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The thread discusses upgrading an ASUS M11BB desktop by replacing its integrated AMD Radeon HD 8670D with an older AMD Radeon HD 6750 dedicated card. Initially, there's excitement about installing the new card and driver setup, but after installation, the monitor isn't displaying signal. The helper points out that the motherboard only supports PCI Express 1.1, while the new card requires PCI Express 2.1, indicating this compatibility issue may prevent successful upgrade. The overall sentiment is informative, with the user realizing hardware limitations may hinder the upgrade.
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Hey, guys! I just have a quick question. I have an ASUS desktop with a shared AMD Radeon HD 8670D and my friend gave me an older dedicated video card. It's an AMD Radeon HD 6750. My question is: Will this be better than what I already have since it's dedicated? If so, how do I install it?

Thanks in advance! :-)

- Alex
 

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Will this be better than what I already have since it's dedicated?
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Hi Alex,
Yes... as for the install an Asus will just detect the card as soon as you plug it in.

Windows 8 will try to give a shit Microsoft driver by default... get the one from radeon.
Windows 8.1.1 isn't too bad at Radeon drivers... the radeon driver is still better (i.e. faster) but the Microsoft is less mucking about.
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Cool looks a good price…

I’d be interested to see a before and after benchtest if you don’t mind downloading say Unigine_Valley-1.0 (free) and posting the results?
An image from 'Upgrading Video Card'. Benchmarks show Intel HD 4000 under Windows 8 scores 484, while ATI Radeon HD 4800 under Windows 7 scores 1298.


An image from 'Upgrading Video Card'. Benchmarks show Intel HD 4000 under Windows 8 scores 484, while ATI Radeon HD 4800 under Windows 7 scores 1298.


p.s. my Asus laptop and windows 7 shouldn't be that hard for your system to top.
 

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Sure thing... will do! I will post an update when I actually install it and then run the test! Thanks again for all of your help! I have learned a lot in the past couple days! :-)
 

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Hey, ussnorway and everyone else! I finally got that new GPU installed! Here are my before and after benchmarks. It was quite a drastic improvement... almost seven times better!

An image from 'Upgrading Video Card'. Benchmarks show AMD Radeon HD 8670D scores 287 FPS 6.9, GTX 750 Ti scores 1990 FPS 47.6.


An image from 'Upgrading Video Card'. Benchmarks show AMD Radeon HD 8670D scores 287 FPS 6.9, GTX 750 Ti scores 1990 FPS 47.6.
 

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Oh, the card ended up costing $125.98 for the SC version after the rebate. I still have to mail it out, though.
 

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