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05-Aug-2008, 02:24 AM #1
Video Card upgrade
Hi Guys
I am running XP
I purchased this computer and the video card is not great. It is an Legacy Capture ROOT\MEDIA\MS_MMVCD does anyone know of an an upgrade that I could download for it. I tried the makers site but couldn't make much sense of it.
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05-Aug-2008, 08:09 AM #2
That is not a videocard. Don't know what it is.

Require details for recommendation.

What kind of PC do you have, if its a brand name - give us model number. and/or download the PCWizard software below.

1 - What kind of games you want to play (Bioshock, UT3, Crysis, etc)
2 - What kind of budget you have (Can't get $200 performance out of a $30 card)
3 - what kind of motherboard you have.
4 - What kind of slots you have AGP, PCI, PCIexpress
5 - What kind of CPU/RAM config (to see if its worth it)
6 - What kind of PSU you have
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05-Aug-2008, 08:55 PM #3
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Mainboard : Asus P5GZ-MX
Chipset : Intel i945G/GZ
Processor : Intel Pentium 4 541 @ 3200 MHz
Physical Memory : 512 MB (1 x 512 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family
Hard Disk : ST380815AS (80 GB)
Hard Disk : WDC (250 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : ASUS DRW-1814BLT
Monitor Type : COMPAQ COMPAQ MV740 - 16 inches
Network Card : Marvell Semiconductor (Was: Galileo Technology Ltd) Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c (March 2008)
Is this all you need?
Budget: Low I am a pensioner.
No particular games I just want clear crisp pictures which I am not getting
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05-Aug-2008, 10:16 PM #4
The board has a pci-express 16 slot and it appears you are using onboard video. This would give you a nice improvement.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150247
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06-Aug-2008, 06:54 AM #5
If you're not looking at playing games (or just a few basic games) even this $32 card will do wonders. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102724

But yeah, typical onboard intel graphics has poor quality output, especially as the res goes higher.
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06-Aug-2008, 07:37 PM #6
Video card
Thanks guys. You people are always helpful..
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06-Aug-2008, 08:05 PM #7
Glad to help...
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