My ancient system:
Motherboard G31M-ES2L
Processor Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5400 @2.70GHz
RAM 4GB
Motherboard G31M-ES2L
Processor Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5400 @2.70GHz
RAM 4GB
Some still have dual mode support, look for "CSM" in the model name.I would note the OPs G31M-ES2 does not support UEFI BIOS if that is a requirement for the newer cards.
Systems this old still had the integrated graphics installed with the motherboard Northbridge.What graphics card does the system have now? I don't believe the E5400 has integrated graphics
They would have to get a PCI version of that card, since AGP would have been the only other option at the time. It would also lack modern ports like HDMI and DisplayPort. And even for regular desktop use, it would be lacking video decoding acceleration, leaving that up to the CPU to handle as best as it can. So there wouldn't likely be much to gain over integrated graphics, if that's what they were using now.If all you are using it for is normal os things unlike gaming I would suggest a GeForce fx 5200
Ah, yeah, I guess it wasn't until the following year that Intel moved their integrated graphics onto the CPU. My point still stands that there are significantly better options than a GT 710 if one is looking to the used market though, and I don't see much point in buying new for hardware this old.Systems this old still had the integrated graphics installed with the motherboard Northbridge.
Hence my original response:I don't see much point in buying new for hardware this old.
Personally, I wouldn't purchase anything for that system.