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Offline angelsandair

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help with my Video card?
« on: June 27, 2008, 01:18:30 AM »
I'm getting a new video card since my ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 isn't cutting it? Any suggestions?

Oh and will Geek-squad from best buy put it in for you? Or is there like an online tutorial?

P.S. I have a Compaq computer.  :aok
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2008, 01:26:53 AM »
ATI Radeon Xpress 200, isn't that a videocard for a laptop?
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2008, 01:53:21 AM »
Quote from: AirFlyer on June 27, 2008, 01:26:53 AM
ATI Radeon Xpress 200, isn't that a videocard for a laptop?

It's actually onboard video for some motherboards as well as laptops..  Onboard video is not really made for 3d gaming applications..
If I were you, I'd pretty much forget the "Dork Patrol" (geek squad) as they will severely overcharge you..  Those guys are actually not
quite knowledgeable...  All you have to have to work for dork patrol is A Plus certification, and I can teach my 3 year old that...
Order it from New Egg or Tiger Direct and put it in yourself..  Not that hard..  Tell me what make and model motherboard you have and I can tell whether you have a PCI Xpress slot or AGP slot..  Oh wait, you said you have a compaq.  What model? 
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2008, 02:46:02 AM »
Quote from: Anodizer on June 27, 2008, 01:53:21 AM
It's actually onboard video for some motherboards as well as laptops..  Onboard video is not really made for 3d gaming applications..
If I were you, I'd pretty much forget the "Dork Patrol" (geek squad) as they will severely overcharge you..  Those guys are actually not
quite knowledgeable...  All you have to have to work for dork patrol is A Plus certification, and I can teach my 3 year old that...
Order it from New Egg or Tiger Direct and put it in yourself..  Not that hard..  Tell me what make and model motherboard you have and I can tell whether you have a PCI Xpress slot or AGP slot..  Oh wait, you said you have a compaq.  What model? 

I have a 2005 Compaq AMD 64 Athlon processor with an Intergrated ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 card and a PCI Express Slot.

If that answers your question :)

I dont know too much about computers.....
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2008, 08:23:19 AM »
How much are you willing to spend on a video card?
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2008, 10:04:32 AM »
We also need to know what the wattage of your Power supply is (and amperage if you can find it).
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2008, 02:27:02 PM »
Quote from: angelsandair on June 27, 2008, 02:46:02 AM
I have a 2005 Compaq AMD 64 Athlon processor with an Intergrated ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 card and a PCI Express Slot.

If that answers your question :)

I dont know too much about computers.....

PCI-E x8 or x16?
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2008, 02:39:35 PM »
Quote from: AirFlyer on June 27, 2008, 02:27:02 PM
PCI-E x8 or x16?

Shouldn't matter.  16X cars are backwards compatible.  There aren't many 8X slots out there.
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2008, 02:48:37 PM »
1st and formost, you have to by an ATI card. The integrated chipset has drivers that will interfere with the memory timing of an Nvidia card and give you warping. More then likely you have an OEM asus board. It's not a bad board but it does not have updated driver support.

leaving out open box items...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102640 $25

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102640 $40

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161194 $40

I wouldnt spend more then $50 or so for a VC on that system...
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2008, 02:51:04 PM »
Quote from: Fulmar on June 27, 2008, 10:04:32 AM
We also need to know what the wattage of your Power supply is (and amperage if you can find it).

Power supply on that system is low watt but actually not bad. The 12V rail will support 18@'s if I remember right. I had no problem running a 7900GT on it...as I mentioned above you have conflicts with the ATI driverset for any Nvidia card however...
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2008, 04:18:09 PM »
Quote from: Fulmar on June 27, 2008, 02:39:35 PM
Shouldn't matter.  16X cars are backwards compatible.  There aren't many 8X slots out there.

If he has an 8X PCI-E(rare) but if he does, no sense suggesting him a PCI-E x16 card as it won't fit.
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2008, 06:02:32 PM »
Quote from: AirFlyer on June 27, 2008, 04:18:09 PM
If he has an 8X PCI-E(rare) but if he does, no sense suggesting him a PCI-E x16 card as it won't fit.

its a 16x
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2008, 12:42:25 AM »
I'm not too sure about all the basics, I'll look into it tomorrow. But yea, I'm willing to spend between 50-100$$. I dont really want much, just something better than what I have now.
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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2008, 09:17:58 AM »
the system is old enough that almost any card U can actually buy will come close to bottlenecking the system at the CPU. As a general rule...but not always...the newer the card the more amps it will draw. You need to make sure your buying a card that doesnt draw more amps then your PS has available on the 12V rail. I actually have a similiar or identical system that my daughter has. It's actually not a bad box...I ran a 7900gt on it just fine. Just remember that you cant use anything other then an ATI card without potentially serious driver issues (I found this out the hard way).

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Re: help with my Video card?
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2008, 05:06:18 PM »
Ohh okay... So could I get like an older ATI card thats better than mine right now and it wouldn't affect anything?  :aok
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