Thursday, April 26, 2012

Can i update my video card?

im not sure exactly how to tell you what kind of motherboard i have but i will try what i know about it is its a ECS (elite group company i guess) it says Hybrid Crossfire just bellow the processor fan also i have 1 port available that's red at the end it says PCI-E GEN2 and what kind of video card i should get i currently have and ati display adapter (i think its Integrated not sure) but i want to be able to play gta iv|||Ignore some of them; as even if the motherboard can't support the higher end card, the card will usually dummy itself down to the system specs. So let's say you got get a PCIex16 card, and you only have a PCIex8 port, the card will run at the 8 not the 16. You should be alright getting a mid range PCIe card though. Also if you type



To start Microsoft System Information, use either of the following methods:

Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information.

Click Start, click Run, type msinfo32.exe in the Open box, and then click OK.



If you go to hardware, you should be able to see your main board, bios, video card the whole works.



PS: And yes some video cards require a higher wattage power supply so make sure you know your power supply wattage beforehand, most are around 300-400w, newer cards need 450-500w power supplies.|||Well i need information on your power supply, and case. you can't just give me a motherboard!!!|||You will have to search on the internet to see what your motherboard can support. Some can;t support the higher performance graphics cards|||Get one from a place that has a good return policy and then just go for it!

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