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    Want to upgrade my graphic card
    « on: December 30, 2012, 06:35:01 PM »
    I have an ASUS Essentio Desktop PC CG5275 and would like to be able to watch Blu-Ray DVD's on it with my external ASUS Blu-Ray DVD player. I'm not a gamer for the most part although I do play on occasion. I don't want to spend a ton of money. Below is the info I hope that will help you. Also if you see anything else that might be upgradable I'd love to know. I might just give the machine a good update on stuff if possible.

     Thanks for your advise in advance.

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    Processor / Chipset

        Type Intel Core i5 650 / 3.2 GHz
        Number of Cores 8-core
        64-bit Computing Yes
        CPU Qty 1.0
        Max CPU Qty 1.0
        CPU Upgradability Upgradable
        Chipset Type Intel H55 Express
        Front Side Bus 1333.0 MHz

    Cache Memory

        Installed Size L2 cache - 4.0 MB
        Cache Per Processor 4 MB

    RAM

        Installed Size 8.0 GB / 16.0 GB (max)
        Technology DDR3 SDRAM
        Memory Speed 1333.0 MHz
        Form Factor DIMM 240-pin

    Hard Drive

        Capacity 1.0 x 1.0 TB
        Interface Type Serial ATA-300
        Spindle Speed 7200.0 rpm

    Storage Controller

        Type 1.0 x Serial ATA - Integrated
        Controller Interface Type Serial ATA-300

    Optical Storage

        Type DVD±RW (±R DL)


    Graphics Controller

        Type Integrated
        Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel HD Graphics Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0
        Video Memory 32.0 MB

    Expansion / Connectivity

        Bays 1.0 (free) x 5.25",
        1.0 (free) x 3.5"
        Slots 4.0 (total) / 1.0 (free) x PCI Express x1 - DIMM 240-pin,
        1.0 (total) / 2.0 (free) x Processor - LGA1156 Socket,
        2.0 (total) / 0.0 (free) x PCI Express 2.0 x16,
        1.0 Memory,
        1.0 PCI
        Interfaces 1.0 x Display / video - Input ( 1 front, 1 rear ),
        1.0 x Network - VGA ( 4 front, 6 rear ),
        1.0 x Keyboard - SPDIF input,
        1.0 x Audio - Output,
        10.0 x Audio / video - HDMI,
        1.0 x Headphones - Generic,
        2.0 x Microphone - DVI-Digital,
        1.0 x Display / video - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T,
        1.0 x Hi-Speed USB


    Operating System / Software

        OS Provided Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit




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    Re: Want to upgrade my graphic card
    « Reply #1 on: January 01, 2013, 05:41:17 AM »
    http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-029871.htm
    Actually, your integrated Intel HD graphics should suffice for typical 720p Blu-ray playback, but it may not do for 3D Blu-rays and post-processing.
    http://forums.anandtech.com/archive/index.php/t-2220152.html
    Any cheap discrete card that supports UVD3 will be absolutely perfect, like the Radeon HD 6450.
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