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Title: Where is the graphics/video card located on my computer?
Post by: computernewbie on May 03, 2009, 05:14:49 PM

my graphics/video card is pretty old so im probaly going to upgrade it but can anyone tell me the location and what kind i should get.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8572/dsc00019gxz.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2973/dsc00021igu.jpg
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Title: Re: Where is the graphics card located on my computer?
Post by: Karnac on May 03, 2009, 05:26:07 PM

Graphics card is the card you plug the monitor into.

Title: Re: Where is the graphics/video card located on my computer?
Post by: Broni on May 03, 2009, 06:11:13 PM

If you plug in monitor in the area 1, you have on-board video, if in area 2, you have video card.

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Title: Re: Where is the graphics/video card located on my computer?
Post by: computernewbie on May 03, 2009, 10:00:14 PM

i plug mine in area 1 so how can i get or replace my graphic card?

Title: Re: Where is the graphics/video card located on my computer?
Post by: brett74 on May 03, 2009, 10:07:09 PM

You can buy a video card at best buy or any computer store and put it in there in place of the on board video the only thing that you have to make sure of is that you get the right one cause there are 2 different slots one is agp and the other is pci what kind of information can you give us about your computer.

Title: Re: Where is the graphics/video card located on my computer?
Post by: Broni on May 03, 2009, 10:09:11 PM

Post computer brand, and model, and we'll check what type of card you can get.

Title: Re: Where is the graphics/video card located on my computer?
Post by: computernewbie on May 03, 2009, 10:22:59 PM

its a Intel(R) Celeron(R) compaq presario SR1120NX also the pics above is what it looks like without cover

Title: Re: Where is the graphics/video card located on my computer?
Post by: Broni on May 03, 2009, 11:02:29 PM

Here are your computer specs: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00189894&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=425921&lang=en
It says: PCI (slots)     Three (two available)
So, you have two empty slots, where you can install your new video card.
Video cards come in 3 flavors: PCI (the slowest), AGP, PCI Express (the fastest)
Yours is the first type: PCI (not PCI Express).
For instance, if you go here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&Description=pci%20video%20card&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&Page=5, you'll find PCI cards (again, don't look at PCI Express cards).
There are even cheaper cards, but you want to have at 256MB of RAM on that card.
At the above page, you'll see three cards:
PNY VCG62256PPB GeForce 6200 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Video Card - Retail
EVGA 256-P1-N399-LX GeForce 6200 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Video Card - Retail
SPARKLE SFPC84GS256U2LP GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
All under $50.