Hi.
I have a
Motherboard: G41TM-P33 (MS-7592)
CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU E3300 @ 2.50GHz
Ram: DDR2 PC2-6400 (400 MHz) (1x2GB Second slot empty Have plans of filling it)
PSU 250watts (looking to get a 500w)
and the video is the on-board Intel G41 Express chip-set
So question 1 is, what card can i use?
I looked at a EVGA GeForce 8400 GS 1 GB DDR3 PCI Express on amazon but i don't know if it would work? i was told that PCIe v2.0 can work in v1.0 but will it need a personal power supply like i have seen some of the new cards have? Because the 500w i want to get does not have it? and if it does what would be the recommendation? I'm looking for something that does the job of the G41 but you know better
Q2: MSI's sit says My mobi is limited to 8GB Ram(Cool?) But does that include Vram of the video card?
I have a
Motherboard: G41TM-P33 (MS-7592)
CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU E3300 @ 2.50GHz
Ram: DDR2 PC2-6400 (400 MHz) (1x2GB Second slot empty Have plans of filling it)
PSU 250watts (looking to get a 500w)
and the video is the on-board Intel G41 Express chip-set
So question 1 is, what card can i use?
I looked at a EVGA GeForce 8400 GS 1 GB DDR3 PCI Express on amazon but i don't know if it would work? i was told that PCIe v2.0 can work in v1.0 but will it need a personal power supply like i have seen some of the new cards have? Because the 500w i want to get does not have it? and if it does what would be the recommendation? I'm looking for something that does the job of the G41 but you know better

Q2: MSI's sit says My mobi is limited to 8GB Ram(Cool?) But does that include Vram of the video card?