im trying to buy a new and stronger video card to support more games, but im afraid that if i buy one, it won't be compatible with my current motherboard.|||You need to find out which type of video bus you have available on your motherboard. I really need some more info on which type of motherboard you have.
You could have an old Moboard with only one available AGP video slot... or a newer MoBoard with a PCI-Express (x8 or x16) slot.
That is really the only factor for knowing which type of video cards are available with your current moboard configuration.
If you find out that you have a AGP slot only, then your choices will be slim. Its almost worth shelling out the bucks for a new computer, and just that new Nvidia GeForce gtx with a GIG of DDR3 memory... that's some fast gaming!|||Your computer can use 1.0 or 2.0 PCIe X16 video cards. The 2.0 are backwards compatible and will work in a 1.x slot. It should not effect much currently using a 2.0 card in a 1.x slot. When you go to buy a video card some of them require more power than your current Power Supply Unit can possibly provide, so it may be necessary to also buy a more powerful P.S.U. ATI Radeon 4600 series are very efficient and don't require much power at all compared to most graphic cards and deliver good performance, but you still may need to buy a P.S.U. rated for 400W or more ( if your current PSU is below that) depending on the card. Amps on the 12 Volt rail are also very important that's why most video card manufactures recommend a certified PSU.
P.S.U.'s are DANGEROUS. When I was in my 20's I forgot to unplug one before removing it from the computer I was working on. It sucked. I could not let go of the thing and finally it came unplugged as I did the electric slide across the carpet. I then collapsed on the floor. A lady next to me went from laughing to tears. She thought it was an act until I hit the floor face first. Be careful!|||If you have a slot for it, it will work. If it is 8x agp, your computer may only support 4x, and you would be wasting money, though it would work. If it is PCI-e it will work, though some take a lot of juice. Depending on what else you are running, you may need a stronger power supply, but you should not have much trouble and it should work real good|||You have a PCI-e slot which is good. The card you buy will be limited by the Power output of your Power supply unit. If your PSU is below 300Watts, then you can't buy a great card. If above 450W, you can buy pretty much whatever single GPU graphics card you want.
Use this guide and select your price
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gefo…
Yes, some motherboards have an onboard GPU, but they are usually crappy unless the motherboard has an Nvidia or ATI chipset. Intel onboard video card solutions are terrible for gaming.
The ATI 4650 512MB for $50-$60 is a great deal (4670 is much better too). Get the Ati 4830 for under and around $100|||If you don't know anything about compatibility then the easiest way to solve this is to take the old video card with you at the computer store and tell the guys over there that you need a stronger card that is compatible with the old one's slot|||Read the User Manual of your motherboard checkout that which graphics card slot is there i.e PCI-Ex , PCI or AGP. Then go to (MSI, EVGA, GIGABYTE, ASUS) web site checkout graphics cards and buy card according to your budget and Motherboard specs.
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