i need 2 upgrade mi computer's video card. mi current one is the Intel(R) 82845G/GL Graphics Controller. i need 2 upgrade 2 the 915G or the 945G. which is better, & how do i upgrade?|||Ok well neither of these guys really gave you the info you need. Intel does not make "real" video cards. They make crappy integrated graphic controllers so they can sell a computer at low cost.
I can't tell you what video card to buy without knowing your budget and available expansion slots. You should call your computer's manufacturer or check their website to see what your available slots are. Any video card you buy should be made by either ATI or Nvidia(Geforce). Anything else is garbage.
That Intel crap is built into your motherboard so it must be disabled before upgrading. To do this start your computer in safe mode. Right click my computer, click properties, device manager, display adapters, right click the intel graphics controller and click disable. Then turn off your computer and install your new video card.
Currently good mid-level video cards are the Geforce 7600GT and the ATI 1600XT.|||first you need to open your desktop case and check what kind of "card" slots you have.
brown = AVG
white 21/2 - 3 1/2 inches away from back panel - PCI
white farther back than ^ - PCI-Express
once you find the type of card you need, just go to your local best buy/circuit city and you can get a decent one there. look for Nvidia or ATI and look for the card type (AVG, PCI, PCI-Epress)|||remove the old one and replace the new one. easy
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Need to upgrade Video card for All in one computer.?
Motherboard has no AGP slots and one PCI slot. The PCI slot is used for the NIC/Sound card. It has on board SiS video of only 32MB. Any ideas on how to upgrade this?|||upgrade the mother board.It sounds like that u are using a old board.U can use the other parts to put back in it when u get this done.NOTE:make sure there is a enough slots to up grade as u grow with it.|||Upgrade your Motherboard first.|||You can't. Don't buy integrated stuff.
How to upgrade video card?
I currently have ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress 200 on a hp pavilion zv6000.
how do i updrage the video card to be able to run newer pc games with higher requirements.|||You cannot upgrade the video on a laptop unless you change the motherboard.The cost will be higher than a new laptop|||You can not upgrade the video card, it is actually a chip set built into the mother board on lap tops and can only be replaced along with the mother board. If you are a gamer look at these for the best in gaming lap tops:
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/lapt…
Hope this helps
how do i updrage the video card to be able to run newer pc games with higher requirements.|||You cannot upgrade the video on a laptop unless you change the motherboard.The cost will be higher than a new laptop|||You can not upgrade the video card, it is actually a chip set built into the mother board on lap tops and can only be replaced along with the mother board. If you are a gamer look at these for the best in gaming lap tops:
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/lapt…
Hope this helps
Upgrade video card slower down performance?
First of all, for those who have this thought "buy a new computer", please do not answer.
I am using this old pc - pent 3 450 mhz, 512 ram and 4 video ram as experimentying avi file clear, no problem, (a little slow when playing rmvb file), so I went ahead and upgrade my other old video card - pci which is 8 mg ram, but it turned out to be worse?
Why is that? Is it the card or my motherboard/cpu can't handle it? I am thinking of upgrading 256mb ram, but after I tested that out, I don't know if I should upgrade to 256mg video ram if my cpu/motherboard can't handle it|||was your old video card agp or pci, if it was agp and this one is pci then it will naturally be alot slower regardless of how much memory it has on it. pci is not good as a graphics interface even at 256mb level. and remember more memory and "newer" card not necessarily better faster card the gpu and ddr speed are waaaay more important. if you have an agp slot be sure to use that should be a brown color slot
I am using this old pc - pent 3 450 mhz, 512 ram and 4 video ram as experimentying avi file clear, no problem, (a little slow when playing rmvb file), so I went ahead and upgrade my other old video card - pci which is 8 mg ram, but it turned out to be worse?
Why is that? Is it the card or my motherboard/cpu can't handle it? I am thinking of upgrading 256mb ram, but after I tested that out, I don't know if I should upgrade to 256mg video ram if my cpu/motherboard can't handle it|||was your old video card agp or pci, if it was agp and this one is pci then it will naturally be alot slower regardless of how much memory it has on it. pci is not good as a graphics interface even at 256mb level. and remember more memory and "newer" card not necessarily better faster card the gpu and ddr speed are waaaay more important. if you have an agp slot be sure to use that should be a brown color slot
How can I determine if a upgrade video card (example geforce 8800) is compatible for a desktop computer?
