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Advantage of adding new graphic card ?
I have a HP 8300 elite mini tower that uses Intel integrated graphics 4000. The power supply is only 320 watts so I've read if I want to add a graphics card, it must be powered from the PCI slot only and not draw excessive wattage. I have read that people have had good success in this older computer by installing the GTX 1050 card.
My question is, will adding a graphics card improve, help with depth of color, shadings, detail etc. so that photos and videos take on more depth or does the card have more to do with the movement, speed or rendition of video on the screen?
I don't play games but I do like to work with photos and a bit of home video, doing some editing, etc.
I just can't seem to wrap my head around the purpose of the various cards. It seems that most discussions center around gaming so unsure if adding a graphics card would benefit my situation.
HP Elite 8300 small tower case
Core i7 3.4GHZ,
512GB SSD,
16GB RAM,
Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit
My thanks,