How can I increase my video memory?

Question

We bought a new toy for our son that connects to the computer but needs 64MB of video memory and our computer only has 32MB. How can we increase this so he can play with his new toy?

and how do I know which one is the video card in my computer?

Answer 1

you need a new video card try one of these. but you need to know if you have PCI-e or a AGP.

you need to open the computer. is your video coming from the big board (motherboard) or a brown slot (AGP) or one of the others?

you can email from my profile and tell me the computer type and I can tell you which one you have.

Answer 2

Safer way to get the right type of Video card is to take the older one out from your PC, goto the shop and return with the matched card type with bigger memory. A little bit bigger memory will support more programs/toys.

Answer 3

All memory card looks similar, pretty much like this one. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3002821&CatId=1559
It should be located on one of the slots at the bottom back of your computer (CPU) You should see a big board. the best way to detect it is to look where you plug in your monitor. It is the card where you plug in your monitor, if your monitor plug is with your main board (the big board in your CPU) then that means your graphic card is built in. You could then just go buy a sperate aftermarket one at the store (like in the pic) to plug in. But make sure that you birng the computer to them so they know which card it takes. Now, 128 mb cards are cheap you can get one for 30 bucks or so.

Answer 4

You need to buy a new video card. They're not very expensive. Take your old one to the store and ask a salesperson what's available. There are a few different interfaces (types of slots): PCI, PCI-Express, and AGP. Just make sure that you get the right one.