Upgrading 6073 AR1 M57p graphics card

[psfran]

I want to do some upgrading as it is getting quite slow and crashes during some of my son's games, so my plan is:

- Add some RAM, and

- Get a dedicated graphics card to replace the DVI-D Connection Adapter in the PCIe X16 slot.

Can anyone advise on a graphics card? It seems to be between ATI Radeon and Nvidia. There seems to be a good selection for under $50. Are there models I should avoid with this m/board? 

Cheers, Peter

[alex1906 Support Specialist - Retired]

Hello psfran,

There are probably more cards that are compatible, but here is a good card that is compatible. 

A good Nvidia GeForce card.

Lenovo 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 310 Dual-VGA Analog, or Dual-DVI Digital Graphics Card

There is a compatibility guide online which I will post a little later, I am unable to reach the site at the time being.

I hope this helps,

Alex

[psfran]

Alex, that's great thanks. I will have a look online myself, but would appreciate the link to that compatibility guide, if you get the time.
Cheers,
Peter

[alex1906 Support Specialist - Retired · Accepted solution]

Here is the link to the Compatibility guide.  It will be the first download on the list.  Once it is open just follow your computer series M

and on the listing under the Thinkcentre M series you will see the M57p.  You may have to look for the machine type number as well.  6073.

 Your computer should be under the Vertical column AP.

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=ACCS-GUIDE

Hope this helps,

Alex

[psfran]

Alex,

that's great, thanks. I hadn't found that spreadsheet. It appears that there is only one card shown to be compatible, so my choice is pretty simple.

Regards, Peter

[alex1906 Support Specialist - Retired]

Yeah, that spreadsheet comes in handy.

Glad I could help,

Alex