I am hoping to replace my video card with a better one. IS THIS POSSIBLE?|||Yes for a desk top, No for a laptop...|||Yes, it is quite possible if you own a desktop PC (Laptops usually cannot be upgraded). The integrated video card is a part of the motherboard, and usually very bad at anything more than drawing windows to show text and pictures.
Before buying a new video card, you need to see what open slots are available on the motherboard. There are three possible slots, depending on the age of your computer: PCI (Peripheral Component Interface), AGP (Advanced Graphics Port), and PCI-E (PCI Express). Two of the slot types have multiple versions, so you need to find out what version of the slot is on your motherboard. This can be accomplished either by consulting the detailed specs of your computer on the manufacturer's website (if it is a brand name), or finding out the make and model number of the motherboard and going to the board maker's website and checking out the detailed specs (if it is a custom computer).
Once you know the slot type (if it is AGP, you want AGP 8x / PCI-E, you want it to be a PCI-E 16x version) then you can go out and buy your new video card.|||Laptop its not possible.
If its a desktop maybe. Some computers did not come with AGP or PCI-E expansion slot. If there is PCI slots only your stuck with buying a very low end PCI card which intergrated video might be better.
You can tell by the pictures here on what you got to work with
http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/video/guid…
If you have none of these slots your stuck with intergrated video.
I would not waste money on a PCI card at all.
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