Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: MLS_man_64 on January 17, 2007, 09:25:36 AM
Title: Video Cards
Post by: MLS_man_64 on January 17, 2007, 09:25:36 AM
Hey everyone, my computer runs windows xp, has 516 MB ram, a 60 gb hard drive, a 2.16 ghz processor and is a Compaq Pressario.
The problem is that it has only a 32 MB video card.
Does anyone know of a good card for a good price that would be compatible with my computer?
Title: RE: Video Cards
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on January 17, 2007, 09:37:00 AM
Does it have a slot for one? Some of the motherboards I've seen in factory built PCs don't. If so, what kind of slot is it?
Title: RE:Video Cards
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on January 17, 2007, 09:39:43 AM
That doesn't tell very much. What kind of slot does your computer have for video cards? PCI-Express, AGP or ordinary PCI? What will you be using your computer for?
Title: RE:Video Cards
Post by: ShyGuy on January 17, 2007, 10:01:12 AM
2ghz presario is going to have an agp slot at best. Take the screws out of the back and pop the side off. Look for a brown slot (maybe a different color) that is offset to the white pci slots. How much money you want to spend?
Title: RE: Video Cards
Post by: BranDonk Kong on January 17, 2007, 04:12:06 PM
Any card will be better than what you have. You can get cheap semi-decent cards from CompUSA (Mad Dog), or from newegg.com (better choice). There's zero chance your PC has PCI-e (PCI Express), and a 99% chance it DOES have AGP. Get a good 2x/4x/8x AGP compatible ATI video card (or nVidia, if you have to), up to 256MB (set AGP aperture to 256MB if you can in your PC's BIOS). You'll probably want some more RAM while you're at it (newegg.com again). Just get the same kind (not the same brand) that is already installed, there are several diagnostic programs that can tell you what you have.
Title: RE: Video Cards
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on January 18, 2007, 02:04:59 AM
Also keep in mind that with a more powerful video card comes higher power requirements. Make sure your power supply unit is up to the task.
