Upgrading from 32mb

[Shadowhunter]

On one of my computers I have a 32mb ATI Rage vid card that can only play games on the lowest of low settings. I'm wondering if it's possible to upgrade from this card to say a 128mb card. I'm not sure if the card slot or the power supply is enough to run a 128 card. Not sure if it's AGP or PCI, but the comp is a 3-4 year old Dell Dimension 4500.

 

[jimmymac]

its an AGP card, shouldnt think you would have much issue putting in a 128mb card in that

 

[diduknowthat]

Hmm..I googled it up and you should have a agp slot. However, to know what card you can get, we'll need to know your budget.

 

[Shadowhunter]

$75 is what I'm thinking, lower if possible.

 

[The_Other_One]

How much do you wish to upgrade? I still have my old Radeon 8500 if you're interested(AGP, of course)

 

[Shadowhunter]

the_other_one, I'll look around a little more and think about it, thanks.

 

[Shadowhunter]

Also, is it possible that my comp supports both AGP and PCI? Cause' I found this on the web.

http://support.ap.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4500/techov.htm#1101565

If you scroll down a little it shows 1-4 PCI Slots and 1 AGP Slot.

 

[Arm_Pit]

Also, is it possible that my comp supports both AGP and PCI? Cause' I found this on the web.

http://support.ap.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4500/techov.htm#1101565

If you scroll down a little it shows 1-4 PCI Slots and 1 AGP Slot.

Yes, any computer with an AGP slot, would also have a PCI slot, but you want a AGP slot video card if possible, becuase a APG slot is much faster.

 

[Shadowhunter]

Oh, ok thanks alot.

 

[holyjunk]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814139158R
Something like this? Get more opinions.

 

[WeatherMan]

What Power supply do you currently have?

 

[diduknowthat]

hmm $75...you seem just under the lower boundries of the 6600...see if you can bump up the budget by 10 bucks, this you can get this card...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143056