help Just some questions about gpu and mother boards

[d8nni]

Alright so my question is since I have a pc that’s kinda not meant for gaming it’s more of for office jobs and I’m trying to buy a better graphics card that’s not too overkill and the description of the gpu says d4 and my computer is ddr3 for most things like ram would the graphics card be compatible? Or is d4 and ddr3 even the same thing?( I know the graphics card isn’t the best you can can get better ones off eBay for a cheaper price but I just need something from a supplier I can trust).

edit: I have an ssd and I’m currently looking for better ram for the pc at least 8gb is one 8gb stick better or 2x4gb?

Edited December 28, 2020 by Garfieldthe cat

[WhitetailAni]

GD4 = GDDR4.

DDR3 = DDR3.

They are different.

And always try and get 2 sticks.

[Spotty]

The memory on the graphics card does not need to match the system memory. 

 

The GT 1030 is basically worthless for gaming. Don't waste your money on it if you're hoping to play games. You may as well just keep using the integrated graphics on the CPU. 

 

If your system only has 4GB of RAM it would help to upgrade that as well.

[d8nni]

8 minutes ago, Spotty said:

The memory on the graphics card does not need to match the system memory. 

 

The GT 1030 is basically worthless for gaming. Don't waste your money on it if you're hoping to play games. You may as well just keep using the integrated graphics on the CPU. 

 

If your system only has 4GB of RAM it would help to upgrade that as well.

Yeah I know it’s not the best but I need something to stop the FPS from dropping to unplayable it’s fine tho I’m happy with what I got I’ll build my pc once I’m older I’m new to the pc stuff so I’m just trying to learn so I can be prepared for when I eventually build one you know? And thanks have a happy holidays 

[PeachGr]

If it is a prebuild, without a graphics card, most probably it has a PSU that do not support a graphics card anyway

[LogicalDrm]

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