On Wed, 2024-03-20 at 09:04 -0400, Neal Gompa wrote:
On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 8:30 AM Patrick O'Callaghan pocallaghan@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, 2024-03-20 at 11:49 +0000, Barry wrote:
On 19 Mar 2024, at 15:42, Robert McBroom robert.mcbroom@yahoo.com wrote:
While looking for a new card to upgrade from a 710, I was finding that current cards were demanding a power supply upgrade as well
Not only a power supply upgrade but you may also need a better case to improve the air flow for cooling. I had a 850W supply but the case needed upgrading to have enough fans to push air through it.
But if you do not need gamer graphics pick a lower spec card.
I realise this is too late for the OP but for all but the most demanding graphics an internal GPU is still a good option.
In fact, consider upgrading to a Ryzen 5700G, it's socket compatible, uses *less* power, should cost very little, and has integrated Radeon graphics.
The end result should even save you on your electricity bill.
Plus you get the option of adding a GPU later if need be, which in turn will enable you to run PCI passthrough and run a Windows VM with real graphics drivers, e.g. for gaming. I used to do that but haven't needed it for some time now.
poc