Upgrading a very old Computer

[jerrym2]

Greetings!

I would like to know which is the best PCI (non-express) Video Card this old computer can handle without any problem.
HP Pavilion Slimline s7310n with a Intel Celeron M 370 1.5GHz Socket 479

Product Number: EN996AAR#ABA
Chipset: Intel 915GV
Motherboard: ASUS PTGV-DM (Onyx2-GL8E)

This Pc only has one PCI (non-express) slot available

Thanks in advance

 

[prince_xaine]

Is there any reason you are trying to upgrade an ancient computer that couldn't handle any real work even if you did upgrade it fully?

This card seems promising enough: ZOTAC GeForce GT 610
Though not very powerful...integrated graphics in modern CPUs have more power: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/SpeedTest/7736/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-610

 

[jerrym2]

Just for having fun upgrading a pc, never done before!.....thanks for the information really appreciated.

 

[prince_xaine]

Just for having fun upgrading a pc, never done before!.....thanks for the information really appreciated.

Not a problem, hope you have fun. I just wanted to make sure you knew it wouldn't get you anywhere.

 

[SgtScream]

What operating system are you running on this bad boy? XP?

 

[jerrym2]

I'm Runing Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32bits with 4GB of RAM DDR2.

 

[prince_xaine]

I just upgraded a XPS 410.
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
GPU: PNY GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
RAM: 4 GB DDR2
SSD: Kingston A400 120 GB
HDD: 500 GB

It's funny because I had everything on hand when i received the computer, except the processor. So the cost of me putting this together was $15. To actually buy everything here would probably be like $150 or so. But that would be a terrible price/performance value. For example: You can buy an Optiplex 7010 [The big tower] for about $70, which incidentally is about the same price as the XPS 410 on Ebay.

But the Optiplex 7010 can have/has:
i7-3770K
32 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
Two SATA III ports
Two SATA II ports
USB 3.0 Support

Like I said, old hardware for some reason doesn't go much cheaper than modern hardware. The only case I found this to be false was with handhelds. Even old laptops still have a large price tag.

P.S. Sorry for the ramble/off topic?