I have a gateway gt5628, I want to update video card, compatible?

My video card is 256 mb DDR2... I want to upgrade to a Geforce 220 ssc 1024mb GDDR3 pci-e 2.0 x 16.........my pc has 3 gb DDR2 dual memory and 400 watts. Will someone please tell me if this video card will work on my computer, do i need also to install 1 or 2 more gigs of ram? THNX......Also video card burned/broke, will new install have any issues since i can not uninstall old video card?|||*** Update ***



That card is fine, and being GDDR3 is a bonus. Your motherboard memory type (DDR2) only limits the system RAM you can install, it doesn't apply to video card memory, since video cards have their own memory controller that handles the onboard memory... GDDR, GDDR3 and GDDR5 cards are all compatible with your motherboard.



That's a nice price after rebate. I wouldn't spend $85 up front for a GT220 when a GT240 is $79 out the door and $59 after rebate on Newegg (a 512mb GT240 still flies past a 1gb GT220) but Mwave has a good deal there.



Don't worry about uninstalling the old card via device manager- the OS recognizes that it's gone automatically. However, you can still go into control panel and remove the old Nvidia graphics driver software- which I recommend doing before you install the new card drivers.



Good luck!



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OK... that card is compatible with your computer. Here are the specs on your GT5628:

http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/101473…



However, in order to install any new video card, you'll must physically remove the old one which burned/broke. There is only one PCI-Express x16 slot on the motherboard, and that's where your new card must go.



Assuming you're able to extract the old card and the PCI-E x16 slot is intact, you can get a nicer card than the GT220 for just a few dollars more. In particular, the Radeon 4670 and GeForce GT240 are better-performing options for about $10 more:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Here's the performance difference:

http://www.techspot.com/review/240-ati-r…



While your motherboard could accept an old-style PCI card, even the best PCI card is far slower than a PCI-Express GT220. If for some reason the PCI-Express slot is ruined and you were forced to use a PCI card, here's the only one worth buying:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Actually if what's left of the old burned-out card cannot be removed to make the x16 slot usable, you might consider heading to Ebay for a replacement motherboard.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie…



You have 3gb of RAM, which is plenty. Besides, with any 32-bit version of Windows you'd get almost no benefit from upgrading to 4gb- only about 3.25gb would be usable.