system requirements

[Scary99]

I have a hp pavilion 500 desktop using an intel i5 quad core processor with 8 gig of memory. It is using intel graphics.  What will be the best (reasonably priced) graphics card to install for Inventor 2015 ?

[JDMather]

Does Inventor not run on this machine?

What if you go to Tools>Hardware tab and try other settings?

Can you really add a graphics card to this laptop?  (Does it have a slot?  If so, get the best gaming card you can afford that will fit the slot.)

Oops, never mind, somehow I thought I saw laptop rather than desktop.  Same advice applies.

[Scary99]

Thanks for the quick reply.  I have not tried to run Inventor on this setup as yet.  I am going to download the student vesion first and give it a try. It runs Autocad really well so I am hopeful.

[Cadmanto · Accepted solution]

You might want to check here for the system requirements.

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[JDMather · Accepted solution]

I always tell my students to run in 30-day trial mode for at least a couple of weeks before activating their student license. 
That way - if something turns out to not be working correctly they don't bun one of their activations.