Video Card

[ryanr623]

Im looking for a new video card for my computer. I want one where i can hook up the monitor (my tv) via HDMI. I see them for as low as 39.99. How do i know which one will FIT? And can i get one to work with my integrated videocard motherboard? Sorry for being a noob.


COMPAQ D530U (ULTRASLIM)
1GB RAM
INTEGRATED SOUND AND VIDEO CARDS
2.8 MHZ P4 HT

 

[TrainTrackHack]

How do i know which one will FIT?

All you need is to have an appropriate slot, PCI-E would be the best (nowadays the most common & cheapest as well). Seeing as your computer is fairly old, you may not have a PCI-E slot, and since it'a a slimline PC, it may not even have AGP. I'll look the specs up online if I have time.

Oh yes and of course, some cards are simply too big to fit in the case, but those are usually higher-powered cards and you don't need them for simple HDMI output, not to mention that your PSU wouldn't be able to feed them anyways.

And can i get one to work with my integrated videocard motherboard?

Probably not, unless your mobo supports Hybrid CrossFire or Hybrid SLI, which I don't think it does since the computer seems pretty old.