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Sr. Citizen Questions On Graphics Card (and a few others), Please
Hello,
What a great Forum and resource for folks like me.
Am thinking about getting a new Desktop PC.
Know nothing about Graphics cards, and would appreciate your opinions.
Typical home user. No gaming, but look at lots of Photos and do a lot of internet surfing.
The Dell units offer as standard an Intel HD Graphics (DV-1, HDMI)
or for about $100 more, an NVidea 2 GB Geo Force GT 730 (DL DV-1, HDMI
Is the Intel standard offering a graphics circuit right on the Motherboard ?
If so, and it conks out, how does one replace it ? I had an Nvidea that stopped working due to the fan, and I was able (very proud of myself) put in a new cheap one on my present old PC.
Worth the $ 100 more for the Nvidea? Why ?
The Lenovo offering is an Intel HD Graphics 4600 on one of their offerings, and
an NVidea Ge Force GT 720M-2GB on another unit.
Comments on these ? (Apparently Lenovo doesn't do customizations like HP does)
Might as well also ask here:
HP still thought of as offering a reasonable quality these days, or is Lenovo
thought of as "better" ? What about Dell ?
Really hard deciding who to go with, and would really appreciate your thoughts on.
BTW: their standard 300 W power supply; adequate, or pay extra for their 500 W ?
Much thanks,
Bob