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jonnybegood · Aug 29, 2006, 05:03 AM // 05:03

Hi I just baught a cheap PC and I'm in the middle of upgrading it, and i have my I on a graphics card but I'm not sure if it is compaitble with my system.

Card in question:SAPPHIRE 100156L Radeon X1600PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102019

My system specs:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack: Service Pack 2
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name: MAIN
User Name: Owner

Motherboard
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4, 2000 MHz (20 x 100)
Motherboard Name: Intel Rexburg D845GRG (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video)
Motherboard Chipset: Intel Brookdale-G i845G
System Memory: 512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type: AMI (08/17/02)
Communication Port: Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port: Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller (64 MB)
3D Accelerator: Intel Extreme Graphics
Monitor: Gateway FPD1720 [17" LCD] (123016843009)

TY

levortex · Aug 29, 2006, 11:16 AM // 11:16

NO WAY THATS GONNA FIT you don't got a pci-e slot in your pc so that won't fit. You need to buy a new motherboard for that or you should buy an other 3d-card (an agp version ofcourse)

jonnybegood · Aug 29, 2006, 12:06 PM // 12:06

Ok thats what I was thining.

Mushroom · Aug 29, 2006, 02:42 PM // 14:42

If you want to save some money and keep that system going a bit longer, Asrock (Asus budget line) makes some decent P4 motherboards in the $60 range. However, they are all AGP only.

Although since it is a P4 2 GHz, you might want to consider just saving for a bit, rather then dump much more money into it. Otherwise, you will find that you have dumped a lot of money into Video, motherboard, and the like - and it is still badly outdated because of the CPU. For less then $150 extra, you could move to AMD AM2 and DDR2 RAM, and get PCIe support as well.

When I am llooking at an upgrade-rebuild, I use 1.8 GHz as my benchmark. If the system is 1.8 or below, they are normally better off replacing the system then fixing/upgrading it. This is simply because of the cost involved. After all, why dump in $200+ when the system will effictively be a fossil in another 6-9 months? Spending an extra $100-150 gets them 1-2 generations ahead of where they are now.

If you want to spread it out, you can always upgrade to a board with good ATI or NVidia graphics onboard, and upgrade to PCIe at a future date. I have sold both LGA775 and AM2 motherboards with either X300 or GForce 6100 onboard for under $75. That may seem low to some people, but that is better then most high ended cards just 2 years ago. And with DDR2 RAM, they perform much better then onboard solutions did with PC133/DDR.

jonnybegood · Aug 29, 2006, 11:49 PM // 23:49

TY alot mushroom, and offtopic but where in AL are you from, I live in Mobile.

Mushroom · Aug 30, 2006, 02:01 PM // 14:01

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Originally Posted by jonnybegood

TY alot mushroom, and offtopic but where in AL are you from, I live in Mobile.

Actually, I was born in Los Angeles.

I was finally able to escape in 2003, and moved here to Dothan. And I have lived happily here ever since. Costs are less, traffic is better, and now I am a big fish in a small pond.

In LA, PC Techs with 10+ years experience are everywhere. Out in Alabama, they are more rare then hens teeth. My only problem tend to be in trying to drag my boss into stocking the newst technology. He seems to think that $100 is a lot for a video card, and there is no reason why anybody would want to buy 5.1 speaker systems.