Graphics Cards

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ValueRam is Kingston's brand for good quality RAM. It is for medium-end users and is a bit slower (latencies are higher) than extreme performance HyperX memories. ValueRam is good quality for less money if you don't need extreme performance for the memory.

That depends on what happened to it, what kind is it, etc... refer to your graphics card manual for help on troubleshooting.

Depending on the make of your motherboard, and age of it. It could go in: ISA Slot (oldest) PCI Slot (old) AGP Slot (newer) PCIe (newest and recommended)

Now the AGP (Advanced Graphics Port [or something like that]) had a couple variations through its life-cycle "x2 x4 x8"


and the sub-families of PCIe:
"x16 x8 x4 x2 x1"

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PCI-E

it depends on how old, be more specific next time

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Buy a new graphic card .

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that board will support any single graphics card available. however, high end cards such as the gtx 280 from nvidia and the hd4870x2 from ati will not run to their full potential due to the lack of CPU power and RAM capabilities. Also, you will need a hefty PSU to run the more powerful cards

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Some, yes, but it simply doesn't have enough power for many advanced games. Older DirectX 9 games, like Halo or World of WarCraft, should work fine.

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System Management Unit

Download CPU-Z and then run. On the motherboard tab, you can use those info for searching the web if that particular product (Mobo) is SLI or maybe Crossfire compatible.

the wattage requirement usually isn't because of that's what the card needs. It all depends on how much voltage is going to the 12v rail in the PSU. The 430w requirement just means that most 430w PSUs will have enough power on the 12v rail.

I've seen cards that need 450w run on a 375w but it all depends on the quality of the PSU.

Theres no harm in hooking it up to find out. It will probably get into windows but and games or something may crash it if there is not enough power. No harm should come to any of the components but you will know that your PSU is not enough.

If you do decide to upgrade, pick the highest quality PSU you can as this is the most important part of the computer and the one that is generally skimped on. I'd reccommend something from either Corsair or Thermaltake. It's also usually a good idea to buy more than you need for future upgrades. I assume you just bought a new card but if you upgrade in the future, most newer cards require a 500w to 600w power supply so keep that in mind

Important Edit - I would NOT RECOMMEND a Thermaltake. Seasonic or Corsair are the only two I would trust in a situation like this.

Reply to Edit: At this time, I would also not recommend Thermaltake as I've been hearing some quality issues recently. For what its worth, I only use Corsair PSUs in my builds

Reply to Reply: The reason thermaltake is not good for this scenario isn't the build quality whatsoever. It is the fact that the large majority of their power supplies run multiple 12v rails, where the first heavily powered rail powers the mother board, and a rail with a smaller amperage could power the pci-e etc, and other accessories. There is no way to be certain without consulting the specific power supply manual or contacting the manufacturer. A strong single 12v rail can do wonders... in fact most corsair single rail 430w's can check to the same top accessory specs as nearing a 500w thermaltake. It's hard to go wrong with corsair or seasonic.

AGP 8x is better than PCI. PCI came first, then AGP, now PCI Express. (more and more data can be transferred with each successive version). For a more detailed explanation on videocards, see:

http://www.pchardware.co.uk/graphiccards-page2.php

Different Card Types

Video cards come in three different connector types: PCI, AGP, and PCI Express. The slots all look different and are easily identifiable from each other. PCI these connect into the often white slots of your Motherboard, they have been common on motherboards since the early 1990's they replaced the ISA standard. AGP Often brown connectors were introduced as they allowed four times the bandwidth over PCI. Most AGP video cards are now designed to work only with the newer AGP 2.0 and 3.0 standards. PCI Express often shortened to PCIe is the latest technology designed to replace AGP and work with the main board systems to allow larger amounts of bandwidth to be transferred which results in a new level of graphics and system performance.

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