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(a)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(a)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