Apparently my integrated video card is not cutting it for games. So I need to know what entry level card will work for playing most modern day games? I do not need anything expensive, just something that will cut it. I think a card with 64 MB of virtually memory should cut it. Anyway I need a PCI type card. I have just a normal 19" monitor. I am not looking for extreme quality. I donÂ’t need lots of features. Just something that will allow me to play the game properly. ThatÂ’s it. If possible I would like to keep the card price under $60. I know thatÂ’s not going to get me much but if it will not allow me to get a card that will let me run games then I guess I have no choice but to get a more expensive one. I have a desktop.
Here are my system specifications:
Processor type
Intel® Pentium® 4 with HT Technology and Intel Celeron®
NOTE: Not all Pentium 4 processors support Hyper-Threading technology.
Level 1 (L1) cache
8 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache
128-KB or 512-KB (depending on your computer configuration) pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM
Memory
Type
333- and 400-MHz DDR SDRAM
NOTE: DDR333 and DDR400 memory runs at 266MHz when configured with Celeron 400MHz FSB processors
NOTE: DDR333 memory runs at 320MHz when configured with Pentium 4 800MHz FSB processors
Memory connectors
two
Memory capacities
128-, 256-, 512-, or 1-GB non-ECC
Minimum memory
128 MB
NOTE: Between 1 and 64 MB of system memory may be allocated to support graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors.
Maximum memory
2 GB
BIOS address
F0000h
Computer Information
Chip set
Intel 865 GV
DMA channels
Seven
Interrupt levels
24
BIOS chip (NVRAM)
4 Mb
NIC
integrated network interface capable of 10/100 communication.
System Clock
Intel Pentium 4: 800 MHz
Intel Celeron: 533 MHz
Video
Type
Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Audio
Type
AC97, Sound Blaster Emulation, ADI 1980 audio controller with 2.1 implementation
Expansion Bus
Bus type
PCI
Bus speed
33 MHz
PCI
connectors
three
connector size
120 pins
connector data width (maximum)
32 bits
Drives
Externally accessible:
One bay for a floppy drive, and two bays for CD/DVD drives
Available devices
Floppy drive, USB memory devices, CD drive,
CD-RW drive, DVD drive, DVD-RW drive, and DVD and CD-RW combo drive
Internally accessible:
One bay for 1-inch-high IDE hard drives
Connectors
External connectors:
Serial
9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible
Parallel
25-hole connector (bidirectional)
Video
15-hole connector
Network adapter
RJ45 connector
PS/2 (keyboard and mouse)
6-pin mini-DIN
USB
two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0–compliant connectors
Audio
Three connectors for line-in, line-out, and microphone; one front-panel connector for headphones
System board connectors:
Primary IDE drive
40-pin connector on PCI local bus
Secondary IDE drive
40-pin connector on PCI local bus
Power
DC power supply:
Wattage
250 W
Heat dissipation
853 BTU/hr (fully loaded computer without monitor)
Voltage (see the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide for important voltage setting information)
Fixed-voltage power supply — 100 to 120 V at 60 Hz; 200 to 240 V at 50 Hz
Anyway apparently I have PCI type busses or whatever. So I guess I need that type of card from my understanding. Dell told me these were the only cards compatible with my system:
http://support.dell.com/support/sys....aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~cat=8&~subcat=58
Is this true or BS? I only have a 250 watt power supply. I thought that might matter.
I have read the video card sticky. But obviously all those cards are not compatible with my computer so I needed a bit more specific help.
Here are my system specifications:
Processor type
Intel® Pentium® 4 with HT Technology and Intel Celeron®
NOTE: Not all Pentium 4 processors support Hyper-Threading technology.
Level 1 (L1) cache
8 KB
Level 2 (L2) cache
128-KB or 512-KB (depending on your computer configuration) pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM
Memory
Type
333- and 400-MHz DDR SDRAM
NOTE: DDR333 and DDR400 memory runs at 266MHz when configured with Celeron 400MHz FSB processors
NOTE: DDR333 memory runs at 320MHz when configured with Pentium 4 800MHz FSB processors
Memory connectors
two
Memory capacities
128-, 256-, 512-, or 1-GB non-ECC
Minimum memory
128 MB
NOTE: Between 1 and 64 MB of system memory may be allocated to support graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors.
Maximum memory
2 GB
BIOS address
F0000h
Computer Information
Chip set
Intel 865 GV
DMA channels
Seven
Interrupt levels
24
BIOS chip (NVRAM)
4 Mb
NIC
integrated network interface capable of 10/100 communication.
System Clock
Intel Pentium 4: 800 MHz
Intel Celeron: 533 MHz
Video
Type
Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Audio
Type
AC97, Sound Blaster Emulation, ADI 1980 audio controller with 2.1 implementation
Expansion Bus
Bus type
PCI
Bus speed
33 MHz
PCI
connectors
three
connector size
120 pins
connector data width (maximum)
32 bits
Drives
Externally accessible:
One bay for a floppy drive, and two bays for CD/DVD drives
Available devices
Floppy drive, USB memory devices, CD drive,
CD-RW drive, DVD drive, DVD-RW drive, and DVD and CD-RW combo drive
Internally accessible:
One bay for 1-inch-high IDE hard drives
Connectors
External connectors:
Serial
9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible
Parallel
25-hole connector (bidirectional)
Video
15-hole connector
Network adapter
RJ45 connector
PS/2 (keyboard and mouse)
6-pin mini-DIN
USB
two front-panel and four back-panel USB 2.0–compliant connectors
Audio
Three connectors for line-in, line-out, and microphone; one front-panel connector for headphones
System board connectors:
Primary IDE drive
40-pin connector on PCI local bus
Secondary IDE drive
40-pin connector on PCI local bus
Power
DC power supply:
Wattage
250 W
Heat dissipation
853 BTU/hr (fully loaded computer without monitor)
Voltage (see the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide for important voltage setting information)
Fixed-voltage power supply — 100 to 120 V at 60 Hz; 200 to 240 V at 50 Hz
Anyway apparently I have PCI type busses or whatever. So I guess I need that type of card from my understanding. Dell told me these were the only cards compatible with my system:
http://support.dell.com/support/sys....aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~cat=8&~subcat=58
Is this true or BS? I only have a 250 watt power supply. I thought that might matter.
I have read the video card sticky. But obviously all those cards are not compatible with my computer so I needed a bit more specific help.