i need some help with upgrading my video card on my pc and i wondering if anyone can help???
i think this is what i got currently…
http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/6721/device5yf.jpg
Just want to know if theres a cheap video card which will allow games like half life 2 to run perfectly??
thanks for the help
You’ve got integrated graphics there, and may or may not be able to upgrade without replacing your mobo.
What mobo do you have?
The rest of your specs would be nice so we can look for a new motherboard for you if you like? As for playing Halflife 2 perfectly do you mean perfectly on max settings or perfectly on modest settings? Do you have a maximum budget? Like $200 for the graphic card maybe? Thanks:)
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You’ve got integrated graphics there, and may or may not be able to upgrade without replacing your mobo.
What mobo do you have?
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lol sorry i’m bit of a computer dumb guy…what u mean by mobo?
Sorry, motherboard i mean.
Download [google]Everest Home[/google] and that will tell you.
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The rest of your specs would be nice so we can look for a new motherboard for you if you like? As for playing Halflife 2 perfectly do you mean perfectly on max settings or perfectly on modest settings? Do you have a maximum budget? Like $200 for the graphic card maybe? Thanks:)
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i got £75 to spend…my spec is amd athlon xp 2600+, 2.07ghz, 192mb ram(upgrading soon, adding 512mb)..
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Sorry, motherboard i mean.
Download [google]Everest Home[/google] and that will tell you.
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done
what you need to know motherboard name or id?
motherboard name or model number.
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motherboard name or model number.
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says…MSI MS-6786
Your motherboard is the MSI KM4M-L which has an AGP 8x slot.
For £75 you can get this Radeon 9600 XT. Its a good card for your money.
That’s a good card for the money but for a little more you can get yourself a 6600GT
http://computing.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/sbs/111601/13528686.html
or the 38 euro card posted in the bargain zone, the 9700 pro, id agree with ex though too for around 150$ or 120-30 euro a 6600GT is much bang for the buck, and its deadly at overclocking too 
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Your motherboard is the MSI KM4M-L which has an AGP 8x slot.
For £75 you can get this Radeon 9600 XT. Its a good card for your money.
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does this mean i don’t need to replace my motherboard if i want to upgrade my graphics card…
will this play games like half life 2 well?
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or the 38 euro card posted in the bargain zone, the 9700 pro, id agree with ex though too for around 150$ or 120-30 euro a 6600GT is much bang for the buck, and its deadly at overclocking too
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9700 pro will play half life 2 well? 
It should paly reasonably well with settingson medium, you can always lower certain settings which don’t make much difference to the graphics to help performance if needed. But at £38, its a bargain.
You can go with the 6600GT, its £83 but it’ll be much ebtter than any of the original Radeon 9x cards.
thanks alot..got me worried about changing my motherboard…
i think i’ll go for the cheaper one because i need some money for harddrive aswell…
thanks
Make sure you go for the 9700Pro then, its only £38 in the bargain zone here: http://www.hardwareforums.com/showthread.php?t=6651