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thanks randyl, but my friend answered all the questions i had, he told me the gtx 570 is a better graphics card and that i will need to buy a better power supply unit to run the graphics card (he recommended 550watts at least) if you have any thoughts on the matter, im open to all opinions btw, any reason you mentioned updating drivers?

ok, im not an expert with computers so i need some help with choosing a graphics card (and general info) we got our computer (and accesories) yesterday for a good price but the graphics isnt that good. first off, i read some other posts and i think i have all the relevant info Motherboard: IPISB-CH2 (chicago) current graphics card: NVidia Geforce gt 530 also, here is a link to the hp site with the rest of the specs http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03000665&cc=ad&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_auen i was thinking of a nvidia geforce gtx 570 or amd radeon hd 6950 what i need to know is: are the ports i have sufficient to use either of the 2 cards above is my current graphics card using the pci express x16 slot or is it a spare can my computer handle the graphics card i was hoping to get what is a PCI-E 2.0 x 16 slot (i dont know if the 2.0 makes a difference) i see they are about the same price range - btw, i dont want to spend over $400 (US dollars i guess) i think thats all you will need, let me know if its not