Upgrading Intel(R) 82845G Video Card

[Mikesarange1]

I was wondering about upgrading my video card for this online game ive been using. But i am not sure what type of video card should i upgrade it with. The Current video card i have is Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV. I plan on buying my video card at RadioShack or Waltmart and i only have a budget of about $50, so is there any upgrades i can find for this? The memory range i wanna get is 200-500MB of RAM

Hey im not sure what type/model video card i should get for my computer, Can you pelase help me out?

MotherBoard- Dell Computer Corp. Model:0C2425
Graphic Interface- Dosent show up?
Memory- DDR, 256MBytes
CPU- Intel Pentium 4
CPU Speed- 1595.4 MHz
Power Supply Model- MTC2
Watt output/Amperage- Dosent seem to show up

But this is what is listed on it :
V: 115/230
A: 6/03.0A
Hz: 50/60

 

[raybay]

You will need to be lucky to upgrade the video card for $50 at Radio Schack.
Shop online... www.directron.com, www.zipzoomfly.com, www.tigerdirect.com, www.newegg.com, www.outpost.com, www.techdepot.com, www.pcconnection.com, www.cdw.com, etc.
You will find a few good deals on these sites. But you will need to know if you need AGP, PCI, or PCI-Express as you shop.
Remember that you cannot improve it a lot without also replacing the power supply.
Maybe it is time to save that $50 toward purchase of a better machine.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

How come you don't know the wattage of your PSU? It's always printed on the PSU sticker. In any case, you need a PCI video card. The 3DFuzion 6200 is available for around US$50-60 I think, if you're in the US. The only others at that price are the Geforce FX5200, GeForce FX5500, Radeon 9200 and Radeon 9250 series.

 

[Mikesarange1]

Re:

Ok now my budget it $100, Im now thinking of getting an ATI - RADEON X1050 256MB DDR Graphics Card X1050 256MB PCI Video Card WHich is about $95including tax ans shipping fee. Would this be a good video card to install on my Intel(R) Pentium 4?

 

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[Rage_3K_Moiz]

That is a low-end card perfect for casual gaming and media center apps. What do you do on your PC mainly? That would help us recommend an appropriate card for you.

 

[Mirob]

I think this x1550 is the best $100 PCI card at newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103031

Looking around I can't find a PCI x1050, just PCI-E x16. Make sure to get a regular PCI card.

 

[raybay]

That mosly depends on the quality of your power supply... but I expect it will be a good fit.

 

[Mikesarange1]

well i MOSTLY play this game aces high it can be found on http://www.hitechcreations.com, oh and i Have pci, pci-e and agp inside my computer so either type of cards are fine

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

No, from what I can tell your PC is a Dimension 2400, which has only PCI slots. So you'll need a PCI video card. An AGP or PCI-E card won't fit in those slots.

 

[Mikesarange1]

ok ive been looking through the internet for PCI Video Cards that fit my budget and expectations, im wodering if a BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 256MB PCI Video Card (FX5500) would work on my Intel Pentium 4 ( dell dimension 2400 )

 

[raybay]

The Dell Dimension 2400 has a very weak power supply. Be sure to fill it up to the maximum 2 GB of memory. The heat sink has no thermal paste, so be sure that gets added due to the additional heat that will be generated.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

The FX5500 is the maximum you can get without endangering your PSU (and the rest of your components if it blows), I think it should work with ur PC, no problem.