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Farin · Apr 20, 2007, 08:11 PM // 20:11

Alright so I'm pretty bad at computers and I'm pretty tired of my crappy integrated Intel chipset bs card. So I want a new video card (one that can run the game at a decent FPS rate, this one runs at 20ish~) but i realized i dont have one of those PCI Ex16 Slots. All I have is 2 PCI Slots and a PCI Ex1 slot. One PCI slot is being used (by the intel thing I guess) so I have 1 pci and 1 PCI e x1 free.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...PCI+Express+x1

Those are the two I could find (apparently the second one is for 2D only), the first one looks good but I really don't know if it is or if it's compatible with my computer.

So if anyone can find a good card, i'd appreciate it. Money is not an issue!

nagisaki · Apr 20, 2007, 08:49 PM // 20:49

what is the model of your motherboard? Though it is possible, I'd think it unlikely that you would have a PCIe x1 slot without any additional PCIe buss, since manufacturers have a tendency to lean towards at least a buss size of 18 (1 PCIe x 16, 2 PCIe x 1), especially intel who invented the PCIe specification. Are you positive that you only have two PCI ports and a PCIe x1, nothing else at all on the board?

eggrolls · Apr 20, 2007, 10:23 PM // 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaZoO

All I have is 2 PCI Slots and a PCI Ex1 slot. One PCI slot is being used (by the intel thing I guess) so I have 1 pci and 1 PCI e x1 free.

it doesn't sound like you opened up the case and checked what slots you actually have. the intel graphics shouldn't be taking up a pci slot. so open up the case and describe (or take a picture) of the slots you see.

Farin · Apr 21, 2007, 12:21 AM // 00:21

Yeah I did open it, there's a sticker inside which lists all the stuff in it. There's

[PCI Connector 1]
[PCI Connector 2] (Which after not being so stupid look what was at the back and it was my ethernet cable, so that's my internet thingy I suppose)

[Slot 1] PCI Express x1

And that's it, Thoughts?

Lurid · Apr 21, 2007, 03:59 PM // 15:59

Eh..if you have the money build a new computer? PCI is dead, really dead for GPUs. Investing more money into it is...pointless.

Farin · Apr 21, 2007, 08:22 PM // 20:22

Well I don't plan to buy a new one in the next couple months so i'd just rather get a decent video card that allows me to play GW at a better FPS.

Code=007 · Apr 23, 2007, 03:36 PM // 15:36

still we need the model of the motherboard, maybe you have a "lost" agp slot over there

redant751 · Apr 23, 2007, 04:33 PM // 16:33

Who makes your PC (what vendor); like that we can look up the spec. and see what option you have.

Darko_UK · Apr 23, 2007, 05:12 PM // 17:12

Download everest and it'l give you some very detailed info, IF you do have a pcie slot then get a geforce 7600gt and use the left over money to get another gb of ram and your sorted.

Farin · Apr 23, 2007, 08:32 PM // 20:32

Motherboard: Intel West Branch D915GVWB (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video)
Chipset: Intel Grantsdale-G i915GV

So yeah. I probably am better off buying a new computer.