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Justin600

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    What video card is compatible?
    « on: September 27, 2010, 12:20:56 PM »
    Hello, I have a GT4022 Gateway and I was wondering what video card would be a good choice and compatible. So far ive been using the motherboards which is a Geforce 6100 and is not enough to really run L4d2.
    Here's my computers specs:
        *   Type  Media center
        * Product Form Factor Tower
        * Width 7.3 in
        * Depth 17.9 in
        * Height 15.4 in
        * Weight 22.9 lbs
        * Desktop type Media center system

    Processor

        * Type AMD Athlon 64 4000+ / 2.4 GHz
        * 64-bit Computing Yes
        * Installed Qty 1.0
        * Max Supported Qty 1.0

    Cache Memory

        * Type L2 cache
        * Installed Size 1.0 MB
        * Cache Per Processor 1 MB

    Mainboard

        * Chipset type NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 410
        * Data bus speed 1000.0 MHz

    RAM

        * Installed Size 1.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
        * Technology DDR SDRAM
        * Memory Speed 400.0 MHz
        * Memory Specification Compliance PC3200
        * Form Factor DIMM 184-pin
        * Features Dual channel memory architecture
        * Configuration Features 2 x 512 MB

    Storage Controller

        * Type 2.0 x IDE - Integrated

    Storage

        * Hard Drive 1.0 x 200.0 GB - Standard - IDE - 7200.0 rpm
        * Hard Drive (2nd) None

    Optical Storage

        * Type DVD±RW (+R DL) - IDE
        * CD / DVD read speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD)
        * CD / DVD write speed 40x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD+R DL)
        * CD / DVD rewrite speed 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW)

    Optical Storage (2nd)

        * Type None

    Storage Removable

        * Type None

    Monitor

        * Monitor Type None.

    Graphics Controller

        * Type Integrated
        * Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Shared video memory (UMA)
        * Max Allocated RAM Size 128.0 MB

    Audio Output

        * Type Sound card - Integrated
        * Sound output mode 7.1 channel surround
        * Speaker(s) 2.0 x Right / left channel

    Keyboard

        * Keyboard interface PS/2

    Input Device

        * Type Mouse , Keyboard

    Mouse

        * Mouse technology Optical
        * Mouse interface USB
        * Mouse features Scroll

    Telecom

        * Modem Fax / modem
        * Max transfer rate 56.0 Kbps
        * Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92

    Networking

        * Networking Network adapter - Integrated
        * Data Link Protocol Fast Ethernet , Ethernet

    Expansion / Connectivity

        * Expansion Bays Total (Free) 2.0 ( 1.0 ) x Front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H , 2.0 ( 1.0 ) x Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H , 2.0 ( 1.0 ) x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
        * Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x xD-Picture Card - Socket 939 , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x SD Memory Card - DIMM 184-pin , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x Memory Stick , 2.0 ( 1.0 ) x Processor , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x SmartMedia Card , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x PCI , 1.0 ( 2.0 ) x PCI Express x1 , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x CompactFlash Card , 1.0 ( 1.0 ) x Memory , 4.0 ( 0.0 ) x PCI Express x16
        * Interfaces 1.0 x Keyboard - VGA - 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 in front ) , 1.0 x Modem - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) ( 2 in front ) , 7.0 x Display / video - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) ( 2 in front ) , 3.0 x Mouse - Generic - RJ-45 , 1.0 x Network - Generic - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25) , 1.0 x Parallel - Phone line - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1.0 x Hi-Speed USB - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1.0 x Serial - RJ-11 , 1.0 x Audio , 5.0 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)

    Also I am looking for at least a 512mb video card.
    Any help would be great thanks!!

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    Re: What video card is compatible?
    « Reply #1 on: September 28, 2010, 08:30:01 AM »
    Your comp comes with a 300 watt PSU by default. If you have not upgraded it, then you probably won't be able to get a great graphics card. There are, however, some decent low power graphics cards that you could get.

    These are all the fastest cards with no extra power req:

    Nvidia GeForce GT 210 through 240
    Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT through 9600 GSO
    Radeon HD 5550 through 5670

    You can find all these on newegg.com
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      Re: What video card is compatible?
      « Reply #2 on: September 28, 2010, 12:37:46 PM »
      Thank you for your help. I think I will stop by bestbuy and get EVGA - GeForce 210 512MB DDR2 PCI Express Graphics Card. $40 dollars doesn't seem to bad for it imo.