Graphics Card (again)

[Dflat Major]

Ok guys, just as I said in a previous post, I got my new PC.
Now, the gfx card on it now, is great.
But I must have more!
( Oblivion, Halo 2, and stuff )
Or atleast know what more is, for the moment.
Now I'd have no problem doing this, but my tower,
Well,
It's abnormally small.
Very small.
Anyway, here are the specs, and I'll give the PC name too.

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Processor Information:
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Speed: 2499 Mhz
2 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
RDTSC: Supported
CMOV: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE: Supported
SSE2: Supported
3DNOW: Supported

Network Information:
Network Speed:
IP Address: 70.232.37.XXX

Windows Version:
Windows Vista (32 bit)
NTFS: Supported

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
DirectX Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.11.6222
DirectX Driver Version: 7.15.11.6222
Driver Date: 7 July 2007
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 75 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x3d0
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1024 x 768
Desktop Resolution: 1024 x 768
Primary Display Size: 14.21" x 10.67" (17.76" diag)
36.1cm x 27.1cm (45.1cm diag)
Primary Display Type: CRT
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary AGP GART Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 128 MB
Primary Monitor Vendor: HP
Primary Monitor Model: HP vs15
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x



Game Display Settings


Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definition )

Memory:
RAM: 893 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Microphone: Not set
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 476937 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 343842 Mb
OS Install Date: Nov 26 2007
Installed Packages: Firefox



( Used Steam to get this )

PC name is HP Pavilion Slimline s3323w
tower is soo tiny!
yet soo cute.

[LiNuX]

does it have an on board GPU or is it installed separately?

and most of that information is useless to get a gpu lol, does your pc have PCI slots? or PCI x16 slots or something like that? that info would be helpful lol

[Dflat Major]

Uhm.
If I remember correctly,
it has a PCI and PCIe slot
As for the GPU, i really dont know.

[LiNuX]

i'll check later for you, busy now but i will get to it later

[Kujo]

Ok, I need to do some reaserch for you but, the first thing I noticed is your memory. If you have any plans on doing some more serious gaming... bump your ram to 2gigs... dont touch your GFX card until then. you will get a bigger performace boost out of your rig from increased ram than you will from a GFX card upgrade... and for 1/3 the price.

[Dflat Major]

Ok, I need to do some reaserch for you but, the first thing I noticed is your memory. If you have any plans on doing some more serious gaming... bump your ram to 2gigs... dont touch your GFX card until then. you will get a bigger performace boost out of your rig from increased ram than you will from a GFX card upgrade... and for 1/3 the price.

I know that.
But I need to know what KIND of gfx card to put into it.
My tower's incredibly small, so I can't think of anything.

[LiNuX]

I know that.
But I need to know what KIND of gfx card to put into it.
My tower's incredibly small, so I can't think of anything.

what kind? a kind that fits and works for you lol, look at your pci slots and ge one to fit one of these, other than that you don't need any other "kind" of card

[Kujo]

Just make sure you get a PCI-e gfx card, and i suggest you buy in person. Dont order on-line because you wont be able to get a feel for how big the card is via a web page. Go to your local best buy or something, look at what they have, and from there you can determine if the given card will fit your case. Speaking of which, open your case up, and take a look at the size of your current card... and BAM!! You'll know how big you can go ;)

[LiNuX]

Just make sure you get a PCI-e gfx card, and i suggest you buy in person. Dont order on-line because you wont be able to get a feel for how big the card is via a web page. Go to your local best buy or something, look at what they have, and from there you can determine if the given card will fit your case. Speaking of which, open your case up, and take a look at the size of your current card... and BAM!! You'll know how big you can go ;)

that's a good tip but not all graphics card will be huge in size lol, i ordered mine online from newegg and it works fine - as long as your tower is wide enough for a CD drive you are good with all the regular sized GPUs

[Kujo]

had to go and undermind me didnt you LInux...for shame!!!

[LiNuX]

had to go and undermind me didnt you LInux...for shame!!!

lol sorry, i was just adding onto your point, didn't mean to undermine you :no:

[Kujo]

I feel as tho I have been stabbed in the back by my bestest friend.... now I am forced to run away and hide in a cave!!

Good thing i'm already in iraq... step one, complete!

[Dflat Major]

I'll take a pic of inside my PC

[LiNuX]

I'll take a pic of inside my PC

lol, just look at your computer specs or something, if you have a manual it should tell you what's on the motherboard - easier than us trying to guess which looks like what lol

[Kujo]

Oh please make him take a picture... i havent seen a desktop is such a long time. All we have out here is these craptastic Panasonic lappys.

[LiNuX]

Oh please make him take a picture... i havent seen a desktop is such a long time. All we have out here is these craptastic Panasonic lappys.

lol alright

TAKE A PICTURE DFLAT

[Dflat Major]

Lmao. I got 3.
Srry, but my sister's webcam is soo cheap.

http://i26.tinypic.com/2wgwx9s.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/148n34m.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/29asndl.jpg

And that good old complicated system specs,

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- Taken from DxDiag
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System Information
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Time of this report: 3/30/2008, 21:42:18
Machine name: JOHNNY-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_ldr.071023-1545)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
System Model: GX628AA-ABA s3323w
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ (2 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 894MB RAM
Page File: 1634MB used, 425MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 32bit Unicode
DxDiag Previously: Crashed in system information (stage 4)

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_03D0&SUBSYS_2A66103C&REV_A2
Display Memory: 313 MB
Dedicated Memory: 122 MB
Shared Memory: 191 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6222 (English)
DDI Version: 9Ex
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/6/2007 20:45:00, 4788224 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4090-11CF-C26B-6D0A02C2CA35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x03D0
SubSys ID: 0x2A66103C
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Video Accel:
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[LiNuX]

can't tell anything - first and third are too blury to know what im looking at and the second one just shows me you have just one expansion slot left

but looking at the first image if i had o guess you have a PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot but i can't be sure

[Dflat Major]

It says I have one PCI and one PCI-E

[LiNuX]

then just get a graphics card that fits the pci-e only - and hopefully u get it from some place that allows a return if it doesn't fit lol

i think the regular PCI slot is filled - i don't see it available and it's smaller than the pci-e

[Dflat Major]

Yeah it's filled by some network thing that came with it.
Its the little green/teal network slot at the bottom on teh pic of the back of the tower.

I have this other GFX PCI-E card I bought on ebay.
P*sses me off it's too big, but I'll keep it for a rainy day.

EDIT: Found a thread almost EXACTLY like this

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/246077-33-pavilion-slimline-s3120n-upgrading-graphics-card

PC is different, but the tower/size is the same, and we're both lookin at the PCI-E slot

But from the look of it.
I guess I'mma have to be getting a job soon.

:D

Well, I'm bad at english, but from what I read, theres a way to fix this by replacing it with a new tower ?

But from the looks of it, looks like I'mma have to be getting a job soon.
:(