Need some help, about to buy a new video card

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Hey guys, I sort of need help on what video cards to buy, what will work on my computer, etc. I barely know aboutcomputer stuff ...I want to buy a new video card because when i play games such as battlefield 2, Cod4, Crysis, etc, they dont work, it always says i need a better one. The computer i have is a Dell Dimenstion E310. Some information i got from EVEREST are:

CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 521, 2800 MHz (14 x 200)
Motherboard Chipset: Intel Grantsdale-G i915GV
System Memory: 1014 MB (DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM)
Video Adapter: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family (128 MB)
3D Accelerator: Intel GMA 900
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (GC81165A59EM)

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel NetBurst
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 200 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 800 MHz
Bandwidth 6400 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type Dual DDR2 SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
Real Clock 267 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 533 MHz
Bandwidth 8533 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type: Intel Direct Media Interface
Device Description:
North Bridge Properties
North Bridge Intel Grantsdale-G i915GV
Revision / Stepping 04 / B1
Package Type 1210 Pin FC-BGA
Package Size 3.75 cm x 3.75 cm
Core Voltage 1.5 V
In-Order Queue Depth 12

Memory Controller
Type Dual Channel (128-bit)
Active Mode Dual Channel (128-bit)

Memory Timings
CAS Latency (CL) 4T
RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 4T
RAS Precharge (tRP) 4T
RAS Active Time (tRAS) 11T

Error Correction
ECC Not Supported
ChipKill ECC Not Supported
RAID Not Supported
ECC Scrubbing Not Supported

Memory Slots
DRAM Slot #1 512 MB (DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #2 512 MB (DDR2-533 DDR2 SDRAM)

Integrated Graphics Controller
Graphics Controller Type Intel GMA 900
Graphics Controller Status Enabled
Graphics Frame Buffer Size 8 MB



Device Description:
South Bridge: Intel 82801FR ICH6R
South Bridge Properties
South Bridge Intel 82801FR ICH6R
Revision / Stepping D4 / B2
Package Type 609 Pin mBGA
Package Size 3.1 cm x 3.1 cm
Core Voltage 1.5 V

High Definition Audio
Audio Controller Type Intel 82801FB(M) ICH6
Codec Name Unknown
Codec ID FFFFFFFFh
Codec Revision FFFFFFFFh

PCI Express Controller
PCI-E x1 port #1 Empty
PCI-E x1 port #2 Empty

Device Description
Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Adapter String Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset
BIOS String Intel Video BIOS
Chip Type Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset
DAC Type Internal
Installed Drivers ialmrnt5 (6.14.10.4543)
Memory Size 128 MB

Device Description Device Type
Intel GMA 900 Video Adapter
Intel GMA 900 3D Accelerator

Well yeah...Lol..i just put up like whatever think might be useful...Anyways any reccomendations for what i should buy? Btw i game alot...Thanks for helping guys...

P.S While i was looking for some video cards... Will this work on my computer? The eVGA GeForce GTX 260 Video Card.

Thanks =D

 
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