Graphics Card for XUM gaming PC

Sausage Roll · 29 Oct 2024 at 16:27

Hi,

My son has an XUM gaming PC and has run a performance scan which has told him his graphics card (GT730) is way below what is required.

Can anyone recommend a decent alternative? He has found a RTX 4060 but I don’t know if this will fit as it requires 2pcie slots (I have no idea what this means).

Is there a way to check how many slots there are, and can an extra slot be added if needed?

Thanks

Tetras · 29 Oct 2024 at 16:49

Sausage Roll said:
Is there a way to check how many slots there are, and can an extra slot be added if needed?

You need to take the side panel off the case and look, you could share a picture on here if you want us to confirm.

Sausage Roll said:
He has found a RTX 4060 but I don’t know if this will fit as it requires 2pcie slots (I have no idea what this means).

It is physical space below the card.

Sausage Roll said:
has run a performance scan which has told him his graphics card (GT730) is way below what is required

What game is that scan from?

Sausage Roll said:
XUM gaming PC

Can you tell us the PC specs please? You can use task manager for some of them, but software like CPU-Z or hwinfo can also say most of it.

tamzzy · 29 Oct 2024 at 16:52

Tetras said:
What game is that scan from?

tbf the gt730 is nothing more than a graphics adapter, i doubt it'll run many games lol

Tetras said:
Can you tell us the PC specs please? You can use task manager for most of them, but software like CPU-Z or hwinfo can also say most of it.

will also need to crack the case open to examine the power supply
i would bet that it has a no-name 300w psu inside

Sausage Roll said:
My son has an XUM gaming PC and has run a performance scan which has told him his graphics card (GT730) is way below what is required.

i hope he didn't pay too much for that tosh

Minstadave · 29 Oct 2024 at 16:54

You'll need to post a photo of the PC internals as space may be an issue. Would also be useful to have a pic of the power supply too (there's usually a large label that shows its output power specs).

Craig_d1 · 29 Oct 2024 at 17:00

XUM is the pc provider..doesn't really say much about the pc itself, ors size of case.
A gt730 is a single slot pcie card...so the part of the card that you see on the outside of the back of the case where you plug the monitor into is just a single width . so back of the case should have multiple slots that can be removed. A dual slot card therefore takes up 2 of those slots (each slot has a cover you unscrew...sorry, might not be explaining this well
what we'd need to know is size of case, motherboard etc..that way we'll know what size of gpu can be fitted

Do you have a model number on the XUM pc?

ED209 · 29 Oct 2024 at 17:07

tamzzy said:
tbf the gt730 is nothing more than a graphics adapter, i doubt it'll run many games lol

i hope he didn't pay too much for that tosh

I get this all the time at work with customers needing a gpu and their IT install this pile of poo.

tamzzy · 29 Oct 2024 at 17:14

ED209 said:
I get this all the time at work with customers needing a gpu and their IT install this pile of poo.

even the igpu of a 2200g is like 2-3x faster than the gt730 lol

ED209 · 29 Oct 2024 at 17:36

tamzzy said:
even the igpu of a 2200g is like 2-3x faster than the gt730 lol

Yeah, all the systems I see are all Intel based. I am sure that there is 1 company keeping this card alive by buying them for their PCs as this is their "go to" card whenever a dedicated card in mentioned

tamzzy · 29 Oct 2024 at 17:40

ED209 said:
buying them for their PCs as this is their "go to" card whenever a dedicated card in mentioned

easy to fool the unsuspecting
just mention nvidia and "dedicated graphics"

ED209 · 29 Oct 2024 at 18:00

tamzzy said:
easy to fool the unsuspecting
just mention nvidia and "dedicated graphics"

So very true

moppy89 · 29 Oct 2024 at 19:03

Do we think this is pronounced zum or ex-um?

moppy89 · 29 Oct 2024 at 19:04

Asking the important questions obviously

Craig_d1 · 29 Oct 2024 at 19:29

moppy89 said:
Asking the important questions obviously

It's a Dr Memory pc. they have a yt channel..Having watched a few vids just noew, they never actually say what XUM stands for, so guessing you can call it what you like :cry:

one unboxing elsewhere was just said 'X', 'U', 'M'...

moppy89 · 29 Oct 2024 at 19:36

Craig_d1 said:
one unboxing elsewhere was just said 'X', 'U', 'M'...

Hmmm hadn't considered the third option... Personally I think that's a failure of imagination

Sausage Roll · 1 Nov 2024 at 15:40

Tetras said:
You need to take the side panel off the case and look, you could share a picture on here if you want us to confirm.

It is physical space below the card.

What game is that scan from?

Can you tell us the PC specs please? You can use task manager for some of them, but software like CPU-Z or hwinfo can also say most of it.

The device specs are are as follows:

Processor: intel i7-3770
Installed RAM: 16GB
System type: 64 bit
Device name: C5LBOTA

Not sure if this helps.

Sausage Roll · 1 Nov 2024 at 15:41

tamzzy said:
tbf the gt730 is nothing more than a graphics adapter, i doubt it'll run many games lol

will also need to crack the case open to examine the power supply
i would bet that it has a no-name 300w psu inside

i hope he didn't pay too much for that tosh

The scan was from a system called Userbenchmark

Tetras · 1 Nov 2024 at 15:44

Sausage Roll said:
The device specs are are as follows:

Processor: intel i7-3770
Installed RAM: 16GB
System type: 64 bit
Device name: xxx

The 4060 would be a good upgrade for that PC (especially from a 730), though personally I'd just get the cheaper AMD RX 6600 8GB, unless nvidia is required for some reason.

FYI: either card would require a free PCIE 8-pin connector from the power supply.

Sausage Roll said:
The scan was from a system called Userbenchmark

I thought maybe there was a specific game that is trying to be played and can't be right now?

Sausage Roll · 1 Nov 2024 at 15:59

Tetras said:
The 4060 would be a good upgrade for that PC (especially from a 730), though personally I'd just get the cheaper AMD RX 6600 8GB, unless nvidia is required for some reason.

FYI: either card would require a free PCIE 8-pin connector from the power supply.

I thought maybe there was a specific game that is trying to be played and can't be right now?

Thank you. I have a picture of the current set up - is there a way to post that on here or send via DM? Tnx

Tetras said:
The 4060 would be a good upgrade for that PC (especially from a 730), though personally I'd just get the cheaper AMD RX 6600 8GB, unless nvidia is required for some reason.

FYI: either card would require a free PCIE 8-pin connector from the power supply.

I thought maybe there was a specific game that is trying to be played and can't be right now?

the game is called Battlefield 5.

Tetras · 1 Nov 2024 at 16:04

Sausage Roll said:
Thank you. I have a picture of the current set up - is there a way to post that on here or send via DM? Tnx

You can post a link to a sharing site like imgur.

Sausage Roll said:
the game is called Battlefield 5.

Either card will be fine with playing that game, I'm not surprised that the 730 can't.

Craig_d1 · 1 Nov 2024 at 23:07

Sausage Roll said:
The device specs are are as follows:

Processor: intel i7-3770
Installed RAM: 16GB
System type: 64 bit
Device name: C5LBOTA

Not sure if this helps.

Is this a new pc you bought or had it awhile as an i7 3770 is 3rd gen intel cpu..ie the new cpus are replacing the 14th gen, so the cpu is going to be about 12yrs old...if it is a new purchase, with only 16gb ram, you really shouldn't of paid much for that pc at all