Upgrading Video Card Help!

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    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member

    Exclamation Upgrading Video Card Help!

    Hey I have no idea what requirments you need for a video card so I'm just going to be throwing some information at anyone that can help even if its not needed I don't know

    Processors Information
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    Processor 1 ID = 0
    Number of cores 1 (max 1)
    Number of threads 1 (max 1)
    Name Intel Celeron 356
    Codename Cedar Mill
    Specification Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 3.33GHz
    Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x2)
    CPUID F.6.5
    Extended CPUID F.6
    Core Stepping D0
    Technology 65 nm
    Core Speed 3326.6 MHz
    Multiplier x FSB 25.0 x 133.1 MHz
    Rated Bus speed 532.3 MHz
    Stock frequency 3333 MHz
    Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, EM64T
    L1 Data cache 16 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
    Trace cache 12 Kuops, 8-way set associative
    L2 cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
    FID/VID Control no

    Northbridge Intel i945P/PL/G/GZ rev. A2
    Southbridge Intel 82801GB (ICH7/R) rev. A1
    Graphic Interface PCI-Express
    PCI-E Link Width x16
    PCI-E Max Link Width x16
    Memory Type DDR2
    Memory Size 1024 MBytes
    Channels Dual
    Memory Frequency 199.6 MHz (2:3)
    CAS# latency (CL) 4.0
    RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 4
    RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4
    Cycle Time (tRAS) 12
    Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 16
    MCHBAR I/O Base address 0x0FED14000
    MCHBAR I/O Size 4096

    DIMM # 2
    SMBus address 0x52
    Memory type DDR2
    Module format Regular UDIMM
    Manufacturer (ID) (7F7F7FA700000000)
    Size 512 MBytes
    Max bandwidth PC2-4300 (266 MHz)
    Part number CL4-4-4DDR2-533
    Manufacturing date Week 02/Year 07
    Number of banks 1
    Data width 64 bits
    Correction None
    Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
    EPP no
    XMP no
    Monitoring
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    Mainboard Model D945GCL (0x000001BC - 0x004F66AC)

    LPCIO
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    LPCIO Vendor SMSC
    LPCIO Model LPC47M182
    LPCIO Vendor ID 0x55
    LPCIO Chip ID 0x74
    Config Mode I/O address 0x2E
    Config Mode LDN 0x8

    My current video card, oh I mean my current
    Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series
    Thats some how its name I don't get how but whatever.
    Also I need some ram if anyone could point me into the direction to that.
    I get the size like a 512 video card but I just don't get all the speeds and I am pretty sure you can just put a 1 grand video card into any computer I think it wouldn't handle it. What spec tells you is it the bus speed? Willing to pay like 100$.
    Anyways thanks in advance!


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    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member
    Damn this place looked nice inactive much?

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    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member
    Ah I thought this part of the forum was like abandon.
    Last edited by Zagubadu; 16-10-2009 at 02:03 AM.

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    These forums are staffed by volunteers. It is usual to expect a reply with 24 hours.

    Your motherboard will take a PCI_E x 16 card but we need to know your PSU specs.

    INTEL BOXD945GCLF Essential D945GCL Desktop Board 945G Express Socket T 1066MHz, 800MHz, 533MHz FSB 4GB DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-667/PC2-5300, DDR2-533/PC2-4200, DDR2-400/PC2-3200 µATX MOTHERBOARDS COMPUTER COMPONENTS

    The only way to find this is to open your case and look at the label on the side of the PSU or else tell us the exact make and model of the computer.

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    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member
    It said a bunch of stuff about volts. The only thing that made any sense to me was that it said 300 watts.

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    Cool. That is what we needed.

    New graphics cards have very specific power requirements and the high end cards require specific PCI_E power leads which you do not have.

    However you can still upgrade a bit but your PSU is your main limitation at this point.

    Here is a Newegg search for cards in your search area but again each card needs to be specked for both required PSU wattage plus PCI_E power requirements (usually 6 pin leads).

    Newegg.com - Computer Hardware,Video Cards & Video Devices,Desktop Graphics / Video Cards,$50 - $75,NVIDIA,PCI Express 2.0 x16,GeForce 9 series

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    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member
    How do I know what my PCIE Power is?
    Oh and also so these video cards will work with my computer?
    Last edited by Zagubadu; 16-10-2009 at 03:56 AM.

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    I would from experience say you do not have any PCI_E 6 pin leads from your PSU.

    Hence without upgrading your PSU you need a graphics card that will run @ 300 watts and does not require a 6 pin PCI_E power lead.

    We need to investigate every card. If we back down to the 8000 series here is one that will work and will be a definite upgrade:

    Newegg.com - XFX PVT86SYMFC GeForce 8400 GS 512MB 64-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

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    Zagubadu is offline Junior Member
    Yea I am looking for a video card that will run things like WoW and Diablo 3 not just to the point of playable because I already have that with this crappy card, but even better performance. How would I get an idea of that? I can't just look at all those specs and know they mean nothing to me XD. Also where is the info on the shader? I need one that has the most recent version of that. But how will this card run the newest games? Oh yea and also I am pretty sure my pc can handle 4 gigs of memory but I have only 2 slots. And I cant seem to find any compatible 2 gig stick rams. Any help .
    Last edited by Zagubadu; 17-10-2009 at 04:26 AM.

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    Upping your RAM is also a positive upgrade: see what this scan shows you:

    Memory upgrades from Crucial.com - About Crucial:Media Toolbox

    I will also try to narrow a compatible card but won't have time till tomorrow.

    Other members might chime in in the mean time.

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