please help me find a compatible graphics card 4 my pc

[Seven7]

..i want to update my graphics card to enable aero effects on my computer and some other stuff as well

i got this message from the aero trouble shooter : http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/AMTOOGOOD/Capture1.png

my mother board is :ASUS PTGD-LA

my graphics card is :Intel 915GV

CPU: intel Pentium 4 .

i have 3 PCI expansion slots .

pc is about 5 years old .

former OS : XP


it has 128 mb of ram enough to meet aero requirements

i guess i need a WDDM compatible driver.......i have no clue about that.


can you help me?

something affordable . not a gamer. just want to upgrade my pc and windows 7 visual effects .

thank you for your help .

 

[zigzag3143]

..i want to update my graphics card to enable aero effects on my computer and some other stuff as well

i got this message from the aero trouble shooter : http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/AMTOOGOOD/Capture1.png

my mother board is :ASUS PTGD-LA

my graphics card is :Intel 915GV

CPU: intel Pentium 4 .

i have 3 PCI expansion slots .

pc is about 5 years old .

former OS : XP


it has 128 mb of ram enough to meet aero requirements

i guess i need a WDDM compatible driver.......i have no clue about that.


can you help me?

something affordable . not a gamer. just want to upgrade my pc and windows 7 visual effects .

thank you for your help .

Hi and welcome

I dont know what kind of a budget you have but for little money you can get a card that will run aero. 128 Mb isnt enough. Let us know what youc an spend and we will give you a hand

Ken J

 

[sleek]

As your system is 5 years old im going to guess your mobo has AGP rather than pci-e. Look up from computer shops in your area (google is a wonderful tool) and have a look at their video card section. Most places still sell AGP cards even though are get getting older and you can pick up a low spec video card for as little as $15 these days. Any video card is better than the onboard graphics.

 

[torrentg]

This NVIDIA 8400 GS PCI card is well worth it. It is perfect and cheap for the purpose of having Aero, playing many games and HD video.

It easily supports two monitors - one digital output and one vga analog output.

 

[Seven7]

..i want to update my graphics card to enable aero effects on my computer and some other stuff as well

i got this message from the aero trouble shooter : http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/AMTOOGOOD/Capture1.png

my mother board is :ASUS PTGD-LA

my graphics card is :Intel 915GV

CPU: intel Pentium 4 .

i have 3 PCI expansion slots .

pc is about 5 years old .

former OS : XP


it has 128 mb of ram enough to meet aero requirements

i guess i need a WDDM compatible driver.......i have no clue about that.


can you help me?

something affordable . not a gamer. just want to upgrade my pc and windows 7 visual effects .

thank you for your help .

Hi and welcome

I dont know what kind of a budget you have but for little money you can get a card that will run aero. 128 Mb isnt enough. Let us know what youc an spend and we will give you a hand

Ken J

it says right here the requirements for aero is 128 for a graphics card

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB of RAM
128 MB graphics card


i got 128

for my Gv CARD AND 2.5 OF MEMORY RAM
so i don't know i kinda wasted all my money on windows 7 200 dollars for the full version......after my last OEM os xp.no cd..got erased by hard drive failure so

around 50 dollars. thanks for your help.

 

[Techymike]

I think you will find windows 7 wil be helpful for making your current hardware work better. As for the graphics card, you must decide if you like ATI or Nvidia better. The nice thing about Nvidia is the support is better for drivers. ATI just seams sort of lost lately, and yes I have ATI. Do you prefer one card over the other?

 

[torrentg]

ATI just seams sort of lost lately

Hrrrm...what makes you say that? To me, their drivers have been perfection since the 7000 beta. I haven't had the slightest issue to speak of with beta drivers and normal ones.

Same exact thing here for NVIDIA on my other pc as well.

The latest ATI 9.11 makes my video card even more awesome than what it was. For AGP, I'm definitely not complaining. 7.0 both WEI.

 

[Seven7]

I think you will find windows 7 wil be helpful for making your current hardware work better. As for the graphics card, you must decide if you like ATI or Nvidia better. The nice thing about Nvidia is the support is better for drivers. ATI just seams sort of lost lately, and yes I have ATI. Do you prefer one card over the other?

no not really i don't have a lot of knowledge on graphics card as this is my first pc i have ever gotten......

which ever works best.

what do you suggest

 

[Techymike]

torrentg

I say that because ATI just slaps out new updates to fix one problem and causes another with the system configurations for various PC's. I mean, come on.....they can't even fix their own fan speed controls. You have to use a outside source program like RivaTuner to cool the darn cards down correctly. Now I have an ATI but knowing what I know now, I would have bought Nvidia just because I do so much Video applications.

seven7, if you game then check what card your games recommend, if you intend to use it for mainly Video the go with Nvidia and at least a 512 MB with DDR5. That is why I sold off one of my ATI 3870 X2 cards. Great card but could be and there are better.

 

[torrentg]

I've never had an issue with fan speed. When I don't overclock, I never have an issue. When I do overclock, I set it to 100%.

Maybe because your card is x2 - I could see there being a difference but I can't say because I never used one like that before.

So, I'll take you word for it.

 

[ThePizzaMan]

torrentg

I say that because ATI just slaps out new updates to fix one problem and causes another with the system configurations for various PC's. I mean, come on.....they can't even fix their own fan speed controls. You have to use a outside source program like RivaTuner to cool the darn cards down correctly. Now I have an ATI but knowing what I know now, I would have bought Nvidia just because I do so much Video applications.

seven7, if you game then check what card your games recommend, if you intend to use it for mainly Video the go with Nvidia and at least a 512 MB with DDR5. That is why I sold off one of my ATI 3870 X2 cards. Great card but could be and there are better.

hm.... well nvidia has been having driver issues lately.... so its not just ati

 

[Seven7]

This NVIDIA 8400 GS PCI card is well worth it. It is perfect and cheap for the purpose of having Aero, playing many games and HD video.

It easily supports two monitors - one digital output and one vga analog output.

does it matter if my system is a 32 bit? and the graphics card is a 64-bit?

does the memory type matter?

 

[ThePizzaMan]

no and no haha.... but.... the the better the memory... the faster the card

 

[stormy13]

does it matter if my system is a 32 bit? and the graphics card is a 64-bit?

does the memory type matter?

The 64 bit you are referring to with that card is the memory bus on the card; as in how fast the GPU (core) talks to the memory on the card. It has nothing to do with whether you can run the card on a 32 bit or 64 bit OS.

the the better the memory... the faster the card

To a point. The fastest GDDR5 on a 8400GS won't help it much, it would still be crippled by the slow GPU. Also more doesn't always mean faster. On a card like the 8400, 256 MB is more than enough; any more and it is just marketing.

Seven7, that card while being close to the bottom on the low end of the video card scale will still be a big step up from the current Intel onboard video you have.

 

[Techymike]

It has been a common problem with the 3870 X2, and ATI knows about it as does every other person that uses one. There is some sort of flashing available that supposedly takes care of it but I am afraid of trying it and killing the card. My other PC uses the HD-2400Pro and that has been a great card and cheap now.

 

[torrentg]

In that case, I'd flash then. Close every program not necessary (including av and firewall) for Windows to run using the task manager and go for it.

It's not a risky process if you get the utility and bios from a reputable source.

 

[Techymike]

Thanks for the idea but Rivatuner works just fine and that is that!

 

[torrentg]

Thanks for the idea but Rivatuner works just fine and that is that!

You're welcome. Alright then, in that case, it's not really wise, prudent or fair to talk against ATI or their drivers.

 

[Techymike]

Yup, Mr Bad attitude....that is me...LOL