I have a PC that I got from someone else who built their PC and it is finally starting to show its age. Sometimes when I open applications, the frame rate drops.

I think it is using one of these currently, from 2014. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/900-series/

I know that gfx cards have to be compatible with your Power Supply, and your PCI-E slot, but not sure what else I should know??

I would like to get something very compatible with Linux, Firefox, and Wayland, with lots of hardware codecs. Intel ARC?

How do you learn all this stuff?

  • FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    You got it right !

    You can indeed use a tape measure to get the distance from the ports to the end of the card or use the specs of your case as they’re listed on most pc component websites, like I did.

    You do have to know which case model you do have to use these websites, though.