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Is putting a newer graphics card into an oldish PC a bad idea?

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  • 08-07-2014 9:15pm
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    Anderson0702
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭


    Hi,
    My computer is pretty decent apart from the graphics card. I really want to play game but find it hard to get them to run because my graphics card isnt very good.

    I was wondering if it would be a mistake to just buy a graphics card and just put it into the older computer. I have heard that there can be compatibility issues and I dont want to waste money on a GPU that I cant get to work.

    I also tried to install ram into a different (older) before and the computer said it was foreign and refused to start. Would this happen with the GPU too?

    Thanks.


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    Redfox25
    Registered Users Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭Redfox25


    Anderson0702 wrote: »
    Hi,
    My computer is pretty decent apart from the graphics card. I really want to play game but find it hard to get them to run because my graphics card isnt very good.

    I was wondering if it would be a mistake to just buy a graphics card and just put it into the older computer. I have heard that there can be compatibility issues and I dont want to waste money on a GPU that I cant get to work.

    I also tried to install ram into a different (older) before and the computer said it was foreign and refused to start. Would this happen with the GPU too?

    Thanks.

    download and run speccy, it will give us the full details of your current system.


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    Redfox25
    Registered Users Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭Redfox25


    Depending on your mobo and psu , you can check your options and go from there. Lots of good gpus that are not that demanding on power or fitting.


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    Anderson0702
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Anderson0702


    Redfox25 wrote: »
    download and run speccy, it will give us the full details of your current system.

    How to I attach the file or whatever you wanted me to do with it?


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    Redfox25
    Registered Users Posts: 1,530 ✭✭✭Redfox25


    Anderson0702 wrote: »
    How to I attach the file or whatever you wanted me to do with it?

    cut and paste the info in is the easiest


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