Hi, How can i upgrade my graphic card on my computer?

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jessbelow

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Hello, Anyone know how to upgrade the graphic card on my computer? I would like to increased the performance without buying a new computer, but replacing the hardware inside it. Which hardware can i replace to improve performance? Also which graphic card should i buy that can fit and improve my computer? My computer is an IQ504 Hp TouchSmart Window 8.1, i use it for all but mostly for gaming and i get 5-20 fps, i can't buy a new computer but willing to spend on new hardware that can help.


This is my system information:

http://speccy.piriform.com/results/QXyVc6gtLQFDZPZSSsJoE0v

Thanks in Advanced.
 
Sorry, but you can't upgrade video card in an All In One system. It's not like a desktop pc. You will need to buy a new pc or build yourself one.
 
johnb35 said:
Sorry, but you can't upgrade video card in an All In One system. It's not like a desktop pc. You will need to buy a new pc or build yourself one.
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Thanks for the reply, I guess my only choice is to buy a new computer, is there a cheap $400-$500 gaming computer i can buy anywhere that will have better fps and performance than my current All In One system HP touchsmart? We bought this HP TouchSmart before at around $1,000 because its was new that time and is an All In One computer, How about just a gaming computer is there any available that will cost less than $500 with still average or good performance? Thanks.
 
johnb35 said:
What games are you planning on playing?
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Right now, I'm currently playing League Of Legend and the highest fps i get is 25-30. I have my whole computer optimized reinstalled/refresh window, all updates, turn of all animation, no program installed no viruses, no other program running and everything but i still get 5-15 fps or 25-30 sometimes while all the other player get 60 fps to 120 fps, because my graphic card and hardware of this computer are really bad. I'm willing to spent $500 to get a better gaming computer or hardware which one should fit right for me?
 
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I'd probably be looking at APU builds for league. If you have a microcenter nearby you can get the motherboard and 7850k for ~$120.
 
beers said:
I'd probably be looking at APU builds for league. If you have a microcenter nearby you can get the motherboard and 7850k for ~$120.
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I can build a desktop gaming League of Legend computer for only the total of $120!? I haven't build a computer in my life, you think i will be able to build one for a cheap price, that will works and give a good performance. People told me to use this for choosing the hardware on how to build a computer, but i have no idea what most of these stuff are and which one the best hardware to pick for me, this is the link they give me for building desktop computer [ http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ ] I've tried choosing some, i'm barely half way there and its already cost a total of $900!! Also can i just use the part on my HP Touchsmart IQ504 Hardware, except for the graphic card since is bad and i don't need to buy a window 8.1 operating system, because i still have the disc, card, and license key of my window 8.1 so i guess that can lower the price of assembling, but which other hardware do i buy to build a computer, I might watch some youtube video to find guide on how to assemble them together. Can i still use some of my current computer parts so i won't buy all the hardware part, like the memory of this computer is 4gb can i use it on the new computer i'm building, and thanks so much for all the awesome info's you giving me.
 
jessbelow said:
I can build a desktop gaming League of Legend computer for only the total of $120!?
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No, that would just be CPU and Motherboard. You would still need RAM, Power Supply, Case, and a hard drive.

None of the parts from your all-in-one would be compatible. The reason the FPS sucks on your current system is that it has a low end integrated video card that's only really useful for multimedia playback.

If you aren't that familiar with system builds you'd probably be better off buying a prebuilt. A lot of people suggest building your own since you get more capable parts for the same price.

Given your budget of $500, I have no idea why someone suggested you spend on x99 gear (especially when you'll mainly be playing League). Given that the advice is so disproportionate to your requirement I'd probably look for other sources for computer advice.
 
beers said:
No, that would just be CPU and Motherboard. You would still need RAM, Power Supply, Case, and a hard drive.

None of the parts from your all-in-one would be compatible. The reason the FPS sucks on your current system is that it has a low end integrated video card that's only really useful for multimedia playback.

If you aren't that familiar with system builds you'd probably be better off buying a prebuilt. A lot of people suggest building your own since you get more capable parts for the same price.

Given your budget of $500, I have no idea why someone suggested you spend on x99 gear (especially when you'll mainly be playing League). Given that the advice is so disproportionate to your requirement I'd probably look for other sources for computer advice.
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I'm hearing some people build their computer for only $400 and they get 300 fps. Is it possible to build one for that price or buying a built computer is much cheaper? All I need is to find a $500 gaming computer or less that would have almost all the hardware, except mouse, keyboard, and operating system since i already have those.
 
beers said:
No, that would just be CPU and Motherboard. You would still need RAM, Power Supply, Case, and a hard drive.

None of the parts from your all-in-one would be compatible. The reason the FPS sucks on your current system is that it has a low end integrated video card that's only really useful for multimedia playback.

If you aren't that familiar with system builds you'd probably be better off buying a prebuilt. A lot of people suggest building your own since you get more capable parts for the same price.

Given your budget of $500, I have no idea why someone suggested you spend on x99 gear (especially when you'll mainly be playing League). Given that the advice is so disproportionate to your requirement I'd probably look for other sources for computer advice.
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Hi, I found this after researching on how to build a computer, http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VW2ZD3 Its only cost $300, Will it be able to run games at 60 fps or 50 fps above? Also is this the complete built, is there anything else i'm missing or need to buy and add? Is this the best choice for cheap fast gaming computer? I'm still unsure how does building computer works, and if its will works.
 
Hi, I found this after researching on how to build a computer, http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VW2ZD3 Its only cost $300, Will it be able to run games at 60 fps or 50 fps above? Is this the complete built are there anything else i'm missing or needed to buy and add? Will it be my best choice for cheap fast gaming computer? I'm still unsure how does building computer works, and will its works?
 
Define 'games' ? Something like League differs completely in requirements than something like GTA V for example.

That being said you would want at least two sticks of RAM, otherwise the iGPU performance will be pretty horrible.
 
beers said:
Define 'games' ? Something like League differs completely in requirements than something like GTA V for example.

That being said you would want at least two sticks of RAM, otherwise the iGPU performance will be pretty horrible.
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I found it on Youtube, they say is a $300 computer that can run almost any game at high graphic 60 fps. I don't believe them though.
 
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