Once you decide a range, we can give you best choice for your PC. As already mentioned by Golden above that a SSD is a good choice for speeding up the system.

 

[Golden]

A good solid state drive is a good upgrade to consider - it will really speed up your system

Whats one of those?
Could it be connected via ESATA?

Use it as an internal disk to install Windows/Programs too.

Solid-state drive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SSD vs HDD: What's the Difference? | PCMag.com

 

[jacko900000]

Hey Jacko,

Yes, you can put a graphic card on your mobo.

But, first thing. How much you want to spent? What power supply you have? We can suggest better if we get the answers.

For starters, try some of these and keep us posted.

PCI Express x16 HDMI | eBay

Ok, Well I've attached some pictures of some specs on my PC.. Should help.
Edit: Won't upload, links below.

& I'm from the UK, I'm not sure exactly how much I want to spend..
Looking on upgrading a couple of things
- RAM 2x 8GB
- Graphics card
- HDD (was 1TB but it broke, Haven't had time to check it yet)

Anything else that can be recommended !

PICTURE 1
PICTURE 2
PICTURE 3

Reason I asked for the budget, because the hardware you mentioned comes in lot of varieties. Once you decide a range, we can give you best choice for your PC. As already mentioned by Golden above that a SSD is a good choice for speeding up the system.

Thanks,
I've seen 8GB RAM in Maplins for £50 each.
Graphics card - £80?
HDD/SSD - £100 (if its good)
Power supply - Not sure, Show me?

 

[ShamrockRig]

1GB XFX Radeon R7-260X - R7-260X-ZNF4 - Scan.co.uk A little more expensive- £103.51

EVGA GTX 560Ti 1GB PCI Express Nvidia Graphics Card OEM - 01G-P3-1561-BR - Scan.co.uk £70

XFX Double Dissipation Core Edition Radeon HD 7770 AMD Graphics Card - 1GB HD 4K Ready - FX-777A-ZDF4 - Scan.co.uk £80

SanDisk Pulse SDSSDP-128G-G25, 128GB Solid State Drive 2.5" 7mm Ultraslim SSD PC/MAC - Scan.co.uk 128gb SSD = £61

Corsair CP-9020015-UK CX 750W Power Supply 80+ Bronze (PSU) - Scan.co.uk Good solid power supply - £69

Corsair AX760 760W Full Modular 80+ Platinum Power Supply (PSU) - CP-9020045-UK - Scan.co.uk Top end Power supply £137

 

[Britton30]

To better help us to help you would you please add your systems specs? Here's the correct way to do it. :SystemInfo See Your System Specs Under System Manufacturer/Model Number add whether it is a desktop or laptop and whether self built. Very important

Log in to Seven Forums and you will be able to transfer the info directly to the specs page in your profile from within the System Info app.

Your System Specs here.

After doing this your specs will be available in each of your posts.
Click on My system Specs in the lower left of this post to see how it should look.
Full instructions are in the tutorial.


This is the preferred, best way to upload an image to a post.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html#post93869
You may also upload a photo or image as you would a file, without using the Snipping tool.

 

[jacko900000]

To better help us to help you would you please add your systems specs? Here's the correct way to do it. :SystemInfo See Your System Specs Under System Manufacturer/Model Number add whether it is a desktop or laptop and whether self built. Very important

Log in to Seven Forums and you will be able to transfer the info directly to the specs page in your profile from within the System Info app.

Your System Specs here.

After doing this your specs will be available in each of your posts.
Click on My system Specs in the lower left of this post to see how it should look.
Full instructions are in the tutorial.


This is the preferred, best way to upload an image to a post.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html#post93869
You may also upload a photo or image as you would a file, without using the Snipping tool.

I keep meaning to add my specs & the attach image wouldn't work, Kept getting an error.

 

[jacko900000]

1GB XFX Radeon R7-260X - R7-260X-ZNF4 - Scan.co.uk A little more expensive- £103.51

EVGA GTX 560Ti 1GB PCI Express Nvidia Graphics Card OEM - 01G-P3-1561-BR - Scan.co.uk £70

XFX Double Dissipation Core Edition Radeon HD 7770 AMD Graphics Card - 1GB HD 4K Ready - FX-777A-ZDF4 - Scan.co.uk £80

SanDisk Pulse SDSSDP-128G-G25, 128GB Solid State Drive 2.5" 7mm Ultraslim SSD PC/MAC - Scan.co.uk 128gb SSD = £61

Corsair CP-9020015-UK CX 750W Power Supply 80+ Bronze (PSU) - Scan.co.uk Good solid power supply - £69

Corsair AX760 760W Full Modular 80+ Platinum Power Supply (PSU) - CP-9020045-UK - Scan.co.uk Top end Power supply £137

Thanks!
Think it would be best if I get a lower memory SSD for boot up then a HDD for all my video's/music/pictures etc?

