neon warrior
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hey
thanks for reading help if you can
i am oblivious when i comes to things inside the pc so i need help
i need a better graphics card for my pc so i can run spore
im looking to get a 512 graphics card if possible but i can only spend £70 max
i was looking through a few and i found this one which sounds like it could work
my dads friend says that i need to get a pci express card but this says pci express x16 so i wondering if it would work
the specs for the card i want are
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT
Memory Installed: 512MB
Interface: PCI Express x16
NVIDIA unified architecture with
GigaThread technology
Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 support
16x full-screen anti-aliasing
True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting
NVIDIA Quantum Effects physics processing technology
Dual-link DVI outputs supports 2560x1600 resolution display
NVIDIA PureVideo HDtechnology
HDCP capable
Supports: Windows 2000, XP and Vista
note:i am running windows xp
here is everything i can find about my mother board sorry if there is nformation that isnt needed just getting the whole thing
General Information :
Manufacturer : Intel Corporation (Intel)
Product : D915GAG
Version : AAC77881-303
Serial Number : BQAG44202321
Support MP : Yes, 1 CPU(s)
Version MPS : 1.4
Chassis Information :
Manufacturer : Unspecified
Type : Unspecified
Version : Unspecified
Serial Number : Unspecified
Asset : Unspecified
Sensor Information :
Hardware Monitoring : SMSC EMC6D103
On-Board Device Information :
Device : Intel GMCH AGP Graphics Controller (Video)
Device : Intel 82562 Ethernet Device (Ethernet)
Device : Intel ICH6 Audio Device (Sound)
Embedded Controller : No
Slots Information :
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 3.3v
Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 3.3v
Slot PCI-Express : Available () 3.3v
Slot PCI-Express : Available () 3.3v
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 3.3v
External Connectors :
Mouse : PS/2
Keyboard : PS/2
Serial 16550A Compatible : DB-9 male
Parallel ECP/EPP : DB25 female
USB : Access Bus (USB)
USB : Access Bus (USB)
Video : DB-15 female
USB : Access Bus (USB)
USB : Access Bus (USB)
Network : RJ-45
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
FireWire (IEEE P1394) : 1394
Internal Connectors :
J1A1 :
J1A1 :
J2A1 :
J3A2 :
JA6A1 :
JA6A1 :
J3A1 :
J5A1 :
J5A1 :
JA6A1 :
J4A1 :
J4A1 :
J4A1 :
J5A1 :
J5B1 - +12V :
J4J1 - FDD : On Board Floppy
J6J1 - PRI IDE : On Board IDE
J9C1 - CDIN : On Board Sound Input from CD-ROM
J8B2 - SPDIF :
J9J4 - FRONT PANEL HDR :
J1F2 - CPU FAN :
J8E1 - FNT PNL 1394 1 :
J8E2 - FNT PNL 1394 2 :
J8J2 - FRONT CHASSIS FAN :
J5B2 - REAR CHASSIS FAN1 :
J11A1 - REAR CHASSIS FAN2 :
J8J4 - BIOS CONFIG :
J8A2 - FP AUDIO : Proprietary
J9G2 - FRONT PANEL USB1 :
J9H2 - FRONT PANEL USB2 :
J3J1 - PS :
J7H1 - CH INTR :
J8H2 - SCSI :
J9H3 - SATA 0 :
J9H4 - SATA 1 :
J9J1 - SATA 2 :
J9J2 - SATA 3 :
System Configuration Options :
Option #1 : To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Option #2 : To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Option #3 : To Be Filled By O.E.M.
