This review is for Asus AMD R7 240 2GB Graphics Card.
I have a HP Media Centre M7630.uk which is from 2006 some 11 years old, Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 CPU, with PCIE 2.0 x16 slot, Windows 10, 32 bit and 450w PSU and ASUS Basswood motherboard. I had a fair bit of trouble finding a graphics card that was compatible with the Legacy BIOS on the PC and any customisation that HP may have done on the BIOS and motherboard. After upgrading to Windows 10 and trying a few cards which had various problems with them including TDR error, Video crashes as well as wireless keyboard not working properly. I have finally managed to get a card that works straight out of the box.
I use the PC for Office and video steaming as well as occasional video editing but no games. The card is quiet and I cannot really hear the fan as I am fussy about having any noise that can be avoided, and it runs at a cool 41C. I use it to display on a 24’’ TV screen at 1080p with no problems. A good test is to use HD full screen speech to verify sound synch and quality of video. I uninstalled old Video drivers using DDU program, having previously downloaded latest drivers from Asus website. Then I used Device Manager and right click on display card to navigate to where I had unzipped the new driver and the card was up and running with none of the bloatware associated with AMD software. I would recommend the card and for me its backward compatible with my PCIE 2 x16 and old legacy Bios, runs quite, easy to get running for what it’s sold as I could not find a reason to deduct a star.
Update – I have now had the card working for over a year. I use my PC every day and power off when not in use – so the card has been powered up and down numerous times. It has been rock solid with no issues whatsoever and has been working flawlessly.
| Brand | ASUS |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 15.9 x 11.2 x 2 cm; 271 Grams |
| Item model number | FBA_90YV04T0-M0NA00 |
| Manufacturer | Asus |
| Series | R7240-2GD3-L |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| Hard Drive Size | 2 GB |
| Graphics Coprocessor | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Graphics Card Description | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
| Graphics RAM Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 2 GB |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI Express |
| Number of VGA Ports | 1 |
| Wattage | 75 watts |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 271 g |