 

[Britton30]

I'd stay with at least a 128Gb SSD since programs will be installed on it. A HDD for movies and such is a good idea.

 

[jacko900000]

I'd stay with at least a 128Gb SSD since programs will be installed on it. A HDD for movies and such is a good idea.

Thanks, I'll have a look into it!
Need to get my old HDD fixed first, Currently running off a 120?GB i had to take out of a laptop so I could at least use my PC.

Explanation on this thread.

 

[whs]

For any useful GPU, you will have to upgrade your PSU. You have only 210 Watts and most better GPUs require 600+ Watts - e.g. this one which is a good GPU.

Regarding the SSD, I also suggest a 120GB model for the OS. There is a wide selection and most makes are OK - there are a few exceptions though. No idea what's available in the UK market and at what prices. I suggest you snoop around and post the links. Then we can advise you.

Another suggestion would be a SSHD. There you get a lot of storage and good performance for a modest price. I recently bought a 1TB model for appr. $90. The performance is not quite as good as a SSD, but better than a traditional HDD. I made some performance tests - see here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/performa...rformance-comparison-hdd-ssd.html#post2631342

 

[jacko900000]

For any useful GPU, you will have to upgrade your PSU. You have only 210 Watts and most better GPUs require 600+ Watts - e.g. this one which is a good GPU.

Regarding the SSD, I also suggest a 120GB model for the OS. There is a wide selection and most makes are OK - there are a few exceptions though. No idea what's available in the UK market and at what prices. I suggest you snoop around and post the links. Then we can advise you.

Another suggestion would be a SSHD. There you get a lot of storage and good performance for a modest price. I recently bought a 1TB model for appr. $90. The performance is not quite as good as a SSD, but better than a traditional HDD. I made some performance tests - see here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/performa...rformance-comparison-hdd-ssd.html#post2631342

Thanks.

I think I'll leave the graphics for now then?
Its not going to be something thats done overnight..

Firstly: Hard drives

Think, Firstly I'll get a 120GB SSD for boot and just run off that (for now)
Then, Try fix my 1TB HDD for storage.

I'm not 100% though how to work it.. Say if I got a 120GB SDD and my 1TB HDD working.. Which would be the best way to connected them ?

(sorry i'm not the best at explaining, but I hope you understand)

I have the standard SATA + power which my HDD is connected to.
Then I have the 16 pin (can't remember name, is further back in thread)
Then I also have a eSATA connector next to my HDMI

So if I connect the SDD where my current HDD is (best performance?)
then the 1TB HDD to the eSATA? Would that work? Would I get best performance from that?

Secondly: RAM
If I do get 2x8GB or 2x4GB .. Would this be much beneficial as I'm currently using 2x2GB ?
Would it boost performance much?

After them two have been upgraded, thats when I'll save up for a PSU and upgrade the graphics card.

To be honest, My PC runs smoothly at the moment.. I never 'game' on my PC just general use but I do have sever programs running at once (mostly for android/chrome dev)

Just if I change the HDD & RAM to what I've explained above, Will I see a noticeable change?

Again, Thanks for your help!

 

[AddRAM]

Yes, you will see a major improvement.

You don`t need to hook the HDD as an external, hook it to the motherboard just like the ssd. Put the ssd on sata port #1 and the hdd on sata port #2

 

[jacko900000]

Yes, you will see a major improvement.

You don`t need to hook the HDD as an external, hook it to the motherboard just like the ssd. Put the ssd on sata port #1 and the hdd on sata port #2

Thanks.

But as I said above, I don't think I have 2 sata's..

here's a link to my mobo

I only have:
SATA - HDD currently connected
PCI Express x16 slot - nothing connected (what wires would I need to connect SATA?)
PCI Express x1 slot - nothing connected (what wires would I need to connect SATA?)
eSATA - on back of tower - nothing connected

 

[Britton30]

The layout says there are two SATA ports. One a SATA II, for the SSD, port two is SATA I where you would attach the HDD.

 

[AddRAM]

I concur, I see 2 also.

Red dots 6 and 11

I think they are just numbered 1 and 2, as all sata ports are, I`m sure they`re both the same speed.