Spazz86
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I've been googling for like an hour now and all results on this I find focus on the size of the persons' pc case and not the power of the card so I thought I'd ask for myself on this forum...
The specs for my PC say my motherboard is called:
H-Apricot-RS780L-uATX (Apricot)
and that it only has:
Expansion Slots: 2 PCI Express x1 slots
In searching what this slot is used for I discovered there are graphics cards for this slot. What I'd like to know is if there is a card for this slot that is better than my integrated ATI Radeon 3000 graphics. I really think the only issue i need to overcome is the RAM but I think it's best to find out if there is a better card in case I do need to upgrade past my current graphics after I upgrade the RAM.
Edit:
Since I thought my RAM was fine till after I upgraded my processor from the single core that was holding me back now i know i need more RAM so I figure once i fix the RAM I'll notice the graphics is a problem but the RAM was holding me back from noticing.
The specs for my PC say my motherboard is called:
H-Apricot-RS780L-uATX (Apricot)
and that it only has:
Expansion Slots: 2 PCI Express x1 slots
In searching what this slot is used for I discovered there are graphics cards for this slot. What I'd like to know is if there is a card for this slot that is better than my integrated ATI Radeon 3000 graphics. I really think the only issue i need to overcome is the RAM but I think it's best to find out if there is a better card in case I do need to upgrade past my current graphics after I upgrade the RAM.
Edit:
Since I thought my RAM was fine till after I upgraded my processor from the single core that was holding me back now i know i need more RAM so I figure once i fix the RAM I'll notice the graphics is a problem but the RAM was holding me back from noticing.
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My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 3.2 GHz Processor Quad-Core2GB DDR3Integrated ATI Radeon 3000
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Compaq Presario CQ5700F
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 3.2 GHz Processor Quad-Core
- Motherboard
- H-Apricot-RS780L-uATX (Apricot)
- Memory
- 2GB DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated ATI Radeon 3000
- Sound Card
- Audio CODEC: ALC662-VC1 Integrated High Definition audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 32' Toshiba LED HDTV
- Screen Resolution
- 1280 x 720 60Hz
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 500GB
- PSU
- internal ATX 250W (100-240V)
- Case
- Mid-size ATX
- Cooling
- Heatsync Fan, Case Fan, PSU Fan
- Keyboard
- Compaq USB keyboard
- Mouse
- Compaq USB optical mouse