Posted April 2, 2006 Ive had this PC for 2 years now and what has always been a let down is the 32mb integrated graphics it came with... Is it at all possible to put a proper graphics card into this PC or not? Im getting a new laptop, but want to still have this one around to attach my wireless router to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 2, 2006 Try find out whther your motherboard has a AGP slot or a PCI Express slot. if it does then you can get a separate GFX card. If it doesn't - hard luck. If you're getting a laptop, why don't you save your pennies and get a laptop with a sperate GFX card in that? Im getting one with an ATI x700 card - its not great - but it'll do for a lappy. Anyway, report back about the AGP/PCI Express slot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 2, 2006 How are we going to know if you tell us nothing about your actual PC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 2, 2006 Is it at all possible to put a proper graphics card into this PC or not?Yes. All motherboards made within the last few years will definitely have either an AGP slot or a PCI-E slot. Find out which one yours has. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 3, 2006 God, did i say 2 years? It is actually 3 years old... Its an: AMD Athlon XP 2000 512mb RAM 80gb Hard drive Those slots at the bottom are PCI slots right? One has a card for USBs. I am going to get one of those ultraportable laptops with the 12inch screens, so not much chance of getting a proper graphics card for one of those! This old pc has my wireless router connected to it, so i want to keep it and if possible, finally get to play Command and Conquer Generals (bought it 3 years ago and it remains unplayed!). Will any PCI graphics card be ok? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 3, 2006 An ultra portable laptop is a good idea. I got fed up of lugging my 15.4 inch laptop around. It was good for watching movies during lectures though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 3, 2006 God, did i say 2 years? It is actually 3 years old... Its an: AMD Athlon XP 2000 512mb RAM 80gb Hard drive Sorry mate, I don't see any AGP slots on there, and it'll definately NOT have PCI Express slots on there... in fact, that's the only pc I've ever seen in my short life without an AGP slot I have 0 experience with the PCI graphics card market, but I think it's safe to say that no PCI card is fast enough to run C&C Generals, light as the game may be (correct me if I'm wrong please!) Hope I could help out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 3, 2006 what Dieter said, you have neither an agp or pci-e slot, the only thing you could get would be a pci based one, but frankly they are wank. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 3, 2006 Here are some PCI Graphics cards: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/7000PCI_Series.html http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/FX_Series.html No idea whether they'll run what you want though and they seem expensive for what they are. eBay may be the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 3, 2006 Wow a motherboard with no graphics slot.. and it's definitely not worth buying a PCI graphics card. If it were my PC, I would buy a decent Skt A motherboard and an AGP card for it, or just use it as an excuse to totally upgrade my system. I see you're getting a laptop, hope that's got a good gfx chip in it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 3, 2006 thanks guys, you've all been really helpful! Changing the motherboard seems like a good idea. ..I'll play C&C: Generals if its the last thing I do! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 3, 2006 I thought socket a mobos are pretty hard to find nowadays. I had to upgrade to 64bit after a *cough* bios updating *cough* accident... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 4, 2006 Not that hard to find... http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=17886939900&action=UFNQcm9kdWN0U2VhcmNoUmVzdWx0cw==&subcat_uid=265&order=ASC&order_col=sell_price&show=stock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 12, 2006 I finally got hold of a PCI graphics card...its a 128mb ATI Radeon 9250 and was super cheap. It took me about 5 hours of work to figure out how to disable my integrated graphics. I had to play around in the BIOS screen in the end as my comp started running a dual screen set up with 1 monitor.... Im now a proud owner of C&C - The First Decade. It plays fine on a nice resolution aslong as you stay away from the high quality graphics setting.: peace: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 21, 2006 how much did u pay for the 9250? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 2, 2006 Wow a motherboard with no graphics slot.. and it's definitely not worth buying a PCI graphics card. If it were my PC, I would buy a decent Skt A motherboard and an AGP card for it, or just use it as an excuse to totally upgrade my system. I see you're getting a laptop, hope that's got a good gfx chip in it! You think thats crap??? cheack out my rig 800 mhz Pentium 3 320 mb ram 30 gig harddrive space onboard graphics basic creative sound card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
