Dear members of the community.
My current XFX NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT has thrown in the towel and I am now looking for a replacement. For the money I'm willing to pay I've identified the GeForce GTX 470 as my preferable choice.
My current system is as follows:
MOBO: Intel GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2693#sp
CPU: Intel® Pentium® Processor E2180 2.00GHz http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=31733
Memory: 2046MB RAM (I'm unsure as to what type it is)
PSU: 650w
My present motherboard has the following slots 1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1 and the GTX 470 has the PCI-Express 2.0 bus type.
I'd greatly appreciate it if someone could tell me if its a viable replacement. Me being the novice I am, I'm unsure as to how compatible it is with my current set up.
Any help would be appreciated!
Additional Information:
UK resident
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
General use for home PC is gaming (Bad Company 2, Dawn of War 2)
Have very limited knowledge of overclocking but I am interested
My current XFX NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT has thrown in the towel and I am now looking for a replacement. For the money I'm willing to pay I've identified the GeForce GTX 470 as my preferable choice.
My current system is as follows:
MOBO: Intel GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2693#sp
CPU: Intel® Pentium® Processor E2180 2.00GHz http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=31733
Memory: 2046MB RAM (I'm unsure as to what type it is)
PSU: 650w
My present motherboard has the following slots 1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1 and the GTX 470 has the PCI-Express 2.0 bus type.
I'd greatly appreciate it if someone could tell me if its a viable replacement. Me being the novice I am, I'm unsure as to how compatible it is with my current set up.
Any help would be appreciated!
Additional Information:
UK resident
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
General use for home PC is gaming (Bad Company 2, Dawn of War 2)
Have very limited knowledge of overclocking but I am interested