Here are my computer specs. I am being told i need an AGP graphics card. But i want to upgrade to something better like PCI Express. is it possible to do that with my computer
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?lc=en&cc=us&docname=c00060939
Everything is stock on my computer except i have 1gb ram
extra internal hard drive
2007-01-11 10:44:00 · 7 answers · asked by Mike L 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
any good graphic card suggestions would help a lot...im looking to spend around 200. plus or minus a little
2007-01-11 10:44:47 · update #1
sorry, can't be done with that motherboard
Your mobo has 3 pci and 1 8x agp port....no pci express slot
You can still upgrade to a halfway decent 8x video card though. A lot of good cards with the latest compatibility are still offered in agp.
2007-01-11 10:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
your board will only support AGP. The good news is it supports 8x, so you can buy the best AGP cards.
The bad news is that your CPU is a socket 478. Should you decide to upgrade your mother board to move to PCI express, you will also have to upgrade your processor to a socket 775. You will have a hard time finding a socket 478 mother board. The new PCI express cards are also very powerful, make sure you do some research because odds are you will also have to replace your power supply also. Depending on the card 450 to 500 watts or more.
Just realize, if you want PCI Express, you will be replacing the video card, motherboard, processor, and probably the power supply.
I just did this last week.
bought an NVIDIA 680i board, NVIDIA 7950 Video card, Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo, 2 gigs of corsair 800MHz RAM, and 650 Watt power supply. The machine runs like a champ now.
2007-01-11 11:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid you can't use PCI-E on your system. As from the other answer you have you could try to upgrade the motherboard but HP generally uses proprietary boards which means it could be difficultt to find another one that fits your case. If you intend to stick with the motherboard you have got then the two best choices of graphics card are probably Nvidia 7600/7800 based. Although not technically as quick as an ATI card the drivers tend to be more stable and the chipsets match better to the Intel based equipment.
2007-01-11 11:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by moonshinerat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, your motherboard doesn't support PCI express, but don't worry, you can get good videocards for the AGP slot here:
http://www.crucial.com/store/listmfgr.asp?cat=Video+Card
I have the The Crucial Radeon 9600 SE 128MB AGP myself, and works great.
2007-01-11 10:54:09 · answer #4 · answered by sm177y 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can i Use PCI Express with AGP Bus?
Can you play a cassette in a CD player?
2007-01-11 15:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by INOA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get an nvidia 7600 and a new motherboard that supports pcix and ur current processor/mem if u want pci express ... u can get a pretty good agp card tho ...in nvidia 7600 lol. .. u dont need pcix to get a good performing card ...
2007-01-11 10:50:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No PCI express will not work on your computer. You will need an AGP 8X vid card.
Here are a couple..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122011
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161053
2007-01-11 11:01:14 · answer #7 · answered by Fremen 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