link to the graphics card im looking at
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/35602...0GT+/+512MB+/+PCI+Express+16x+/+Graphics+Card
if you can find an alternate card that would work on play.com that would be a better option let me know remember i have a £70 spending cap
lastly if this helps the req for spore video card wise is :
A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Supported Video Cards for spore:
NVIDIA GeForce series
FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280
Intel® Extreme Graphics
GMA 950, GMA X3000, GMA X3100
ATI Radeon™ series
9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
4850
thanks in advance any help is appriciated
thanks for reading help if you can
i am oblivious when i comes to things inside the pc so i need help
i need a better graphics card for my pc so i can run spore
im looking to get a 512 graphics card if possible but i can only spend £70 max
i was looking through a few and i found this one which sounds like it could work
my dads friend says that i need to get a pci express card but this says pci express x16 so i wondering if it would work
the specs for the card i want are
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT
Memory Installed: 512MB
Interface: PCI Express x16
NVIDIA unified architecture with
GigaThread technology
Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 support
16x full-screen anti-aliasing
True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting
NVIDIA Quantum Effects physics processing technology
Dual-link DVI outputs supports 2560x1600 resolution display
NVIDIA PureVideo HDtechnology
HDCP capable
Supports: Windows 2000, XP and Vista
note:i am running windows xp
here is everything i can find about my mother board sorry if there is nformation that isnt needed just getting the whole thing
General Information :
Manufacturer : Intel Corporation (Intel)
Product : D915GAG
Version : AAC77881-303
Serial Number : BQAG44202321
Support MP : Yes, 1 CPU(s)
Version MPS : 1.4
Chassis Information :
Manufacturer : Unspecified
Type : Unspecified
Version : Unspecified
Serial Number : Unspecified
Asset : Unspecified
Sensor Information :
Hardware Monitoring : SMSC EMC6D103
On-Board Device Information :
Device : Intel GMCH AGP Graphics Controller (Video)
Device : Intel 82562 Ethernet Device (Ethernet)
Device : Intel ICH6 Audio Device (Sound)
Embedded Controller : No
Slots Information :
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 3.3v
Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 3.3v
Slot PCI-Express : Available () 3.3v
Slot PCI-Express : Available () 3.3v
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 3.3v
External Connectors :
Mouse : PS/2
Keyboard : PS/2
Serial 16550A Compatible : DB-9 male
Parallel ECP/EPP : DB25 female
USB : Access Bus (USB)
USB : Access Bus (USB)
Video : DB-15 female
USB : Access Bus (USB)
USB : Access Bus (USB)
Network : RJ-45
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
Audio : Mini-jack (headphones)
FireWire (IEEE P1394) : 1394
Internal Connectors :
J1A1 :
J1A1 :
J2A1 :
J3A2 :
JA6A1 :
JA6A1 :
J3A1 :
J5A1 :
J5A1 :
JA6A1 :
J4A1 :
J4A1 :
J4A1 :
J5A1 :
J5B1 - +12V :
J4J1 - FDD : On Board Floppy
J6J1 - PRI IDE : On Board IDE
J9C1 - CDIN : On Board Sound Input from CD-ROM
J8B2 - SPDIF :
J9J4 - FRONT PANEL HDR :
J1F2 - CPU FAN :
J8E1 - FNT PNL 1394 1 :
J8E2 - FNT PNL 1394 2 :
J8J2 - FRONT CHASSIS FAN :
J5B2 - REAR CHASSIS FAN1 :
J11A1 - REAR CHASSIS FAN2 :
J8J4 - BIOS CONFIG :
J8A2 - FP AUDIO : Proprietary
J9G2 - FRONT PANEL USB1 :
J9H2 - FRONT PANEL USB2 :
J3J1 - PS :
J7H1 - CH INTR :
J8H2 - SCSI :
J9H3 - SATA 0 :
J9H4 - SATA 1 :
J9J1 - SATA 2 :
J9J2 - SATA 3 :
System Configuration Options :
Option #1 : To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Option #2 : To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Option #3 : To Be Filled By O.E.M.
link to the graphics card im looking at
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/35602...0GT+/+512MB+/+PCI+Express+16x+/+Graphics+Card
if you can find an alternate card that would work on play.com that would be a better option let me know remember i have a £70 spending cap
lastly if this helps the req for spore video card wise is :
A 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Supported Video Cards for spore:
NVIDIA GeForce series
FX 5900, FX 5950
6200, 6500, 6600, 6800,
7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950
8400, 8500, 8600, 8800
9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280
Intel® Extreme Graphics
GMA 950, GMA X3000, GMA X3100
ATI Radeon™ series
9500, 9600, 9800
X300, X600, X700, X800, X850
X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950
2400, 2600, 2900
3450, 3650, 3850, 3870,
4850
thanks in advance any help is appriciated