I have a Dell XPS 400 desktop (Windows XP), and trying to upgrade from nVidia GeForce 7900GS (256MB)|||becareful buying an after market card for dell they are very propiretary but make sure it has the power to drive a big video card if by default it does not have the support for a 6pin or 8 pin pciEx video chances are it will not have the snot needed to run it yes you can buy converter power cords but it has just usually enough to run what was put in the case
anything extra maybe to much stress on it
hps for example have 230 watt psu and most 350-700 watt supplies dont fit
i know dell rewires their power supplies special and an off the shelf psu will nuke the motherboard
there are companies that build after market dell power supply units you might want to consider upgrading it|||It's kinda complicated so I'll explain briefly. You first have to figure out what type of card you're going to need, for example pci, pci x16, or AGP. The reason why is that different computers have different slots that would alow a specific card to be inserted into it so if you buy a wrong card you might have to return it and get the correct one. After that you can go and look for them online or at a store. Make sure that you do not mistaken PCI with PCI x16 or PCI Express 2.0 x16 because they are not the same. And since you have a Dell XPS 400 desktop I believe your slot would be a PCI x 16. I would recommend going to newegg.com for your shopping because their graphic cards are inexpensive and they're service is excellent.|||yeah just make sure you got a good power supply and room in your case for it and it appears you do. your power supply i would recommend be at least 500 watts some would argue with that but it's plenty of power especially in intel based systems where your vid card requires more power than the processor of course most powerful cards even require more than amd's even these days. also amperage output on your rail for your vid card supplemental power plug can affect it too gut given your system you should be good to go.|||you hav a PCI-E slot so all you have to worry about is having sufficient power for something like the 8800 GS you might want at least 350W but for something like 8800 GTX you would want 450W(make sure the psu fits)|||If you're using a GeForce 7900GS, then there's no doubt that you're able to upgrade to future GPUs. All modern cards today use a PCI-E slot, which is what you have. Just make sure you have sufficient power.
anything extra maybe to much stress on it
hps for example have 230 watt psu and most 350-700 watt supplies dont fit
i know dell rewires their power supplies special and an off the shelf psu will nuke the motherboard
there are companies that build after market dell power supply units you might want to consider upgrading it|||It's kinda complicated so I'll explain briefly. You first have to figure out what type of card you're going to need, for example pci, pci x16, or AGP. The reason why is that different computers have different slots that would alow a specific card to be inserted into it so if you buy a wrong card you might have to return it and get the correct one. After that you can go and look for them online or at a store. Make sure that you do not mistaken PCI with PCI x16 or PCI Express 2.0 x16 because they are not the same. And since you have a Dell XPS 400 desktop I believe your slot would be a PCI x 16. I would recommend going to newegg.com for your shopping because their graphic cards are inexpensive and they're service is excellent.|||yeah just make sure you got a good power supply and room in your case for it and it appears you do. your power supply i would recommend be at least 500 watts some would argue with that but it's plenty of power especially in intel based systems where your vid card requires more power than the processor of course most powerful cards even require more than amd's even these days. also amperage output on your rail for your vid card supplemental power plug can affect it too gut given your system you should be good to go.|||you hav a PCI-E slot so all you have to worry about is having sufficient power for something like the 8800 GS you might want at least 350W but for something like 8800 GTX you would want 450W(make sure the psu fits)|||If you're using a GeForce 7900GS, then there's no doubt that you're able to upgrade to future GPUs. All modern cards today use a PCI-E slot, which is what you have. Just make sure you have sufficient power.
DIMENSION 4600 UPGRADE VIDEO CARD?
Dimension 4600 with agp x8 geforce fx 5200
2G memory
160 G HDD
Want to upgrade video card. Any suggestions besides telling me to get new computer!|||hi there
your actual pc isnt that bad.. with 2gb of ram and a 160gb hard drive... however your power supply is your problem since 250w isnt powerful enough for most decent graphic cards however for around £90 i can recommend you a good agp x8 video card with a power supply that will be enough to power the card
the card im recommending is the HIS IceQ H467QS1GHA Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… ) .. and this is one of the best agp cards you can still buy... it has a 750mhz core clock and 1gb of gddr3 memory running at 1600mhz ddr effective.... theres also a 128bit memory interface and 320 stream processors
in regards to performance this will run most of the latest games however at medium detail and resolution... and compared to your geforce fx5200 its around 4 times as fast
if you want something a little cheaper then check out the "GIGABYTE GV-R465D2-1GI Radeon HD 4650 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 8X HDCP Ready Video Card"( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… ) ... not as powerful as the HD4670 but alot better than your fx5200
as i mentioned you will also need a better power supply.... however for just $39 you can get the reliable "RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular LED Power Supply"( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… ) ... this is powerful enough for both the cards i have recommended and has dual +12v rails with 37A total ... more than enough for most video cards
the problem is there are less and less agp cards around these days as manufactuers prefer to make pci-express cards and nvidia agp cards are near enough non existent !
anyway i hope this helps,any questions let me know
good luck !|||Do you know what you want? If you do, will it work in your computer? One area to check if your computer is a Big Box Store product is the memory and the power supply. They put minimal power for what you get right out of the box. I went from 512MB to 1GB RAM one time and my power supple wouldn't allow me to boot! It was an HP machine with limited room for a new PSU but I got one taking my power from 200W to 340W. The 340W is still too small for today's computers. I'm dead in the water toward adding anything else to that particular computer. It is going to my wife.
