I received a can I upgrade my graphics card question from a viewer on the Reality PC Anet Computers YouTube channel. They have a Lenovo ThinkCentre M90Z all in one computer system. This person wants to install an Nvidia Giga Texel shader eXtreme 1050 titanium graphics card.
Can I add GTX 1050 TI graphics card to lenovo M90Z.
Tauqeer Axxxx
The problem with this scenario is that he has an all in one computer system. Generally speaking all in one computers are not really designed for major upgrades. You can upgrade for example the hard drive and random access memory, but when it comes to upgrading video cards, it usually is impossible.
In order to answer his question, can I upgrade my graphics card, no you cannot install a GTX 1050 TI graphics card into this Lenovo ThinkCentre M90Z all in one computer system. This graphics card requires a peripheral component interconnect express verions three video graphics card. The motherboard on the Lenovo Thinkcentre M90z does not have the required slot from limited information available on the Internet that I was able to obtain.
Peripheral component interconnect express x sixteen card slots are longer ones than peripheral component interconnect express x one card slots. If he indeed has an all in one computer than he will not be able to upgrade from the current integrated video graphics card. Tauqeer will need a desktop computer that supports peripheral component interconnect express version three and includes a physical peripheral component interconnect express x sixteen slot.
You can use a website like PCPartPicker.com to search for and pick computer parts for your upgrade project. This website for example will match a Giga Texel shader eXtreme 1050 titanium video graphics card with a compatible motherboard. You will need to learn how to open up desktop computers so that you can match these computer parts with their required slots, cases, and motherboards.
Just because a website lists a part that is compatible with a certain motherboard, does not necessarily mean that you will receive the correct computer part. I purchase computer parts by verifying their specifications:
* verify specifications of computer part
* verify specifications of computer case
* verify specifications of motherboard
When you purchase computer parts when upgrading your computer, this process is similar to purchasing automotive parts. If you purchase the wrong part, you have just wasted time and potential money. You can perform quick Google searches of the exact computer model number, motherboard model number, and video graphics card model number.