Help with Video card?

khoikn

khoikn

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My Compaq Presario SR1910NX is using an ASUS NAGAMI2L motherboard.
I want to upgrade the graphics card but I don't know which will be compatible.
the motherboard came bundled with an Nvidia geforce 6150Le card intergrated.
Any suggestions?
 
How much is your budget will depend if it would be worth upgrading the graphics. Why do you want to upgrade the graphics? Gaming? Movies?? Any info will help us help you.
 
it looks like you need a PCI-Express video card, but like the above poster said, we need to know what you're going to use it for.
 
Umm...
I was looking at a budget of like 50-100$
I'll use it to play HD movies, probably not any games(right now at least.)
But I know I'm going to use it for Photoshop.
 
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For ATI, I would go with one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102855
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...2&cm_re=Radeon_HD_5670-_-14-121-362-_-Product
For Nvidia, I would go with one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130509
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121353
The ATI Radeon HD 4670 and Nvidia Geforce 9600 GSO are both good cards that are in the lower section of your price range. The Geforce GT 240 also falls into this category, but it's a bit newer. The ATI Radeon HD 5670 is a bit above your budget, but it supports DrectX 11 and is VERY powerful, and will also future-proof your PC very well.
 
khoikn said:
Umm...
I was looking at a budget of like 50-100$
I'll use it to play HD movies, probably not any games(right now at least.)
But I know I'm going to use it for Photoshop.
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what do you mean by right now at least? how far in the future are you looking at for playing games (if you even know)?
 
If you plan on gaming, then I would get the ATI Radeon HD 5670 that I listed earlier, at minimum. You can't really get a card that good for gaming for <$100, but for $110, the Radeon HD 5670 I listed is pretty good. It has a full GB of video memory, and supports DirectX 11, so it's a good low-end card for gaming.

EDIT: If you want a decent gaming card, like the ones that I listed, you're going to need to upgrade your power supply. Your 250w power upply isn't good enough. Get at least a 400 watt one.
 
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