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How should I know before purchasing a new graphics card?
I asked someone from a computer store and he asked what type of graphics card it is? (he said something about PCI) and I said that I didn't know. How do I know what type of graphics card I have and need? I am looking for a decent graphics card for gaming use since my current one (Nvidia geforce 6100) can't run new games on minimum settings. What else do I have to know before purchasing a new graphics card??
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- You need to know what interface your motherboard has.PCIE(Latest and greatest) or AGP or pci. Then you can choose what kind of graphic card you want.
- There are a couple very important things you need to know. 1. What type of bus do you need. 2. what is your budget 3. what kind of games do you want to play The geforce 6100 is an integerated chip, so to determine your bus type you need to look up the specs for your computer. That will tell you what type of card to buy. Your budget and gaming type will tell you what card to buy. If your looking at doing high intensity gaming and dont mind spending a few hundred bucks go for something like the gtx 280. Your problems with running games could also be your processor, hard drive or ram. IF you want more specific help, then you need to tell us what kind of computer you have, what games you want to play, and how much you want to spend.
- go on the company's site and search mode no of ur pc and check which type of graphic card support your computer
- lol i have a 6100 too, u need to check to see what PCIexpress card you have on your mobo. its probably a PCIEx16, so you can probably use a 8800gt from nvidia or maybe some 9600 gt(s). Im looking for a new card 2 :)
- You need to know the make and model of your motherboard, in order to find out what kind of graphics interface slot it has. You also need to know that a higher power graphics card will use more power than your existing card, so you will most likely have to upgrade the power supply too. Here is the 411 on rankings for currently available cards: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2064.html
- If the mother board has a AGP slot, a PCI slot or for those old time 486's a ISA slot. GeForce 6100 series is built into the mother board, You have to open the case and look to see if it has an AGP (better) or just a PCI slot E Mail me the make and model of you computer I will let you know what a good gaming video card is and where it is cheapest. Later Joe
