Graphics Card (again)

[Dflat Major]

Ok guys, just as I said in a previous post, I got my new PC.
Now, the gfx card on it now, is great.
But I must have more!
( Oblivion, Halo 2, and stuff )
Or atleast know what more is, for the moment.
Now I'd have no problem doing this, but my tower,
Well,
It's abnormally small.
Very small.
Anyway, here are the specs, and I'll give the PC name too.

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Processor Information:
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Speed: 2499 Mhz
2 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
RDTSC: Supported
CMOV: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE: Supported
SSE2: Supported
3DNOW: Supported

Network Information:
Network Speed:
IP Address: 70.232.37.XXX

Windows Version:
Windows Vista (32 bit)
NTFS: Supported

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
DirectX Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.11.6222
DirectX Driver Version: 7.15.11.6222
Driver Date: 7 July 2007
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 75 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x3d0
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1024 x 768
Desktop Resolution: 1024 x 768
Primary Display Size: 14.21" x 10.67" (17.76" diag)
36.1cm x 27.1cm (45.1cm diag)
Primary Display Type: CRT
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary AGP GART Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 128 MB
Primary Monitor Vendor: HP
Primary Monitor Model: HP vs15
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x



Game Display Settings


Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definition )

Memory:
RAM: 893 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Microphone: Not set
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 476937 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 343842 Mb
OS Install Date: Nov 26 2007
Installed Packages: Firefox



( Used Steam to get this )

PC name is HP Pavilion Slimline s3323w
tower is soo tiny!
yet soo cute.

[LiNuX]

does it have an on board GPU or is it installed separately?

and most of that information is useless to get a gpu lol, does your pc have PCI slots? or PCI x16 slots or something like that? that info would be helpful lol

[Dflat Major]

Uhm.
If I remember correctly,
it has a PCI and PCIe slot
As for the GPU, i really dont know.

[LiNuX]

i'll check later for you, busy now but i will get to it later

[Kujo]

Ok, I need to do some reaserch for you but, the first thing I noticed is your memory. If you have any plans on doing some more serious gaming... bump your ram to 2gigs... dont touch your GFX card until then. you will get a bigger performace boost out of your rig from increased ram than you will from a GFX card upgrade... and for 1/3 the price.

[Dflat Major]

Ok, I need to do some reaserch for you but, the first thing I noticed is your memory. If you have any plans on doing some more serious gaming... bump your ram to 2gigs... dont touch your GFX card until then. you will get a bigger performace boost out of your rig from increased ram than you will from a GFX card upgrade... and for 1/3 the price.

I know that.
But I need to know what KIND of gfx card to put into it.
My tower's incredibly small, so I can't think of anything.

[LiNuX]

I know that.
But I need to know what KIND of gfx card to put into it.
My tower's incredibly small, so I can't think of anything.

what kind? a kind that fits and works for you lol, look at your pci slots and ge one to fit one of these, other than that you don't need any other "kind" of card

[Kujo]

Just make sure you get a PCI-e gfx card, and i suggest you buy in person. Dont order on-line because you wont be able to get a feel for how big the card is via a web page. Go to your local best buy or something, look at what they have, and from there you can determine if the given card will fit your case. Speaking of which, open your case up, and take a look at the size of your current card... and BAM!! You'll know how big you can go

[LiNuX]

Just make sure you get a PCI-e gfx card, and i suggest you buy in person. Dont order on-line because you wont be able to get a feel for how big the card is via a web page. Go to your local best buy or something, look at what they have, and from there you can determine if the given card will fit your case. Speaking of which, open your case up, and take a look at the size of your current card... and BAM!! You'll know how big you can go

that's a good tip but not all graphics card will be huge in size lol, i ordered mine online from newegg and it works fine - as long as your tower is wide enough for a CD drive you are good with all the regular sized GPUs

[Kujo]

had to go and undermind me didnt you LInux...for shame!!!