Install a GPU on my PC

[Rroff]

Your using the integrated graphics on your CPU, if want a boost in performance try going into your motherboards BIOS and allocating additional memory to your graphics (2Gb currently trying allocating 6Gb). It won't give you gains you'd get from having a dedicated GPU but it might help load those textures a bit better.

This could be a double edged sword - newer games sometimes use quite a bit of system RAM even at low settings, some might refuse to even start or like Hogwarts Legacy won't do shader compiling on systems with under ~9GB available system RAM causing stutter while playing.

 

[GamesNGains]

This could be a double edged sword - newer games sometimes use quite a bit of system RAM even at low settings, some might refuse to even start or like Hogwarts Legacy won't do shader compiling on systems with under ~9GB available system RAM causing stutter while playing.

Thank you, Hogwarts Legacy plays very well on it though. Awoken on the other hand is a struggle

 

[GamesNGains]

The pic is a bit too zoomed in to see the full depth of the case, but I'd say: sort of.

There's a decent amount to the right of the slot (length) and some underneath (height), but you'd have to be careful of the top (make sure the backplate doesn't foul on the card above and the power connector can be moved out of the way) and how many slots it is underneath, because it could cause an obstruction with those cables attached to the bottom of the board.

What do you mean how many slots it is underneath? And the power connector moves freely. The cables at the bottom look quite far down and the 1660 doesn't look that thick?

 

[Tetras]

What do you mean how many slots it is underneath?

It is just a way that we describe the cooler, e.g. 2/double slot, 2.5 slot, 3/triple slot.

The cables at the bottom look quite far down and the 1660 doesn't look that thick?

Aye, if you buy a 1660, I'd expect most to fit fine in that space.

 

[GamesNGains]

It is just a way that we describe the cooler, e.g. 2/double slot, 2.5 slot, 3/triple slot.


Aye, if you buy a 1660, I'd expect most to fit fine in that space.

I was thinking of getting the Gigabyte 1660s with the 3 fans

 

[Tetras]

I was thinking of getting the Gigabyte 1660s with the 3 fans

Height should be fine, length.. I think so, but I'd recommend you measure it because the 3-fan is not a short card.

 

[Quartz]

I did get pics of the inside of my case and motherboard though.

Excellent. This board supports BIOS updates over the Internet via EZ Flash 3

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You should apply this after reading the accompanying documentation (just in case!) and before installing any new GPU as it will contain many fixes and probably - not certainly - enable ReBAR support.

And the power connector moves freely.

That 4 pin (Molex) power connector in your pictures is not of use. You need to have a 6 or 6+2 pin cable (preferably two of them), called a PCIe power cable, coming from the PSU. If you don't have one then you will be limited to a GPU that operates off motherboard power like the 6 GB RTX 3050.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/palit-geforce-rtx-3050-stormx-6gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gra-pal-04926.html

Unless you buy a new PSU.

 

[GamesNGains]

Excellent. This board supports BIOS updates over the Internet via EZ Flash 3

PRIME A320M-C R2.0｜Motherboards｜ASUS United Kingdom

Discover PRIME A320M-C R2.0: AMD AM4 motherboard with advanced 5X Protection II, lightning-fast storage speeds and user-friendly controls.

www.asus.com

The latest BIOS is version 6241 from this year

PRIME A320M-C R2.0｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

Discover PRIME A320M-C R2.0: AMD AM4 motherboard with advanced 5X Protection II, lightning-fast storage speeds and user-friendly controls.

www.asus.com

You should apply this after reading the accompanying documentation (just in case!) and before installing any new GPU as it will contain many fixes and probably - not certainly - enable ReBAR support.



That 4 pin (Molex) power connector in your pictures is not of use. You need to have a 6 or 6+2 pin cable (preferably two of them), called a PCIe power cable, coming from the PSU. If you don't have one then you will be limited to a GPU that operates off motherboard power like the 6 GB RTX 3050.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/palit-geforce-rtx-3050-stormx-6gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gra-pal-04926.html

Unless you buy a new PSU.

Fantastic, thank you so much for this reply. Could I ask where to look for a 6 pin cable? Would it be coming off the PSU? Im happy to upgrade that if needed. Any recommendations?

 

[Quartz]

Could I ask where to look for a 6 pin cable?

It should be attached to the PSU. You may, however, have a modular PSU, which means that the cables are separate so of there any blank connectors on the PSU you should look in the stuff which came with your PC.

 

[GamesNGains]

It should be attached to the PSU. You may, however, have a modular PSU, which means that the cables are separate so of there any blank connectors on the PSU you should look in the stuff which came with your PC.

Fantastic thank you again. Ive had the PC for like 5 years. Anything that came with it is long gone now!

 

[Tetras]

Anything that came with it is long gone now!

If you're lucky, they will have run the cable and maybe cable tied it near to the primary slot.

 

[GamesNGains]

If you're lucky, they will have run the cable and maybe cable tied it near to the primary slot.

Fingers crossed!