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Question posted by jukeboxexpress on August 24th, 2014

I Would Like To Upgrade The Video Card In My Computer.

I have installed a new BluRay capable optical drive and need to upgrade the video card. Original video card looks to be integrated into motherboard.

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on August 24th, 2014 1:08 PM

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Any low end to mid range PCI Express video card should work. A high end card would probably be too big to fit in the case. I would recommend looking at the NVIDIA GeForce GT series.

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