Card help

[RC flight]

Hey, Im not any good with computers and need someone to let me know if this card will work well on my computer. My computer takes PCI cards and this is the only PCI card I can find that 512MB. I plan on running Flight Simulator X with this card.

My comp:
http://www.amazon.com/Photosmart-Desktop-Pentium-Processor-LightScribe/dp/B00094NNI8

The card:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-nVIDIA-8400G...14&_trkparms=72:1215|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

Any help would be great!

Thanks,
Jakub

 

[RC flight]

Any help guys?

 

[AjsGuns]

you posted the same link twice.

 

[mx344]

^ yah, we need to know your computer specs.(preferibly the mobo)

 

[GSAV55]

Post your specs and we can better help you

 

[RC flight]

Sorry I didn't realize that. I got it fixed now. Any help would be great.

 

[paratwa]

It says in the description of the system you posted that there was one pci slot left open, but it does not say if it is a pci-e slot. That video card needs a pci express slot to work right.

I would contact the seller and make sure that it is a PCI and not a PCIE card.

 

[RC flight]

It says in the description of the system you posted that there was one pci slot left open, but it does not say if it is a pci-e slot. That video card needs a pci express slot to work right.

I would contact the seller and make sure that it is a PCI and not a PCIE card.

Thanks.

Looking at my computer, there are three PCI slots.

I did contact the seller and he said its the good'ol PCI card.

Also, what do you mean "That video card needs a pci express slot to work right"?

 

[salman]

Hey Rc-Flight
Right, your motherboard will only support a PCI graphics card. PCI graphics cards aren't as popular as "PCI- express" graphics cards- so your choice will be pretty limited plus your current computer is getting a bit old anyway.

If i were you i would take a look here- http://www.newegg.ca/

see what you can find and post back here and someone will help.

Btw the graphics you've linked us to on ebay will work in your computer.
What are the minimum requirements of Flight Simulator X?

 

[RC flight]

Hey Rc-Flight
Right, your motherboard will only support a PCI graphics card. PCI graphics cards aren't as popular as "PCI- express" graphics cards- so your choice will be pretty limited plus your current computer is getting a bit old anyway.

If i were you i would take a look here- http://www.newegg.ca/

see what you can find and post back here and someone will help.

Btw the graphics you've linked us to on ebay will work in your computer.
What are the minimum requirements of Flight Simulator X?

Thanks.

The System requirements are

System: 1.0 Ghz or equivalent
RAM: 256 MB
Video Memory: 32 MB
Hard Drive Space: 14000 MB

Is the ebay card I linked going to work well with FSX?

Thanks,
Jakub

 

[salman]

Yeah it should run Flight Simulator smoothish I reckon (try and get a second opinion)- but don't be expecting super dooper top dog graphics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator_X

I had a quick look on the wiki- under system requirements it says

NVIDIA's 7300 GT and ATI's X800 will perform respectably at relatively low resolutions (ie. 1024x768), even with all other visual options maximized

The 8400GS is faster than both.

 

[RC flight]

Awesome, thanks salman!

Ill buy the card and let u all know how it goes.

Thanks for the help guys.