neon warrior

hey
thanks for reading help if you can
i am oblivious when i comes to things inside the pc so i need help
i need a better graphics card for my pc so i can run spore
im looking to get a 512 graphics card if possible but i can only spend £70 max
i was looking through a few and i found this one which sounds like it could work
my dads friend says that i need to get a pci express card but this says pci express x16 so i wondering if it would work

the specs for the card i want are
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT
Memory Installed: 512MB
Interface: PCI Express x16
NVIDIA unified architecture with
GigaThread technology
Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 support
16x full-screen anti-aliasing
True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting
NVIDIA Quantum Effects physics processing technology
Dual-link DVI outputs supports 2560x1600 resolution display
NVIDIA PureVideo HDtechnology
HDCP capable
Supports: Windows 2000, XP and Vista

note:i am running windows xp

here is everything i can find about my mother board sorry if there is nformation that isnt needed just getting the whole thing

General Information :
Manufacturer : Intel Corporation (Intel)
Product : D915GAG
Version : AAC77881-303
Serial Number : BQAG44202321
Support MP : Yes, 1 CPU(s)
Version MPS : 1.4

Chassis Information :
Manufacturer : Unspecified
Type : Unspecified
Version : Unspecified
Serial Number : Unspecified
Asset : Unspecified

Sensor Information :
Hardware Monitoring : SMSC EMC6D103

On-Board Device Information :
Device : Intel GMCH AGP Graphics Controller (Video)
Device : Intel 82562 Ethernet Device (Ethernet)
Device : Intel ICH6 Audio Device (Sound)
Embedded Controller : No

Slots Information :
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 3.3v
Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 3.3v
Slot PCI-Express : Available () 3.3v
Slot PCI-Express : Available () 3.3v
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 3.3v

External Connectors :
Mouse : PS/2
Keyboard : PS/2
Serial 16550A Compatible : DB-9 male
Parallel ECP/EPP : DB25 female
USB : Access Bus (USB)
USB : Access Bus (USB)
Video : DB-15 female
USB : Access Bus (USB)
USB : Access Bus (USB)
Network : RJ-45
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
FireWire (IEEE P1394) : 1394

Internal Connectors :
J1A1 :
J1A1 :
J2A1 :
J3A2 :
JA6A1 :
JA6A1 :
J3A1 :
J5A1 :
J5A1 :
JA6A1 :
J4A1 :
J4A1 :
J4A1 :
J5A1 :
J5B1 - +12V :
J4J1 - FDD : On Board Floppy
J6J1 - PRI IDE : On Board IDE
J9C1 - CDIN : On Board Sound Input from CD-ROM
J8B2 - SPDIF :
J9J4 - FRONT PANEL HDR :
J1F2 - CPU FAN :
J8E1 - FNT PNL 1394 1 :
J8E2 - FNT PNL 1394 2 :
J8J2 - FRONT CHASSIS FAN :
J5B2 - REAR CHASSIS FAN1 :
J11A1 - REAR CHASSIS FAN2 :
J8J4 - BIOS CONFIG :
J8A2 - FP AUDIO : Proprietary
J9G2 - FRONT PANEL USB1 :
J9H2 - FRONT PANEL USB2 :
J3J1 - PS :
J7H1 - CH INTR :
J8H2 - SCSI :
J9H3 - SATA 0 :
J9H4 - SATA 1 :
J9J1 - SATA 2 :
J9J2 - SATA 3 :

System Configuration Options :
Option #1 : To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Option #2 : To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Option #3 : To Be Filled By O.E.M.

link to the graphics card im looking at

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/356022...+Graphics+Card



if you can find an alternate card that would work on play.com that would be a better option let me know remember i have a £70 spending cap

lastly if this helps the req for spore video card wise is :
A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0


Supported Video Cards for spore:
NVIDIA GeForce series
FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280
Intel® Extreme Graphics
GMA 950, GMA X3000, GMA X3100
ATI Radeon™ series
9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
4850


thanks in advance any help is appriciated

StrangleHold

Yes, if thats the right model number for your board. The 8500GT is a pretty low end card though.
One PCI Express* x16
One PCI Express* x1
Two PCI
http://www.intel.com/support/motherb.../CS-012059.htm

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neon warrior

thanks
any suggestions for a better card then for spore
withing my price range
thanks

StrangleHold

A 9600GT is alot better card. But make sure your Power Supply can handle it.

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S75QB 750W
ZEROtherm FZ120
Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ.
Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P
G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB.
MSI GTS 250
Seagate 7200.12 500GB.

Welcome to the show

neon warrior

little bit out my price range also not sure on my power supply :S

FatalityTech

How many watts is your Power Supply? What about a 9500 Gt?

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neon warrior

cant seem to find it out
im using pc wizard to find out all the information
but dont know where to find the power supply on that sorry :S

FatalityTech

If you can open your case and look at the sticker on the side of the power supply.

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