help me find a new video card

  1. #1
    Masthik is offline Newbie

    help me find a new video card

    I'll start out by saying that i'm not the best when it comes to knowing about motherboards, and processors and there compatibility with certain products. I'm wanting to buy a new video card so i could play newer pc games such as fallout 3, and dead space. I have around 200$. My computer is a Gateway 825GM and here are its specs:



    OS Information:
    Property Value
    OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
    Service Pack 3.0
    OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
    Windows Directory C:\windows


    Processor:
    Property Value
    Current Clock Speed 3400
    Description x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 4
    Manufacturer GenuineIntel
    Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz


    Memory (RAM):
    Property Value
    Bank Label CHAN A DIMM 0
    Capacity 536870912

    Bank Label CHAN A DIMM 1
    Capacity 1073741824

    Bank Label CHAN B DIMM 0
    Capacity 536870912

    Bank Label CHAN B DIMM 1
    Capacity 0

    Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~2048 MB
    Memory Reported to Operating System: 2046MB

    Disk Drives:
    Property Value
    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model WDC WD2500JD-22HBB0
    Media Type Fixed hard disk media
    Size 250056737280 (~233 GB)
    Number of Partitions 1

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model eM Bay Reader USB Device
    Media Type
    Number of Partitions

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model eM Bay Reader USB Device
    Media Type
    Number of Partitions

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model eM Bay Reader USB Device
    Media Type
    Number of Partitions

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model eM Bay Reader USB Device
    Media Type
    Number of Partitions

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model Sony Storage Media USB Device
    Media Type Removable media other than floppy
    Size 501742080 (~0 GB)
    Number of Partitions 1

    Description Disk drive
    Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
    Model WDC WD800BB-00FJA0 USB Device
    Media Type Fixed hard disk media
    Size 80023749120 (~75 GB)
    Number of Partitions 1


    Installed Printers:
    Property Value
    Name Send To OneNote 2007
    Port Name Send To Microsoft OneNote Port:
    Default True
    Driver Name Send To Microsoft OneNote Driver

    Name Microsoft XPS Document Writer
    Port Name XPSPort:
    Default False
    Driver Name Microsoft XPS Document Writer


    Motherboard:
    Property Value
    Manufacturer Intel Corporation
    Model
    Name Base Board
    Part Number
    Product D915GSE
    Serial Number BTSE44200773
    Version AAC77848-103


    BIOS:
    Property Value
    Manufacturer Intel Corp.
    Name Default System BIOS
    Release Date 20041012000000.000000+000
    Version GATEWA - 6f2


    Monitor:
    Property Value
    Description Plug and Play Monitor
    Name Plug and Play Monitor
    Screen Height 1024
    Screen Width 1280

    Description Default Monitor
    Name Default Monitor
    Screen Height
    Screen Width


    Keyboard:
    Property Value
    Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


    Pointing Device:
    Property Value
    Manufacturer Logitech
    Name Logitech USB Wheel Mouse


    Sound Card:
    Property Value
    Manufacturer Realtek
    Description Realtek High Definition Audio
    Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0880&SUBSYS_08600000& REV_0900\4&1CC34645&0&0201


    Video Card:
    Property Value
    Adapter Compatibility ATI Technologies Inc.
    Adapter RAM 134217728
    Description ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series
    Installed Display Drivers ati2dvag.dll
    Driver Version 6.14.10.6869
    Driver Date 9/24/2008 3:09:07 AM
    Video Mode Description 1280 x 1024 x 4294967296 colors

    Adapter Compatibility ATI Technologies Inc.
    Adapter RAM 134217728
    Description ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series Secondary
    Installed Display Drivers ati2dvag.dll
    Driver Version 6.14.10.6869
    Driver Date 9/24/2008 3:09:07 AM
    Video Mode Description


    DirectX Installation:
    Property Value


    Modem:
    Property Value

    Network Adapters:
    Property Value
    Description Marvell Yukon 88E8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport
    Description 1394 Net Adapter
    Description RAS Async Adapter
    Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
    Description WAN Miniport (L2TP)
    Description WAN Miniport (PPTP)
    Description WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
    Description Direct Parallel
    Description WAN Miniport (IP)
    Description Packet Scheduler Miniport

    External Ports:
    Property Value
    External Reference Designator
    External Reference Designator
    External Reference Designator

    Expansion Slots:
    Property Value
    Slot Designation PCIE X16 SLOT
    Slot Designation PCIE X1 SLOT
    Slot Designation PCI SLOT 1
    Slot Designation PCI SLOT 2
    Slot Designation PCI SLOT 3

    Thanks in advance for the help.

  2. #2
    bootneck02 is offline Dedicated Member
    Is this your board?

    INTEL P/N D915GSE
    SUPPORTS INTEL PENTIUM 4 SKT. 775 533/800 MHZ FSB CPU'S.
    4 MEMORY SLOTS FOR DDR SDRAM DDR 333/400 MHZ DIMMS.
    UP TO 4 GIG SYSTEM MEMORY.
    D915GSN: BTX FORM FACTOR
    INTEL 915G CHIPSET

  3. #3
    Masthik is offline Newbie
    Yes, thats my board. i was also looking into upgrading my processor, but i'm not sure what that board supports. hoping i can upgrade to a good dual core.

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