Help upgrading video card

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alan1983

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Hello,

I dunno anything about video cards (not even sure what i have lol).

I was told to right click ond esktop and properties and go to display then to adapter? It says i have ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 series, but it says in memory that its 256 MB?!?!

Although i remember the seller telling me it was in the 50s, plus games requirin 64 mb and more run very slow.

Seller also had told me i could always add memory later in the agp slot.

My questions are:

1-How do i know if i have those slots required to add?

2- If i do have them, what should i add and get? i dont want the pricy top stuff, but something that all games will play on?

If i dont have those slots, what can i do or get?

Thanks a lot.
 
The Radeon 200 is onboard and uses system memory. You probably have a PCIe 16x slot (not AGP) for a real video card! Just about any PCIe card would be a upgrade. More info on the motherboard and PSU would be usefull.
 
Hey guys thanks for your help.

I have a pentium4, 3 Ghz, with 1 gb of ram.

Im not in the US, i copied a list of ones i could afford from a place who sells cards if anyone has the time to read it and recommend one :)

1- PCI cards:

Inno3D Geforce MX4000 128Mb w/TV $69.00
Inno3D Geforce MX400 64Mb w/TV $48.00

2 - PCI Express Cards for Intel 915, 925 & 945:

Asus ATI Radeon AX300SE 128MB w/TV $66.00
Asus Geforce 6600TD 256MB w/TV $125.00
Asus Geforce 7300GS 128MB w/TV $85.00
Asus Geforce 6600LE 128MB w/TV $98.00
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1300 512MB w/TV
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1300 512MB w/TV Hypermemory $65.00
Sapphire ATI X550SE 512MB W/TV Hypermemory $49.00
Sapphire ATI X300SE 256MB W/TV Hypermemory $46.00
Inno3D Geforce PCX 6600 512MB w/TV HT $124.00
Inno3D Geforce PCX 6600 256MB w/TV $96.00
Inno3D Geforce PCX 6500 256MB w/TV $79.00
Galaxy Geforce PCX 7300 256MB w/TV $85.00
Galaxy Geforce PCX 6500 256MB w/TV $73.00
XFX Geforce 7300 512MB w/TV TC $75.00
Jetway Geforce PCX 6600 256MB w/TV $103.00

3 - AGP cards:

Asus V9570LE Geforce FX 5700LE 128MB w/TV $109.00
Jetway ATI Radeon 9600LE 256MB w/TV $122.00
Leadtek Geforce FX 5200 256MB w/TV $77.00
MSI T-128 Geforce FX 5200 128MB w/TV $43.00
Inno3D Geforce FX 7300GT 256MB w/TV $143.00
Inno3D Geforce FX 6200 256MB w/TV $82.00
Inno3D Geforce FX 5500 256MB w/TV $62.00
Stlab ATI Radeon 9600 256MB w/TV $79.00
Stlab Geforce FX 6600 256MB w/TV $99.00



I dunno which category i can add to my pc so pasted them all :)
 
Every motherboard I've seen with a Radeon Express 200 chipset has atleast one PCI Express x16 slot--that is your catagory 2 in your list. I think one of the GeForce 6600 256MB cards would be the best choice.
 
Hey guys sorry to revive an old thread but im gonna order a card now from newegg, if anyone can give me a current recommendation in the 100$-140$ range. Thanks again
 
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