Can I upgrade the video card on my HP p6649c-b pc? It is much too slow for photoshop.?

It has an ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphic Chip.

I am running CS4 and it is working very slowly. Can another card be added to this CPU?

Any suggestions for best value card to add? Is it simple to install?|||yes you can. another one can be added|||"Can I upgrade the video card on my HP p6649c-b pc?" - Yes, you have an available PCIe slot for a video card.

But with only a 250w power supply,a lower range video card is what you can use. It wouldn't be much more than your current 4200 chip.

You'd need to upgrade your power supply also.|||Check your motherboard, see if it has a Pci-e x16 slot (1.0, or 2.0, 1.0 just says x16 2.0 says 2.0)

Then you can get a card, for just running CS4 you wont need much. Anything from Geforce 210 (35 dollars, im using it works fine for CS5) Very simple to install, you just put the graphic card into the slot and tighten the screw, than install the drivers from the nvidia site. (the ones that come with the CD are older)



Anything from Nvidia Geforce 210, to Geforce GT 220, ATI Radeon HD 5450, or ATI radeon HD 5550 will do just fine for you. Be aware you will need at least a 300w power supply for all of these.|||The choice of video card doesn't actually matter much for Photoshop. Only certain filters benefit from video hardware, and only when you enable the 'hardware acceleration' option in Photoshop.



You will get better results by upgrading your CPU, RAM, and/or your hard drive.



Also keep in mind that certain actions are slow regardless of your hardware:

- using painting tools with triple-digit brush head sizes

- working with many layers

- working on a large file, zoomed all the way out

- using Photoshop during a virus scan, automatic update, or other scheduled task