quickly need help, What kind of video card can i get?

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#1 Cry__havoc
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http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VGC-RB30-Desktop-Pentium-Processor/dp/B00079F7LQ
thats my pc
I know its nothing good, But i uped its ram to 1 gig

anyways I got my first paycheck, And i have like 250 dollars canadian to buy a vid card so i can get off the onboard one

i want one that can run most games that are newer at midium settings.... I just want to play AOE3 or C0H

i dont need no oblivion, If possible please
but yea
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#2 DGFreak
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That specs page only makes mention of PCI slots for expansion, so this card should get the job done: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814129069
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#3 Cry__havoc
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do you read the reviews, That card is horrible?

ANYTHING ELSE im about to leave
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#4 mr_candy_man
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only a PCI slot..... what a hunk a of junk, sorry man. A PCI card will get you no where. Get a new mb and like a X1950 PRO
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#5 DGFreak
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It's tough to find a good card that will plug into a PCI slot; if you have an AGP port then your options expand a bit more. If not, that's probably the best you can do.
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#6 DirkVDV01
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It doesn't even mention if it has an AGP slot or a PCI-E slot, can you check what is has first?
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#7 Cry__havoc
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my case side is open, What am i looking for to figure that out?
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It doesn't even mention if it has an AGP slot or a PCI-E slot, can you check what is has first?DirkVDV01
Under the expansion section of that page it says there are two PCI ports. The card I reccomended was under the assumption that those are the only ports in there at all; I wouldn't expect much more from a Sony PC.
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#9 basersx
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7950GT or X1950Pro (or X1950XT if you can scrape together another $10 or $20 CAD)

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#10 Cry__havoc
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if i buy a mother board, Can i take the Cpu i currently have and stick it my new one?
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DGFreak : Me neither, but you can always try... To Cry__havoc: search for a picture with AGP slot and PCI-E slot, you'll see how the bus should look like. If you can only find white colored bars in there, stacked with equal space between each other and at the same position vertically, then those are PCI slots. Not worth upgrading your GPU when that is all you got. Let us know what you find.
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if i buy a mother board, Can i take the Cpu i currently have and stick it my new one?Cry__havoc

Only if your new board is the same socket type as your old CPU.

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And the board supports the CPU...
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You usually can't change the motherboards in pre-fab PC's as they do not use standard sizes; you wouldn't be able to screw it in to anything.
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#15 basersx
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my case side is open, What am i looking for to figure that out?Cry__havoc

An AGP slot is off set from your regular PCI slots but a half inch or so.  PCI-E will only be off set from your regular PCI slots by a few millimeters.

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are pcie slots white? cuz i have two of those.... in downlaoding some sutff to figure out my system spects

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i also have a black slot avbove the two white ones.....
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#18 DGFreak
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Those are PCI slots.

EDIT: I posted too quickly; is that black slot bigger or smaller than the white ones? If it's bigger then it is probably an AGP slot; if it is a lot smaller, then it's for more RAM.

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#19 Cry__havoc
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ok i did a scan and it says i have a intel netburst... Whatever that is
ialso have a intel pentium 4 cpu 3.00 ghz (2 cpus)

thats what dxdiage and aida32 say
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#20 DirkVDV01
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are pcie slots white? cuz i have two of those.... in downlaoding some sutff to figure out my system spects

Cry__havoc
Those are your PCI slots like they are mentioned on the Amazon website. What does the black one look like?
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#21 Cry__havoc
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its bigger, And its not even close to the 4 slots i have for ram
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#22 Cry__havoc
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lol hurry my father is getting inpatient and i jsut got 300 bucks, It would be such a wast if i have to wait 2m ore weeks for a nother 200 to get this all done with a new Mobo
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ok i did a scan and it says i have a intel netburst... Whatever that is
ialso have a intel pentium 4 cpu 3.00 ghz (2 cpus)

thats what dxdiage and aida32 say
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That's stuff from your CPU, not your GPU
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lol hurry my father is getting inpatient and i jsut got 300 bucks, It would be such a wast if i have to wait 2m ore weeks for a nother 200 to get this all done with a new MoboCry__havoc
Any pictures possible? Or a site with a snapshot of the motherboard?
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#25 Cry__havoc
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the black slot is slightly bigger then the wihte, Above it, and no were near the 4 ram slots i have
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#26 DirkVDV01
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Wait, I found it. It has an sxpansion slot PCI Express x16
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Here is some more info: Key Features Form Factor Desktop Processor Intel Pentium 4 HT 3 GHz Chipset Installed Memory 1024 GB (DDR SDRAM) Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Recommended Use Home Use Processor Processor Type Intel Pentium 4 Processor Speed 3 GHz Processor Manufacturer Intel Processor Upgradability Upgradable Installed Qty 1 Max Processors Qty. 1 Display Display Type no monitor included Size Motherboard Bus Speed 800 MHz Memory RAM Technology DDR SDRAM Installed RAM 1024 GB Max Supported RAM 2 GB Supported RAM Speeds 400 MHz Installed Cache Memory 1 MB Technical Features Integrated Input/Output Ports USB 2.0 x 6 • FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 2 • RJ45 Lan Port x 1 • PS/2 Mouse x 1 • PS/2 Keyboard x 1 • Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1 Expansion Bays 2 x 5.25" Half-Height (External Access) • 4 x 3.5" (Internal Access) • 1 x 3.5" (External Access) Expansion Slots PCI Express x16 x 1 • PCI Express x1 x 1 Power Configurations ACPI/APM Power Management Other Features Hyper Thread Technology Ready • Media Card Reader Hard Drive Hard Drive Capacity 200 GB Hard Drive Interface Serial ATA Hard Drive Rotation Speed 7,200 RPM Controller Type Serial ATA CD / DVD Optical Drive Type DVD?RW Dual Layer Optical Drive Write Speed 32x (CD-R) • 8x (DVD-R) • 16x (DVD+R) Optical Drive ReWrite Speed 24x (CD-RW) • 4x (DVD+RW) • 4x (DVD-RW) 2nd Optical Drive CD-ROM 2nd Optical Drive Read Speed 40x (CD) Audio / Video Graphic Processor Intel Extreme Graphic Video Out Ports 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 Audio Input Microphone Jack • 1 x Line In Audio Output Type Sound Card • Headphones • Line out Modem Modem Type Fax / Modem Networking Networking Type Integrated 10/100 Network Card Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet Dimensions Width 7.13 in. Depth 15.24 in. Height 16.9 in. Weight 25.35 lb. Miscellaneous OS Certified Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition MPN VGCRB30 UPC 27242667884 Product ID 23412292
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#28 Cry__havoc
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how did you get that, And what vidoe card should i get, Link me to something on newegg.com
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#29 DGFreak
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If the port looks like this: then it is an AGP port. Assuming you do have an AGP port, you want this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143046
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how did you get that, And what vidoe card should i get, Link me to something on newegg.comCry__havoc
NVM how I got the information. Just get a good videocard now. Something like a 8800 or 8600... somebody will give you a link. I've done enough, it's 2:10 AM here, I'm off to bed. Good luck on the Viao man! See you later!
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#31 Cry__havoc
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mine has a slot at the left side, Its not opend the hole way like that, It is a devisino slot
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#32 DGFreak
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http://www.crucial.com/library/pcie_agp.asp This site should tell you everything you need to know.
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#33 basersx
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Dirk confirmed you DO have PCI-E.  So if you only have $250CAD get a7950GT or X1950Pro (or X1950XT if you can scrape together another $10 or $20 CAD)
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