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can a computer take any video card?

This is a discussion on can a computer take any video card? within the Tech Support forums, part of the Knight Online (ko4life.com) category; since i really only surf internet and play ko on this 4 year old computer i added 2 gigs ram ...
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    El Gran Tanke Senior Member gimmecookiesnao's Avatar
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    since i really only surf internet and play ko on this 4 year old computer i added 2 gigs ram
    but i still freeze up when ther is lots of healing going on in cz or wars.

    i was thinking its prolly cuz i have no video card.

    so my question is can i jsut go pick any video card up and will it run?

    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documen...cname=c00238914

    is wat i have so yea its old.

    wat card can i get for this?

    thanks in advance

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    You have two choices.

    A PCI graphics card, or an AGP (8x support) graphics card. The AGP is better because it's faster speed overall and handles more data.

    I've got a new PC SLi card and I still lag in the new war zones
    I'm already thinking about dual SLi and upgrading it

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    you only have one choice, an AGP graphic card. your motherboard doesn't have the right pci slot for a pci card.

    so any card will work as long as it's AGP. ofcourse don't buy something to expensive because when your cpu or ram is to slow you just paid extra money for nothing.

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    your motherboard doesn't have the right pci slot for a pci card.[/b]
    I agree AGP is better route, but you sure about that PCI, it's a 2.2 slot?

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    I agree AGP is better route, but you sure about that PCI, it's a 2.2 slot?[/b]
    those are slots for expansion cards, not video cards(extra sata ports and such on the backside of your case). it needs a pci express x16 for a video card.

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    Not really, you can get PCI graphics cards, it's not a requirement to have PCI Express it's just better. I'm actually getting one for my 2nd PC as it's an M-ATX mobo and I only have a PCI-riser. So can't use AGP.

    Hence why I was a bit confused, you can get PCI, PCI-E, AGP Cards

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    Your motherboard doesn't support more than 1gb of rams btw, so... yea.

    Either way, looking at those specs of yours, you'd probably be cheaper of buying an entire new PC then upgrading it piece by piece.

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    try buy in Ebay a old AGP card such ATI RADEON 9800 pro or XT .... But also a Nvidia 6600 GT AGP should be ok


    these cards was great some years ago and you can still play some new game, ofc not games like crysis...

    For KO are more then enought.

    PS an ati radeon 9800 pro should be about 50, 60 max euro

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    Your motherboard doesn't support more than 1gb of rams btw, so... yea.

    Either way, looking at those specs of yours, you'd probably be cheaper of buying an entire new PC then upgrading it piece by piece.[/b]



    it picks it up fine it says 1.98 gbs. not on this picture cuz its old but just wanted to post to show this is the cpu i have.

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