I have a old pc which i got in 04-05. Its quite good back then but now its beginning to slow down. I want to change the graphics card. Can I just buy any graphics card and slot it in my motherboard, or are there some graphics cards that are only compatible in specific type of mother boards?
2007-11-14 00:20:06 · 6 answers · asked by hassium_altair 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Odds are you have an AGP slot, but you will want to make sure.
Most power supplies will support an AGP card without any issues.
If you don't have an AGP slot for a video card, then you will need to buy a PCI card....not a PCIE (PCI-Express).
So odds are it will be an AGP card.
If not, then probably a standard PCI card.
AGP link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609639&name=AGP+4X%2f8X
Standard PCI video card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609642&name=PCI
2007-11-14 00:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by tigger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
open up your pc and look at the types of expansion slots. for the time your computer came out you are probably going to have agp slots if you are lucky, but most likely pci slots. now, there are a few half decent cards out there that are relatively inexpensive that are agp, but it is kinda hard at the moment to find a good pci card.
2007-11-14 01:27:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-11 11:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are slots on the bottom of the card, and you have to make sure they match up with what you have. These slots tell you the voltage of the card.
2007-11-14 00:29:53 · answer #4 · answered by Tina 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ok you probaly have a pci express -agp was a couple years earlier
if ur not sure check ur bios or online
2007-11-14 12:02:01 · answer #5 · answered by john 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check how much money you have to spend on it :P
2007-11-14 04:42:31 · answer #6 · answered by Taryn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