Need To Learn About Video Cards

[EmperorJeff]

First what is AGP and VGA and second what where is the video card inserted...I think its a white slot on the motherboard but it could be any slot...I ask because It doesn't look like it could fit. Also what would be the recommended 64mb video card for a 550w power supply, 512mb RAM, 876Mhz AMD Duron CPU, and 100GB hard disk space. This is all driving me :swear: crazy and I going to shoot my whole computer to oblivion soon. :guns:

 

[Matt555]

AGP = Accellerated Graphics Port
VGA = Video Graphics Array
Let me get this straight, you want a new graphics card that will work with your system?
Well what do you want to do with this system? Game? Image/Video Editing?
The Graphics Card fits into a slot probably to the left Centre of the board, there will be slots towards the left hand side at the bottom and the card fits into the top one of those (ifs its AGP)
On this picture its the Red slot to the right of the White slots. This is looking at the motherboard side on, the White slots would usually be towards the bottom of the case.
http://img278.imageshack.us/my.php?image=436301087gz.jpg

 

[Matt555]

AGP is a type of slot that a graphics card fits into on the motherboard, VGA is used as a name for the graphics card,

 

[Willz]

the best video card for your system would be a ge force fx 5700 i think, as it seems from what you said, you can only have pci dont go and buy a pci-express graphics card, they are very different, and you cant cut anyhting on a pci - express video card to make it work on a pci motherboard.