h2haxor Posted August 10, 2007 CID Share Posted August 10, 2007 Currently my crappy compaq computer has bad fps in games due to the fact it has an integrated card in it. How do i find out if it takes pci-e cards, pci cards, or agp cards? Ty in advance Edit with pic of MoBo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattymcbluff Posted August 11, 2007 CID Share Posted August 11, 2007 that my friend is a pci-e when you do get a new card make sure that ur psu will have the power the new card also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siryak Posted August 11, 2007 CID Share Posted August 11, 2007 Yah you will likely haft to upgrade the PSU as well. I face the same issue with my HP. They only put in like 300-350 watt PSUs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted August 11, 2007 CID Share Posted August 11, 2007 You might want to clean your CPU cooler while the case is open anyway, I see a lot of dust in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted August 11, 2007 CID Share Posted August 11, 2007 Yah you will likely haft to upgrade the PSU as well. I face the same issue with my HP. They only put in like 300-350 watt PSUs. My comp only has a 300 watt PSU and i have a 512 mb 7600 GS on mine and it works flawless. It also has DVD burner, CD burner, 2 gigabit ethernet NIC cards, 7.1 sound card and 2 hard drives. My comp is actually a server ( Dell 400SC ) used for a desktop so you should try it first to see how it goes as it might work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siryak Posted August 11, 2007 CID Share Posted August 11, 2007 If I was getting a new video card, I wouldn't have anything that doesn't do Direct X 10 and all of those will not run on a 300 watt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted August 11, 2007 CID Share Posted August 11, 2007 DX10 is overrated. The low-end cards don't even run the current pseudo-DX10 games and it'll take another upgrading period of 1 - 2 years before it's established as the dominant dx version. Unless you're getting a 8800GTS or higher don't bother with DX10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torque Posted September 1, 2007 CID Share Posted September 1, 2007 I'd recommend a 7600GT. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130062 Affordable and should be a great increase in your FPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blako Posted September 1, 2007 CID Share Posted September 1, 2007 Compare before you buy http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=385&card2=513 Also think of the following questions: What game do you want to play? At what settings? At what framerate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted September 1, 2007 CID Share Posted September 1, 2007 I'd recommend a 7600GT. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130062 Affordable and should be a great increase in your FPS. Im running that simular card but the BFG 7600 GT OC, i dont have a vga its all hdmi, but i was geting almost 600fps in low detail on 3dmark 01se at 1024X768. To me its a pretty good card for the money, and i think it only requires a 300 watt psu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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