Motherboard Compatibility with Graphic cards

[Guest]

My motherboard is the second from the top list from this site http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1247

I haven't invested enough time to learn about hardware stuff so i don't know what i have to look for when i check for graphics card compatibility. Could you help me out please? Also i know i must have the oldest hardware in here so don't mention anything

Finally if you could give some suggestions I would be grateful. Thanks!

 

[obsidian86]

ati 3850/4670 agp

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

Why on the face of this planet would you want such old hardware.... that stuff should be in a museum...

Anyways, I would suggest looking for AGP graphics cards as that is the slot on the museum piece.

Good luck finding AGP cards, as they are not sold very much more...

 

[darkvine]

ATi still makes a range of AGP cards, but I don't think they will be making new models, just keep selling what they have.

I would suggest the same as obsidian. A 3850 or a 4670 AGP model. Make sure it is AGP and not PCI.

@xbeater: Quiet a few people still have AGP and don't have the need or want to upgrade. ATi still sells a large number of AGP cards from multiple vendors. How ong they will do it who knows but as long as they are selling as well as they do I oubt they will stop.

 

[Guest]

Well my computer is doing what i want almost perfectly and with this graphic card i believe it will be just as it should = there is no point in buying new stuff

 

[darkvine]

I would suggest looking into overclocking your PC a bit as this card might not get up to full performance depending on your CPU.

 

[Guest]

I might have been wrong about the specs of my motherboard. This is 100% sure:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11348_na/11348_na.HTML

 

[kamiloglu]

Well my computer is doing what i want almost perfectly and with this graphic card i believe it will be just as it should = there is no point in buying new stuff

yes, your pc system is old but its not important if you dont need extremely hardware.
so I would suggest HD 3850 agp

You can look into this item

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Rade...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1251671425&sr=8-1

 

[amnotanoobie]

Up for 4670 if you could get it cheaper than a 3850 (or whichever is cheaper). Since you aren't picky any of those cards should play HD movies fine, and games could be played on medium settings.

* I wouldn't recommend excessive spending on an old agp card.