i want to play mincraft but i don't think my video card can play this game smoothly, i understand the basics of graphic cards. how can i upgrade my video card if its installed to the mother board? if i do upgrade do i need a PSU? or is there some video card that wont need a PSU? thank you !!!
specs: Compaq Presario-CQ5600y
Operating system installed
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Processor
AMD Athlon™ II 170u Processor
• 2.0 GHz, 1000 MHz FSBC
Chipset
nVIDIA MCP61P
Memory
Memory
2 GB DDR2
Memory slots
2 DIMM sockets
Storage
External drive bays
Two external 5.25"
One internal 3.5"
Internal drive
500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive (7200 rpm)
Optical drive
SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe technology
Graphics
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150 SE integrated graphics|||To answer you're question, what you're proposing to do is impossible.
Unless you've had experience with video cards and or manufacturing them.
You would have to literally modify the card, physically.
That would mean the interchanging of parts.
Do yourself a favor, buy a new card.|||No! You don't have to worry about the onboard Nvidia 6150 Graphics chip that's soldered onto you motherboard. All you have to do is physically install the new graphics card (After you uninstall the Drivers to the onboard graphics).
every motherboard with the onboard 6150 graphics has a PCI-E slot for expansion. So, you will need to buy a graphics card with a PCI-E x16 interface.
The BIOS is program to run the new graphics card once it's installed (AND THE COMPUTER WILL FORGET ABOUT THE OLD GPU CHIP). Windows 7 will install the drivers to the new graphics card if you perform a "Windows update" after you install the new card. Like I said, you will need to uninstall the drivers to the onboard graphics. It is better for you to download the drivers to the new graphics card instead of letting windows do it.
I just wanted to throw all of that info in there because people are always asking about that.
Your 250w power supply will limit what cards you can put into this computer. You should be able to squeak by with a low power card like the 6570 and be okay. Despite the fact you have a 250w power supply, the other parts in your computer don't use a whole lot of power. The processor for instance is a single core and it uses 20 watts at it's peak.
Minecraft does eat up a lot of the processors resources. You will get better gameplay with a faster processor. You have an AM2+ motherboard. The best processor you can possibly put into your computer is the AMD Phenom II X3 715. You do have a 95w cap for the processor on your motherboard. If you replace the processor and the graphics card you will need a new power supply. Look for something that's around 400 watts.
If you have to replace the power supply you may as well buy a 6670, 6750, or a 6770.
every graphics chip,/card comsumes power. Cheaper cards use around 30w-50w at the most. The more expensive cards use, 100w, 150w, and over 300w.|||. You have to physically go out and buy a new card. Your graphics card has a PCI Express x16 slot, so go buy any new-ish graphics card and plug it in. Once you install the drivers for the new card, your computer will automatically switch to using that instead of the integrated graphics. You'll probably need a new power supply too, since yours is only 250W (most decent graphics cards require a 400W or larger power supply). Again, you just buy the new piece, unplug the old one, plug the new one in. Power supplies are pretty standard so just get one the same physical size as your current one and you should be fine.|||you add extra graphics card externally how much u want .|||In general, what you do in that case is you have a slot where you can put a NEW video card in, which disables the old one. Exact circumstances will depend on your mainboard. Read the manual.
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Kasey C, PC guru since Apple II days
There's too much blood in my caffeine system.|||You would have to remove the video card from the motherboard and install a new one.
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