It is going to be hard to find a new AGP card. It's a dead format. If you wait a few years they'll be cheap, but right now they are premium priced. If you opt to spend the money, get the memory and the power supply also. You might want to get the memory and try it for a few weeks. That may help your performance enough that you don't have to go any further. If not, you aren't out anything but a little bit of time.
Good luck, neospar
2G memory
160 G HDD
Want to upgrade video card. Any suggestions besides telling me to get new computer!|||hi there
your actual pc isnt that bad.. with 2gb of ram and a 160gb hard drive... however your power supply is your problem since 250w isnt powerful enough for most decent graphic cards however for around £90 i can recommend you a good agp x8 video card with a power supply that will be enough to power the card
the card im recommending is the HIS IceQ H467QS1GHA Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… ) .. and this is one of the best agp cards you can still buy... it has a 750mhz core clock and 1gb of gddr3 memory running at 1600mhz ddr effective.... theres also a 128bit memory interface and 320 stream processors
in regards to performance this will run most of the latest games however at medium detail and resolution... and compared to your geforce fx5200 its around 4 times as fast
if you want something a little cheaper then check out the "GIGABYTE GV-R465D2-1GI Radeon HD 4650 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 8X HDCP Ready Video Card"( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… ) ... not as powerful as the HD4670 but alot better than your fx5200
as i mentioned you will also need a better power supply.... however for just $39 you can get the reliable "RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular LED Power Supply"( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… ) ... this is powerful enough for both the cards i have recommended and has dual +12v rails with 37A total ... more than enough for most video cards
the problem is there are less and less agp cards around these days as manufactuers prefer to make pci-express cards and nvidia agp cards are near enough non existent !
anyway i hope this helps,any questions let me know
good luck !|||Do you know what you want? If you do, will it work in your computer? One area to check if your computer is a Big Box Store product is the memory and the power supply. They put minimal power for what you get right out of the box. I went from 512MB to 1GB RAM one time and my power supple wouldn't allow me to boot! It was an HP machine with limited room for a new PSU but I got one taking my power from 200W to 340W. The 340W is still too small for today's computers. I'm dead in the water toward adding anything else to that particular computer. It is going to my wife.
It is going to be hard to find a new AGP card. It's a dead format. If you wait a few years they'll be cheap, but right now they are premium priced. If you opt to spend the money, get the memory and the power supply also. You might want to get the memory and try it for a few weeks. That may help your performance enough that you don't have to go any further. If not, you aren't out anything but a little bit of time.
Good luck, neospar
Upgrading Video Card for Guild Wars.?
I would like to upgrade my videocard so that I can play Guild Wars. I run on an '04 system and I have 1.25gigs of RAM, does anyone recommend anything?|||'04 System eh, what kind of video card are you using? AGP or PCI Express? I think anything from Geforce 7300 and up will do a good job on Guild Wars. I don't think you will need anything higher than that. You might as well get a new system if you going to spend over $100.|||Guild wars doesnt require to much power for a graphics card, think about getting something like a nvidia 7300GS or an Ati x1650 or something.
If its an AGP slot you wont generally find as much choice, and they will generally cost more as less are made and demanded.
But if you have a PCI-E slot, depending how much you have to spend.. you could think about getting a direct x 10 card, but that will be spending abit more..
Not knowing where you from, i can't really price anything or direct you to any useful online retailers..
And also, graphics cards require a fair bit of power, and if you havnt got a big enough power supply you might have to upgrade that and it might be worth just investing in a new pc sooner or later.|||Guild wars is really a huge game, you must pay much time on it, and at the sametime you should pay for it.
if you want to find some of these website ,there are some. hope it is useful.
http://www.igsky.com/
http://igsky.eu
If its an AGP slot you wont generally find as much choice, and they will generally cost more as less are made and demanded.
But if you have a PCI-E slot, depending how much you have to spend.. you could think about getting a direct x 10 card, but that will be spending abit more..
Not knowing where you from, i can't really price anything or direct you to any useful online retailers..
And also, graphics cards require a fair bit of power, and if you havnt got a big enough power supply you might have to upgrade that and it might be worth just investing in a new pc sooner or later.|||Guild wars is really a huge game, you must pay much time on it, and at the sametime you should pay for it.
if you want to find some of these website ,there are some. hope it is useful.
http://www.igsky.com/
http://igsky.eu
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