Re: New Video Card

Understanding the bus configuration of your motherboard (PCI, AGP, or
PCI-Express) is the first thing you need to know before you can look at
graphics cards.

Do you happen to know which bus configuration your system uses? If you
don't know what it is maybe someone on this alias could figure it out for
you if you post the manufacturer and model of computer you are using or the
name of your motherboard.

If you're only looking for a Radeon 8500 level performance, any of the
recent entry level DirectX 9.0 offerings from ATI and NVidia should be
sufficient. Would you provide us with more information about the games
you're playing so the people participating can make some recommendations?

"Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23TCY4PijFHA.3608@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In news:FAD5D06B-E625-4304-B608-A287E3A5B937@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Phil M <Phil M@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
>> How would I go about installing a new Graphics Card onto my computer?
>> I am currently operating on Windows XP Hme Edition eith an
>> Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller, and I
>> wish to purchase and install a videocard the equivalent of atleast an
>> ATI Radeon 8500. I have no clue how to install these things, or if my
>> graphics card is already equivalent to the ATI Radeon 8500.
>>
>> If someone could please help me it would be most appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Phil M.
>
> Your current on-board graphics are likely no where near as good as the
> card you'd be buying. I'll assume that your mobo supports AGP but it would
> be good to know if it supports 8x or if it's less. As for putting it in,
> open the case, snap it into the only slot it fits in if it's AGP or if
> it's PCI or PCI-Express (best to make sure that your mobo supports that
> one but surely it supports PCI) plop it into an empty one. Err... Make
> sure the power is off and be sure to touch the metal of the case prior to
> poking your fingers about in there. Reboot and install the drivers...
> (They usually come with nice handy directions by the way but it's really
> very simple.)
>
> Galen
> --
>
> "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
> without them."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
>


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