Hello, I have a really old XP computer and i need to update the graphics card to play guild wars that i have just bought. I would like to know how to put the graphic card in and what graphic card would work for my computer since i am not good at these stuff. Here are my computer stats.

System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2
System Manufacturer: Compaq
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.5GHz
Memory: 480MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Card name: S3 Graphics ProSavage Compaq

Thank-you for your support

What is the exact Compaq model?

HP Support & Drivers

Originally Posted by jephree

What is the exact Compaq model?

HP Support & Drivers

Compaq presario 5000series

Need more specific. Try this:

How Do I Find My Model Number?

Originally Posted by jephree

need more specific. Try this:

how do i find my model number?

5420 us

Here are the specs on that:

Product Specifications

You do have an available AGP slot for a graphics card. Currently your graphics is integrated on the motherboard.

You are also limited to 512MB RAM which you already have. Another limit in upgrading is a 250 Watt PSU.

Here are the system requirements of that game:

Minimum System Specification

Windows XP/2000/ME/98/Vista
Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent
512 MB RAM
DVD-ROM Drive
3 GB Available HDD Space
ATI Radeon 8500 or NVIDIA GeForce 3 Series Video Card with 64 MB of VRAM
16-bit Sound Card
Internet connection
Keyboard and mouse
DirectX 8

Recommended System Specification

Windows XP/2000/Vista
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or equivalent
1 GB RAM
DVD-ROM Drive
4 GB Available HDD Space
ATI Radeon 9600 or NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 series video card or above
16-bit Sound Card
Internet connection
Keyboard and mouse
DirectX 9

I will look for some cards that will work here and get back to you briefly.

These are the type of cards you want to look at:

Newegg.com - Video Cards & Video Devices,Desktop Graphics / Video Cards,AGP 4X/8X,GeForce 6 series,

Again you need to verify that particular ones will run under 250 Watts.

Also just to mention even with such a card you will only meet the minimum requirements of that game.

That computer you have is fairly outdated and will have a hard time running current games but such a card would help if you are not in the market for a new computer.