New Video Card?

I want to change my video card so I can play better games. , I'm really new to this, can someone tell me what ( and how ) I should check for my computer before buying a video card ?



I have:

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+

ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 ( video card now )

1536MB ( physical memory )New Video Card?
Before you upgrade your video card, you need to know what your power supply output rating is. You can find out by opening your case and looking on the side of the power supply (the box inside the pc where the power plugs in) and reading the watts. Generally, most modern basic computers come with a 300 watt power supply (psu). Different video cards require different amounts of power. Now you need to know which type of card your motherboard can support. The Radeon Xpress 200 chipset usually has a PCI-Express x16 and x1 and 2 PCI slots, each of which has video card support. PCI-Express x16 is the best option for video cards now, so you should probably get a video card that uses PCI-Express x16 interface.



Edit: I almost forgot, the Radeon Express 200 is an integrated video chip, meaning you will have to disable it to use a different video card.New Video Card?
yes u have the same as me i added radeon 9250 from walmart for 64 dollars and get real good results from it
The information that you have given is great information, but you would need to post your motherboard manufacturer so I can tell what your motherboard can handle. I would probably stick to ATI...possibly the card that the person above me recommended...Are you sure that your motherboard isn't the ATI Radeon XPRESS 200...that sounds like a chipset...



I would need either a picture of your motherboard, or your specific motherboard model name.



Cheers!!
No, don't get a Radeon 9250. It's old and probably weaker than what you have now. In general, any cards you find at a brick-and-mortar store will be either really old and slow, or really overpriced, or both. Buy from an online store like Newegg or Tigerdirect, unless you are positive you are getting a good deal.



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You have a PCI-E motherboard.
Find out from the mobo maker is your board supports SLI. If you have two indentical PCIe slots, you can run dual video cards. A lot of people (gamers) are going to SLI for better graphics. Some games won't even load on your system without SLI
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Figure out if you have pci or pci-e then go out and get a card your ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 is onboard graphics after you install your new card your physical memory will be different cause you freed it up because onboard graphics use system ram as its ram anyways follow the instructions in the box install the gpu card insert the driver disk plug your monitor into the new card and your done.
Question within a question i have the same trouble simple is radon 300 worth a flip to lazy to ask my own question

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