video card upgrade help

[Plip]

i need some help with upgrading my video card on my pc and i wondering if anyone can help???
i think this is what i got currently...

Just want to know if theres a cheap video card which will allow games like half life 2 to run perfectly??

thanks for the help

 

[Addis]

You've got integrated graphics there, and may or may not be able to upgrade without replacing your mobo.

What mobo do you have?

 

[Exfoliate]

The rest of your specs would be nice so we can look for a new motherboard for you if you like? As for playing Halflife 2 perfectly do you mean perfectly on max settings or perfectly on modest settings? Do you have a maximum budget? Like $200 for the graphic card maybe? Thanks:)

 

[Plip]

You've got integrated graphics there, and may or may not be able to upgrade without replacing your mobo.

What mobo do you have?

lol sorry i'm bit of a computer dumb guy......what u mean by mobo?

 

[Addis]

Sorry, motherboard i mean.
Download [google]Everest Home[/google] and that will tell you.

 

[Plip]

The rest of your specs would be nice so we can look for a new motherboard for you if you like? As for playing Halflife 2 perfectly do you mean perfectly on max settings or perfectly on modest settings? Do you have a maximum budget? Like $200 for the graphic card maybe? Thanks:)

i got £75 to spend.....my spec is amd athlon xp 2600+, 2.07ghz, 192mb ram(upgrading soon, adding 512mb)..

 

[Plip]

Sorry, motherboard i mean.
Download [google]Everest Home[/google] and that will tell you.

done
what you need to know motherboard name or id?

 

[Addis]

motherboard name or model number.

 

[Plip]

motherboard name or model number.

says....MSI MS-6786

 

[Addis]

Your motherboard is the MSI KM4M-L which has an AGP 8x slot.
For £75 you can get this Radeon 9600 XT. Its a good card for your money.

 

[Exfoliate]

That's a good card for the money but for a little more you can get yourself a 6600GT
http://computing.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/sbs/111601/13528686.html

 

[zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG]

or the 38 euro card posted in the bargain zone, the 9700 pro, id agree with ex though too for around 150$ or 120-30 euro a 6600GT is much bang for the buck, and its deadly at overclocking too :)

 

[Plip]

Your motherboard is the MSI KM4M-L which has an AGP 8x slot.
For £75 you can get this Radeon 9600 XT. Its a good card for your money.

does this mean i don't need to replace my motherboard if i want to upgrade my graphics card...
will this play games like half life 2 well?

 

[Plip]

or the 38 euro card posted in the bargain zone, the 9700 pro, id agree with ex though too for around 150$ or 120-30 euro a 6600GT is much bang for the buck, and its deadly at overclocking too :)

9700 pro will play half life 2 well? :P

 

[Addis]

It should paly reasonably well with settingson medium, you can always lower certain settings which don't make much difference to the graphics to help performance if needed. But at £38, its a bargain.

You can go with the 6600GT, its £83 but it'll be much ebtter than any of the original Radeon 9x cards.

 

[Plip]

thanks alot..got me worried about changing my motherboard....
i think i'll go for the cheaper one because i need some money for harddrive aswell...
thanks

 

[Addis]

Make sure you go for the 9700Pro then, its only £38 in the bargain zone here: http://www.hardwareforums.com/showthread.php?t=6651