graphics card help!!!!

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nunn

2 posts

Wannabe Geek

#12082 27-Feb-2007 10:25

hey right iv had enough of playing simple games.. iv recently got a job and want to take my computer gaming to the next level i was recomended to get the ATI Radeon X1900XT ( http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/118218/rb/22700844788 )

thats all very well but i dont no if the card will fit into the slot provided

now im not to smart so try to put ur help as simple as possible please
if any one knows any sites at all where i would be able to find out what graphics card slot i have it would be much appreciated

thank you for you help

Chris Nunn

lurker

831 posts

Ultimate Geek

Lifetime subscriber

#62126 27-Feb-2007 12:05

That is a very good price for that card. But have you considered waiting for a similarly priced DirectX 10 card? If you wait a few months there will be a wider range to choose from and you may find that something like Nvidia's 8600 will offer similar performance at the same price point.

To answer your question though, check your motherboard to see which brand/model you have and check out the manufacturer's website (or Google). It's usually printed in big white letters somewhere, like Gigabyte's "GA-K8N" or Asus' "P5N32-SLI". With the code you'll be able to find the complete specification of the motherboard without too much trouble. Or post your code here if you have trouble finding info.

Just as a side note, if you don't have a graphics card already then you may find that there is no slot at all - perhaps your motherboard has onboard graphics only.

FatTofu

90 posts

Master Geek

#62397 1-Mar-2007 08:38

If you go to google images and type in AGP slot and PCI-e slot then you will be able to see what graphics card slot you have.