Friday, April 27, 2012

Will my pc support this video card?

hi i would like to upgrade my pc video card. I would like to buy this card:



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gigabyte-Radeon-4550-512MB-DDR3-HDMI-DVI-VGA-Video-Card-/250739304780?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item3a613a294c



my current card is this:



http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/11/04/08/3zy.png



my pc is a windows 7 ultimate 32bit 2gb RAM, CPU 3.00Ghz, intel pentium 4 (pc works really smooth) custom built pc.



my aim is to watch HD videos from my PC. Will my pc support it?|||Your linked to picture indicates you are using an Intel 945G based motherboard. The basic specs of this chipset do indicate that you should have a PCI-Express x16 slot on it. It will be a first generation slot but it will work fine with the video card you have linked to. Open your case to see if your board does indeed have one.



I found the following on UK eBay which is a couple of pounds more but an even better card. BTW neither of these will require a power plug.



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Powercolor-HD-5450…



Here is the basic specs of your motherboard:



http://www.intel.com/Products/Desktop/Ch…



Good luck.|||Based on the age of your computer, it probably doesn't support PCI Express video cards (like the one you linked). Your computer probably supports AGP video cards, which you might still be able to find, but it's difficult to tell for sure since your computer currently has an integrated video card.|||I wouldn't know why not. Note that I am not an expert.

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