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July 2nd 08, 10:13 PM
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Video Card Update
I want to update my video card for better gaming. I was told the PCI Express
X16 was the best way to go. I was also told that I needed to up my power supply to 470 Watts. Is it safe to go up to 500W? I will also upgrade my RAM to either 2 or 3 GB...I'm not sure yet. Here's my specs: Compaq Presario SR1650NX w/ Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2 GHz 2000 MT/s (Mega Transfers/second) Socket 939 Chipset : ATI Radeon XPress 200 Memory Installed 1 GB Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM 250 GB SATA 7200 rpm 16x DVD(+/-)R/RW DL LightScribe drive Thanks for any help. 
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July 3rd 08, 05:44 PM
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Video Card Update
It's fine to go to 500w or higher... and to 2gb or 3gb, provided your
motherboard supports that much. Check with Compaq. Oh and yes, PCI-E is the way to go... again, check you have a spare PCI-E slot with Compaq. Look at the ATI HDxxxx cards, the higher the number the better. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging www.coribright.com/windows "NY Kappa Sig" .(donotspam) wrote in message ... I want to update my video card for better gaming. I was told the PCI Express X16 was the best way to go. I was also told that I needed to up my power supply to 470 Watts. Is it safe to go up to 500W? I will also upgrade my RAM to either 2 or 3 GB...I'm not sure yet. Here's my specs: Compaq Presario SR1650NX w/ Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2 GHz 2000 MT/s (Mega Transfers/second) Socket 939 Chipset : ATI Radeon XPress 200 Memory Installed 1 GB Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM 250 GB SATA 7200 rpm 16x DVD(+/-)R/RW DL LightScribe drive Thanks for any help.
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October 10th 08, 02:48 AM
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Video Card Update
hello, sorry to sound like I'm completely lost but, do you mind telling me
how to upgrade my video card, please? "NY Kappa Sig" wrote: I want to update my video card for better gaming. I was told the PCI Express X16 was the best way to go. I was also told that I needed to up my power supply to 470 Watts. Is it safe to go up to 500W? I will also upgrade my RAM to either 2 or 3 GB...I'm not sure yet. Here's my specs: Compaq Presario SR1650NX w/ Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2 GHz 2000 MT/s (Mega Transfers/second) Socket 939 Chipset : ATI Radeon XPress 200 Memory Installed 1 GB Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM 250 GB SATA 7200 rpm 16x DVD(+/-)R/RW DL LightScribe drive Thanks for any help.
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July 27th 09, 02:00 PM
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Video Card Update
"Tinker_belle" wrote: hello, sorry to sound like I'm completely lost but, do you mind telling me how to upgrade my video card, please? "NY Kappa Sig" wrote: I want to update my video card for better gaming. I was told the PCI Express X16 was the best way to go. I was also told that I needed to up my power supply to 470 Watts. Is it safe to go up to 500W? I will also upgrade my RAM to either 2 or 3 GB...I'm not sure yet. Here's my specs: Compaq Presario SR1650NX w/ Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2 GHz 2000 MT/s (Mega Transfers/second) Socket 939 Chipset : ATI Radeon XPress 200 Memory Installed 1 GB Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM 250 GB SATA 7200 rpm 16x DVD(+/-)R/RW DL LightScribe drive Thanks for any help.
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