Okay. so my Video card is dying. cant play any games on my computer other than Gang Garrison or something small like that.
Me and my dad suck at computer shit so i need some advice.
I need a NEW video card that I can buy from the US
one of the problems that is keeping my dad back from buying a new Video Card is this confusion between PCI and PCI Express slots. so i need to know if PCI Express will work with my PCI slots? i guess?
but what im here for really is this:
Please give me links to a card that will be compatible with my computer!
(copied everything off the Steam System Info Help tab)
[code]Processor Information:
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Speed: 2194 Mhz
4 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Supported
SSE41: Unsupported
SSE42: Unsupported
Network Information:
Network Speed:
Windows Version:
Windows Vista (32 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Video Card:
Driver: ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
DirectX Driver Name: atiumdag.dll
Driver Version: 8.01.01.899
DirectX Driver Version: 8.14.10.662
Driver Date: 29 Apr 2009
Desktop Color Depth: 16 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
DirectX Card: ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
VendorID: 0x1002
DeviceID: 0x94c3
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Desktop Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Primary Display Size: 23.35" x 14.57" (27.48" diag)
59.3cm x 37.0cm (69.8cm diag)
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 256 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x
Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (6- Logitech USB Heads
Memory:
RAM: 3070 Mb
Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Microphone: Not set
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 466943 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 170943 Mb
Steam Hard Disk Usage: 55260 Mb
OS Install Date: Nov 08 2009
Game Controller: None detected
Installed Packages: Firefox
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Fun Fact: Somehow the desk fan blowing on the Video Card Fan is keeping my computer from shutting down on me. i think its the fan that is really going to shit but id rather buy a whole new part. maybe the wiring is bad and the fan just keeps it in motion physically... but idk i suck with computers. thats why im taking Computer Service class next year)
Download Speccy and give us a picture of that.
It will give us more better info than Steam.
Also, open up your computer and check the wattage on your PSU.
The newer video cards use PCI-E.
If you don't have a PCI-E slot available, you need to either buy a new motherboard or buy a lower-end graphics card
i reduced the resolution to minimum and enabled classic so i can at least watch a movie without my computer shutting off.
[img]http://i.imagehost.org/0557/Untitled_11.png[/img]
i think i found it. 240v
its a dual voltage computer (works in the UK and the US) if that makes any difference
Your not gonna get far with that.
[QUOTE=alphaspida;20576564]The newer video cards use PCI-E.
If you don't have a PCI-E slot available, you need to either buy a new motherboard or buy a lower-end graphics card[/QUOTE]
fudge
wellllllll
that sounds very suckish
my current one is a radeon hd 2400 pro... very old
[QUOTE=Mr_Sun;20576756]fudge
wellllllll
that sounds very suckish
my current one is a radeon hd 2400 pro... very old[/QUOTE]
Yeah, PCI-E is faster. This makes up for the rapidly changing graphics technology.
how can i find out if there is a PCI-E slot on my Acer F690GVM motherboard? i cant find anything on google. but then again google has been messing with me lately
It has PCI-E.
[img_thumb]http://www.ixbt.com/mainboard/foxconn/a690gm2ma/board.jpg[/img_thumb]
The biggest yellow slot is the slot you want. Colors vary though.
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/PCI_und_PCIe_Slots.jpg/800px-PCI_und_PCIe_Slots.jpg[/IMG]
okay thanks guys! thanks a bunch!
so anybody have recommendations that would be compatible and under a 150 dollar budget AND be a decent upgrade from my Radeon HD 2400 Pro? so i can get more than 15 FPS max on TF2 lowest settings?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129146&cm_re=5750-_-14-129-146-_-Product[/url]
this maybe?
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wait, what is the wattage of your psu?
240 i think.
I'm pretty sure that's the voltage, seeing as how 240v is standard north American voltage. The wattage has to be higher than that...
look for a number with "w" next to it. and also look to see if there is anything labeled +12V rail and the number next to that.
ok it says 300w
Ok, now whats your budget?
I also recommend getting a new PSU.
then maybe this [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150467&cm_re=5670-_-14-150-467-_-Product[/url]
[url]http://www.overclock.net/ati/679696-whats-best-gpu-300-watt-psu.html[/url]
the people on there seem to say so at least.
but really you should get a better psu.
First, do you have an open PCI-E slot like the one in the picture I posted?
[QUOTE=alphaspida;20581479]First, do you have an open PCI-E slot like the one in the picture I posted?[/QUOTE]
yes i do
[editline]01:39AM[/editline]
ok. so i would actually replace the power supply... eeeeeeeeehhhhhh
problem. i need a very specific one that would transfer 220 and 110 if theres different ones out there of course.
[QUOTE=Mr_Sun;20581825]yes i do
[editline]01:39AM[/editline]
ok. so i would actually replace the power supply... eeeeeeeeehhhhhh
problem. i need a very specific one that would transfer 220 and 110 if theres different ones out there of course.[/QUOTE]
Almost all power supplies do both, either automatically or with a little switch on it.
okay so thats all fine and dandy.
Ill replace my PSU later. right now i want the best card for my low power supply.
[QUOTE=Mr_Sun;20582115]okay so thats all fine and dandy.
Ill replace my PSU later. right now i want the best card for my low power supply.[/QUOTE]
Well if you get a low power card you will not need an new PSU!
300W is really really low tough.
Get a 50$ PSU and a 100$ GPU.
I'm running a 250W PSU with 2 HDD's and a 8500GT
[QUOTE=Superscatman;20580687]I'm pretty sure that's the voltage, seeing as how 240v is standard north American voltage.[/QUOTE]
You clearly don't live in America. We have 120v mains voltage.
Okay. truth time
I have a Dual Voltage setting on my computer. since this computer is bought American and currently I am living in the UK. so that might clear up the voltage thing a bit. im not sure.
how do I know if the video card I want will support my power supply.
Okay. I have come to the conclusion that Im going to buy a Sapphire HD 4850.
( I googled "whats the best video card for a 350w psu" and got that)
So Im pretty much thinking of getting that and in the future Ill get a new PSU.
From a Radeon 2400 to a Sapphire 4850 is a big jump imo.
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