Hi
I think my system needs graphics card. I know nothing about them.
I used Belarc Advisor to see what sort of system I have..
These are the results
http://udopage.com/temp/belarcadvisor.php
From that information what sort of card can my system use..
Cheers Possum.. no offense, but i think you need a new PC 
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Celeron with 376 RAM... it's usable only for basic applications on windws XP. So a graphic card will not help much here. Well, two things. One, what's your budget?
And two, I don't think a graphics card update will do much. It doesn't look like you don't have an AGP nor a PCI-E slot, meaning you're only limited to PCI. So, I think the best card you could get is a Geforce 6200. I highly suggest that you don't get one of those. It may offer a slight improvement but it's not worth the money, and the performance will not change that much due to the Celeron chip. I'd say that if you need more graphics power, it's best that you upgrade to a new machine.
thx
I use this computer for screen capturing for tutorials as it has a 15in screen so the tutorials show well in larger screens. Perhaps more memory will do the trick then....
Cheers Possum..
First of all I would check to see how much Ram your motherboard can handle and then I would max it out if your going to keep this system very long. Second they are right, you are limited to what kind of video card you can use, I think for your system the max that you could put in with a pci slot is a 64mb card. These are pretty cheap now days and you can get some new ones off ebay for under 15 bucks. Happy hunting.
Why do you need a new graphics card?
Is the old (onboard??) one defective? By onboard I mean there's no separate videocard in the computer but integrated on the motherboard.
I do think this computer has an AGP slot, but you must check it. I you open up the PC, you see some white slots (there may be some cards in in, like a network card), if the one closest to the processor (there's a big aluminium heatsink with fan on it) is a brown colored one, then you have an AGP slot.
For screenshots, you don't need a fast videocard since they're only useful for 3D games. Maybe you can buy one second hand from someone who recently upgraded to a better one.
First of all, what do you want it for?
If it's for gaming, you'll want to buy a new system lol!
There's an old saying that 'if it's not broken, don't fix it'. If your system works for you then it doesn't matter what anyone says if you're happy with it.
Hi
The computer stalls often, this could be a memory problem..
I don't game or create graphics. But I do have an old computer. I just though a graphics card could speed it up somewhat.
I will be getting RAM first but I though a Graphics card might help too..
Cheers Possum..
By stalling you just mean freezing?
You could try defragmenting, running Spybot S & D (safer-networking.org) and disabling startup programs.
Also, you should run GameXP, it speeds things up a lot, especially shutdown times (through personal experience).
A graphic card doesnt speed things up if you don't game, because its all based onCPU power, (processor) unless you use Windows Vista, because Windows Vista does use the graphics card.
but if u want a graphic card, and not paying too much for it, i would reccommend the Ati Radeon HD 4850
If you don't game, no need for a new gfx card, use the money on a new system.
