Can I upgrade from a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 to a SWEEX Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 512MB PCI-Express Graphics card?

Question

I need a new 512MB or above graphics card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 or above so I can play Spore on my PC. Thankfully, all my other hardware is JUST enough to use it. Any other suggestions for Graphics cards are good!

Answer 1

Dude the Nvidia Geforce MX 420 is not a PCI express interface, though a 8400 is, so you cannot put that into ur computer sorry

The Geforce MX 440 is an APG 8x interface so only cards with a APG interface will work even if it is 4x

I would recommend the Radeon HD 2400 Pro as it is around the price of the price of the 8400 and it is APG 8x

Though to be honest i would not recommend playing that game with that card because you will be playing it on low specs.

Go for like a Radeon HD 3650 which is like £60

Just make sure that you have the recommended power supply wattage though im sorry but im not sure what they are exactly, least a 300w or so

Answer 2

No, your card is AGP so you need an AGP card like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as... which is far more powerfull than what you wanted.