New video card?
New video card?
Right now I only have an intel integrated graphics chip. I was wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade to a new graphics card if I only have pci slots?
PCI how old is your machine????
or do you mean pci-e (pci express rather then PCI))
if the latter then you need to check what channel configs the mobo supports but you can prolly get a decent upgrade, if the former you may want to find a nice space in the garage for the machine and go and buy a new rig....
or do you mean pci-e (pci express rather then PCI))
if the latter then you need to check what channel configs the mobo supports but you can prolly get a decent upgrade, if the former you may want to find a nice space in the garage for the machine and go and buy a new rig....
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PCI is a very old technology in terms of video cards. Very few actually do work with it and those that do arent very powerful and costly.doublez wrote:I'm pretty sure it's pci. Is there any website I can check to make sure?
[edit] Just searched and it's pci.
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Hmm, depends on the P4, they came in 2 sockets, 478 and 775
478 is the older, I found this one that could take an AGP card - you'l be able to get a card that is better then your on board
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Componen ... ctId=23284
775 is newer and is still quite mainstream so lots of choice, will take quad cores and PCI-E which means lots of good graphics card choices....
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Componen ... ctId=23284
To re-iterate to some extent I reckon if you have a 478 machine, I would look at buying a low end CPU (such as the E2180 or E220) on a 775 mobo new ram and new card - you can upgrade your machine for not too much money. staying with the P4 on 478 is not going to be money well spent.
478 is the older, I found this one that could take an AGP card - you'l be able to get a card that is better then your on board
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Componen ... ctId=23284
775 is newer and is still quite mainstream so lots of choice, will take quad cores and PCI-E which means lots of good graphics card choices....
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Componen ... ctId=23284
To re-iterate to some extent I reckon if you have a 478 machine, I would look at buying a low end CPU (such as the E2180 or E220) on a 775 mobo new ram and new card - you can upgrade your machine for not too much money. staying with the P4 on 478 is not going to be money well spent.
Last edited by Gog on Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
I really think I would be doing you a disservice if I suggested spending money on upgrading it. Don't get me wrong if you have a 478 box that does what you need it for without changing it then why change - but money upgrading this is money on goods that won't be usable with many of the bits you can buy mainstream now, and as the bits aren't mainstream anymore may well have gone up in price.
Second hand / ebay may be worth a gamble....
Second hand / ebay may be worth a gamble....
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