BUT i do not know what graphics card to get. My computer is running on Xp btw and if you can please add links to amazon or whatever showing me the card. Thanks
I hear VGA cards are all the rage these days. Oh come on, it was funny in Space Quest 2 or 3.
No, seriously, get us some more information, especially about your motherboard, but it would be good to know as much information as possible to help you out.
Run it and take a pic of each of the tabs with CTRL+PRINTSCREEN. Paste them together in one pic and link us to that using something like photobucket or imageshack
You have to know these thinigs for sure, like are you running agp, pci-express, ddr 1 or ddr 2 ram, how many cores, what speed, ect. We ask to know your mobo because you might need a new psu, also more cores if you only have a single core, a new mobo, ect. If you just buy a videocard, you might not have enough power, second it might bottleneck your videocard's framerates.
@HitmanAgent47: what's bottlenecking? i always hear about it.
u need to figure out the information about ur motherboard. u can buy a nice card then find out that the motherboard doesn't support it. the power supply might not hold enough for everything. u might also need to upgrade ur RAM also.
" @HitmanAgent47: what's bottlenecking? i always hear about it. u need to figure out the information about ur motherboard. u can buy a nice card then find out that the motherboard doesn't support it. the power supply might not hold enough for everything. u might also need to upgrade ur RAM also. "
Bottlenecking occurs when the insufficient power/performance of one piece of hardware prevents another piece of hardware from performing to its full potential.
------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 1/2/2010, 15:19:30 Machine name: OFFICE-3D86FD2F Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp.050329-1536) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Compaq-Presario System Model: RR790AA-ABA SR2150NX BIOS: BIOS Date: 04/11/2007 Ver: 08.00.13 Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 3.33GHz Memory: 640MB RAM Page File: 224MB used, 1338MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ DirectX Files Tab: No problems found. Display Tab 1: The system is using the generic video driver. Please install video driver provided by the hardware manufacturer. Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is a final version from the hardware manufacturer. Sound Tab 1: No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer. Music Tab: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. Network Tab: No problems found.
--------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: Manufacturer: Chip type: DAC type: Device Key: Enum\ Display Memory: n/a Current Mode: 800 x 600 (32 bit) (1Hz) Monitor: Monitor Max Res: Driver Name: vga.dll Driver Version: 5.01.2600.0000 (English) DDI Version: unknown Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 8/4/2004 05:00:00, 9344 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: vga.sys Mini VDD Date: 8/4/2004 05:00:00, 20992 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B70EE0-4340-11CF-B063-282AAEC2C835} Vendor ID: 0x0000 Device ID: 0x0000 SubSys ID: 0x00000000 Revision ID: 0x0000 Revision ID: 0x0000 Video Accel: Deinterlace Caps: n/a Registry: OK DDraw Status: Not Available D3D Status: Not Available AGP Status: Not Available DDraw Test Result: Not run D3D7 Test Result: Not run D3D8 Test Result: Not run D3D9 Test Result: Not run
You're pretty much going to need a whole new PC to be able to play any modern games, and I'm not sure if that's worth the cost to you. A graphics card wouldn't do you any good with the rest of those specs.
Yep sorry to say that unless your goal is to play Starcraft you'll have problems. The lack of Ram will likely be a problem just web browsing flash heavy sites.
Sorry to say, but you need to buy a whole new system. Unless someone can help you, you don't seem to have the know-how to build one piecemeal (no insult intended).
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