I have an integrated video card in my computer right now, and I want to figure out what kind of actual video card I can put in it. I'm not sure what to look up to find it. I just want something like a 128 MB ATI Radeon or something like that. What do I do to find out what kind of video card is able to go into my computer?|||u need to google ur system model and see what slot types it has ie; agp, pci-express ..or just plain pci ..|||I think it's more a question of what's compatible with your operating system. If you're using Windows, and who isn't, go to Microsoft's website and search for HCL (Hardware Compatibility List) and see if the video card you want to install is on the list. If it's not, it doesn't mean it won't work. It just means Microsoft hasn't tested it.
The hardware compatibility is a question too. Last time I checked, as long as it's AGP, you should be good to go.|||You have to know what type of motherboard you have. You can look through your documentation to find this out, or you can open up the case. Then you look to see what type of interface slots you have. Older motherboards will just have PCI slots (then you can only get a PCI video card), or an AGP slot (marked "AGP ?x, where ? might be 1, 2, 4, or 8) - this means you can get an AGP video card. The newest interface is PCI Express (PCIe).|||Well, basically it depends on what type of slots you have on your motherboard. You almost surely will have pci buses available. Try the program below to see motherboard buses available. If ther is AGP or PCi Express would be your other options.|||First thing you need to know, is if your motherboard has PCI or PCI-E or AGP slot for a video cards. If your computer has a micro board and you lack space inside your case, then you will also have to worry about the physical size of the video card. Then also the age of your system. You do not want to end up with a video card that is faster then your whole system.
Post a new message with your computers spec's. It's processor, how much memory it has. You should then get reliable answers from the hard ware people on here who know what they are doing.|||If you know what graphics card you want its pretty simple. Open up your case and look what expansion slot you have. If its a brown short slot (about 4") than you have AGP. If its black or some other color and a bit longer (about 5") than you have PCI-Express X16. Knowing that that narrows your search down a bit. Next thing you need to find out is if your power supply unit is up to the challenge of powering your new graphics card. That I cannot help you with. It all depends on the card. If you have PCI-e chances are you may need a 6 pin PCI-e power connector.
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