video card needed

[jblitz277]

This will probably be redirected to a new forum I just didn't see exact match can you guys please assist me in choosing a video card maybe advise some specs please tell me like a child I am only 2 in terms of computers and the first year was basic opperations thanx

[Chewy]

it would belong in general computing and we would have to know some deatils on your computer, make/model etc and what you want to do with
it

budget?

[jblitz277]

intel d865gbf pentium4 2.8ghz
752mb ddr400 ram
sony dvd rw aw-q170a,liteon lh-20a1h
xp office
eagle dr-b350atx 350watt power supply
western digital 320gb harddrive
I put all this in


gaming and video

[Chewy]

budget?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102043

if you go much higher you'll probably need a bigger power supply

[jblitz277]

$80-$120 what is an ideal power supply because i believe i am having power supply issues already

[Chewy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153028

this monster is a heck of deal right now with rebate and free shipping

it's overkill but could easily be moved to a new computer later

no pci-e support tho?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148027

here's a cheaper one but should be plenty powerful enough for your computer

[jblitz277]

ok last ? is this cpu worth putting more money(power supply video card more ram) i unknowingly already dropped $45 for 512 ram $100 harddrive and $85 for my burners $5 for usb2.0 ports and about $80 in software is this cpu good enough to continue to put money in or should I buy new pc this was my first cpu so this is a deff learning exp. by the by thanx tremendously for your timely answers

[Chewy]

as long as the hard drive was sata, you should be able to move it and the
dvd burners and software to the new computer

that's the problem with agp and ram, newer computers are all using different
components

of course ide(burners) are disappearing also

[jblitz277]

no my harddrive i believe is ide

[jblitz277]

whats agp and r video cards and power supplies interchangable

[Chewy]

agp is the old style video card, pci-e is newer kind

yours takes an agp card(8X)

power supplies are backwardsly compatible

[jblitz277]

thanks again sorry to be redundant would you keep upgrading my pc or look into new pc

[Chewy]

well I would probably go for the cheap power supply and the cheap video card

or maybe stay away from gaming

and keep it another year, make some kid a good starter computer

[jblitz277]

thanks again ill do that when i get ready ill probably be back for some help on specs for what cpu i should buy if u can help with that