What type of slot are these?

[nu2this]

Hi,

I am not very computer literate and don't know the difference between AGP and PCI slots.

I would like to upgrade my video card but I need to know what kind of slots my motherboard supports. I have attached a photo and hope some one can tell me what I have.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

 

[TBolt]

Black = AGP
White = PCI

 

[Justin]

Black = AGP
White = PCI

Wrong. That is not an AGP slot.

The black slot is clearly a PCI-Express slot, most often reserved for PCI-Ex video cards. The other slots are, of course, PCI slots.

 

[nickc]

yes that is a pci-e slot.

 

[TBolt]

Wow, you guys are fast...I was just getting ready to edit my post (got distracted for a couple of minutes but by the time I got back...bam). But yeah, that boards chipset / video slot is pcie.

 

[nu2this]

Thank you for the help I really appreciate it.

Does this mean that the games that I use will have to be the older less complicated ones?

What caused my question was that I noticed that when I tried to play a game (Splinter Cell, chaos theory) the game seemed to be playing in slow motion. The original Splinter Cell worked fine and I wanted to use a later version and bought Chaos theory. I was very dissappointed with the experience and wanted to upgrade the card. I am now using a NVIDEA GEforce 1650le. Can someone suggest a card upgrade, or am I stuck with this one.

Thanks again

 

[Justin]

Your board is new enough that it can support current generation cards. Look at the GeForce 8000 series for a low-cost card that will perform well. If your PSU can handle it, the 8800 GT is an awesome card for the money and will play just about any game on the market today.

 

[captaincranky]

Pick a Card, Any Card........

Dear nu2this; If gaming is your wish, then I would suggest you purchase a video card in the range of the 8600GT at minimum.

The 74 & 7500 series cards are really better for adding a second monitor or driving a flat panel TV in High-def. A developing gamer might find them lacking sufficient frame rates in newer games.

If you can afford an 8800GT you should go for it, otherwise here's an EVGA 8600GT; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130085

It's fifty bucks if you don't mind wait for the $30.00 MIR. My personal experience is that EVGA is good with paying their MIRs.

 

[nickc]

go for the 8800GT or better this link will show u a little to it but is higher in price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=9600GT&x=17&y=29

 

[nu2this]

Your board is new enough that it can support current generation cards. Look at the GeForce 8000 series for a low-cost card that will perform well. If your PSU can handle it, the 8800 GT is an awesome card for the money and will play just about any game on the market today.

Sorry but I don't know what PSU stands for.

Also, in looking at some of the specs, it says a 400 watt power supply is required. How does one find out the type of power suppy they have?

Again,--------------Thanks everyone for your patience and help.

 

[nickc]

as far as PSU, Power Supply Unit, open u're case, there will be a sticker on the side or bottom of the PSU that tells every thing about it.

Go down a little in this post and it shows what the sticker looks like.

https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic112305.html