How to know if a Graphics card suit my computer?

Question

I have HP a1720n computer. Here's my system info:

OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1

Memory: 3 GB

HD: 313 GB

I am not sure about what i have inside the PC (Hardwares)

and My Video Card info:

Property Value

Video Processor Intel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family

Video memory size 256 MBytes

Adapter DAC Type Internal

BIOS String Hardware Version 0.0

So I want a better graphics card such as:

ATI Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce Grahpics card

So i need to know what graphics card might support my computer??

Is there any way to know it?? Please let me Know.

Answer 1

The way to determine what graphics card will work is to see which slot you have on your motherboard. Easy way to do this is go to this site:

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com

Pick a game, any game and do the test (you'll have to download an applet its ok no spyware or anything like that)and where it says you failed the graphics portion and it says: "I recommend" click on it. It should show you come compatible graphics cards and that will tell you your interface type. Another consideration is your power supply. Check to make sure you have adequate power before getting a graphics card; also check to make sure it fits (some of them are huge!).

Answer 2

Your current graphics card is an On-board card.  Meaning it is built into the motherboard.  Usually such cards are slow, hence I understand you need to upgrade.

ATI or Nvidia will work fine in your PC.  What you need to look for is that the interface is PCIe.  PCIe is the new faster interface and common on newer PCs (like yours).  Do not get the older AGP cards.

Finally, go to http://www.tomshardware.com website and look at his graphics card chart.  There you can see all graphics cards and how they perform.  This is helpful when deciding what card you want to get.

Answer 3

l don't understand there's absolutely nothing the matter with the one you got. Besides their site says it's integrated which means built in. There looks to be an update for the card on hp's site.