Though I asked a couple of help desks whether this one would be appropriate for my computer and set up it still didn't work. The PNY help desk suggested it might be because I needed a bigger power supply. I bought one and installed it and still had the same problem, that it wasn't processing the graphics quickly enough (my on-board graphics worked better than with the card). It could have been the drivers which didn't load seamlessly or it could have been the card. No idea. I returned it which wasn't a problem but you lose a few dollars and a lot of time in the process. On the plus side when you contact PNY you talk to a real person. But they don't bend over backwards to help you. After I upgraded my power supply and was in the same position it was simply a matter of them suggesting it might be the card itself, return it to Amazon - and buy a more expensive and powerful card. The sad thing is, none of this surprises me.