Can I replace an integrated video card?

So, I got this new computer, right? It was too much of a steal to pass up, but I only had one problem with it: its video card. Oh well, I'll just replace it, right? Well, after getting it, I find out it's an integrated HD Radeon 4200. And it's awful. So, I'm trying to replace it with a better video card, but I don't know if it's possible.



Thanks,

Chris|||You can upgrade to a discrete video card. Your computer has a PCI-E x16 slot. But you'll need to upgrade the PSU. The stock PSU in the HP p6624y is 250 watter. That's not really powerful enough to run even a mid-range video card like the 5770. For that card you're going to want about a 500 watt CPU. When it comes to PSU's you get what you pay for. Plan on spending about $60-$80 for decent 500 watt PSU, I recommend Corsair, Seasonic, and some Antec models, the Thermaltake TR2 and Toughpower PSU's are decent as well. If you don't want to get a new PSU, then the most powerful video card you can realistically use with a 250W PSU would be the Radeon 5570, the GDDR5 model is the preferred version.|||It would be far too much effort/near impossible to change an integrated video card. Your best option would be to purchase a video card to fit your appropriate video card slot.



Some common types are:



AGP (older type advanced graphics port)

PCI (general expansion port, but can be used for graphics)

PCI-E (PCI express)|||We really need to know what brand and model number of computer you have, my friend, so that we can search to see what expansion slots, if any, you have free on the motherboard. (Be aware that you may need to get a bigger, more powerful, PSU (Power Supply Unit) too.)|||Well "integrated" just mean it was built on the motherboard. But if your motherboard has an expansion slot, Then yes you can upgrade it. When you install the new VGA, go to the bios and change it, make sure you install the software as well.|||If there is a spare slot on the motherboard you can. If so you will need to find if it is an AGP or PCI Express slot. Then go shopping. If you are not technical you will need to get a store to do it for you.