is my computer upgradeable?

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flammable888

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i have a computer which is about 5 years old.i have put an extra 1gb of ram in it which helped alot.i now want to upgrade my video card which is nvidia geforce fx5200.i know this is old but if i was to get a newer one would my computer be able to cope with it?i dont know alot about computers.what specs would i need to know before upgrading.this is what i have.
System Model: MS-6741
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.4GHz
Memory: 1280MB RAM
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3

is there any other specs i need to show for to get this upgraded?thank you.
 
on my computer were it says display devices it says this
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0322&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1

does this mean i can only use a PCI graphics card?
 
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Are you using an oem machine such as dell, hp, compaq, gateway? or is this machine a custom built computer, meaning parts bought individually and put together by you or someone else? We either need the manufacturer and model number or motherboard model number if its a custom built.
 
it was made by tiny.its around 5 years old.it was not custom made.
system model is ms-6741.
hopefully that is what you need to help me.
 
From what I can find out, it can have up to 2gb of memory of ddr 266/333 and has an 8x agp slot.
 
Open the case and find out if the video card is in a white colored slot or in the agp slot above the pci slots. The agp will be different color usually and offset from the pci slots.
 
johnb35 said:
Open the case and find out if the video card is in a white colored slot or in the agp slot above the pci slots. The agp will be different color usually and offset from the pci slots.
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here is a picture of the motherboard that i got of a website.
http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=MB64GAT103216

there is a small card that im not sure what it is.in the middle white slot.from what i think my video card is were it says E which is the red slot.so it seems to be agp.would this be correct?
 
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The 6200 is only slightly better than the 5200, you won't notice any difference hardly. You would have to spend about 60-70 USD to get a decent card in AGP these days. You might just want to save your money and get a new system.
 
i got a game that said i needed pixel shader of 2.0.the one from ebay says it has that and is cheap.was just wondering if i could use it.i would love a new system but finances are bad at the minute.
 
just needed a card with a pixel shader of at least 2.0.the ebay one has this.i know its cheap but was wanting it for a game i got.hearts of iron III.
 
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