I have a Compaq Presario SR 5143 desktop. I know it's past it's prime, but I do want to upgrade the processor (currently AMD Athlon 64) and the video card (currently Nvidia Geforce 6150). Anyone have any ideas what processors and cards that are better that would fit on it's motherboard?|||For 3D games, upgrading the graphics would give you the best bang for your buck because your current integrated graphics is too weak for gaming. Your PC supports PCIe graphics. Consider installing the ATI Radeon HD 5570. It is a decent 39 watt graphics card. It won't stress your PC's power supply or your wallet. It can also handle many games at medium to high settings at medium resolution. More powerful cards may require you to upgrade your PC's power supply too.
If you are really inclined to upgrade processor too, fastest that could be supported is the Athlon 64 X2 5600+.|||The Nvidia chipset you indicated definitely supports PCI Express. Other variants of the Presario 5143 has the x16 PCIe graphics slot. If that slot is missing, the variant you may have could have been a budget or business PC variant.
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