I NEED A NEW GRAPHICS CARD WHAT I GET PLZ PLZ HELP

[benningtonjr]

Manufacturer : Systemax_A0815

Mainboard : Unspecified SiS-661

Chipset : SiS 661FX/GX

Processor : Intel Celeron D 325J @ 2533 MHz

Physical Memory : 1280 MB

Video Card : SiS 661FX/GX Mirage Graphics

Hard Disk : HDS728080PLAT20 (76 GB)

CD-Rom Drive : SONY CD-RW CRX230EE

Monitor Type : Dell Computer DELL M992 - 17 inches

Network Card : Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) SiS900 10/100 Ethernet Adapter

Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 3

DirectX : Version 9.0c (SEPTEMBER 2006)

 

this is my cheap computer my parents bought from tv comercial (i know never buy a computer from tv) i added 1gb of ram recently but i started to play online games liek combat arms by nexon and also runescape and i lag a lot but its not my internet its my graphicas card i need to find 1 card compatible with my computer can anobdy plz help me?:eek:

[benningtonjr]

General Information :

Manufacturer : Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) (Foxconn International Inc)

Model : SiS 661FX/GX Mirage Graphics

Bus Type : AGP

Total Memory : 32 MB

Texture Memory : 77 MB

Processor : SiS 661

Converter : Internal

Refresh Rate (min/max) : 56/200 Hz

 

GPU Information :

Number of GPU : 1

 

Video Bios Information :

Date : 07/16/04

 

General Features :

Width : 320 mm

Height : 240 mm

Pixel per inch : 96x96 dpi

bits per pixel : 16

Colour Bits/Planes : 1

Brushes : 4294967295

Pens : 4294967295

Markers : 0

Device Fonts : 0

Device Colours : 4294967295

Clip Output to Rectangle : Yes

Hardware Acceleration : No

 

Blend and Shade Capabilities :

GradientFill Rectangle : No

GradientFill Traingle : No

Per Pixel AlphaBlend : Yes

Premultiplied Alpha : No

 

Raster Capabilities :

Banding : No

Transfer Bitmaps : Yes

Bitmap >64 KB : Yes

Fonts larger than 64 K : Yes

DIBs : Yes

DIBTODEV : Yes

Flood Fills : Yes

Scaling : No

StretchBlt : Yes

StretchDIB : Yes

 

Curves Capabilities :

Chord Arcs : Yes

Circles : Yes

Elipses : Yes

Interiors : Yes

Pie Wedges : Yes

Rounded Rectangles : Yes

Styled Borders : Yes

Wide Borders : Yes

Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

 

Lines Capabilities :

Interiors : Yes

Markers : Yes

Polylines : Yes

Polymarkers : Yes

Styled : Yes

Wide : Yes

Wide, Styled : Yes

 

Polygonal Capabilities :

Interiors : Yes

Alternate Fill Polygons : Yes

Winding Fill Polygons : Yes

Rectangles : Yes

Scan Lines : Yes

Styled Borders : Yes

Wide Borders : Yes

Wide, Styled Borders : Yes

 

Text Capabilities :

Stroke Precision : Yes

Stroke Clip Precision : Yes

90° Character Rotation : No

Any Angle Character Rotation : No

Independent X-Y Scaling : No

Double Weighted Characters : No

Italic : No

Underline : Yes

Strikeout : Yes

Raster Fonts : Yes

Vector Fonts : Yes

 

Color Management Capabilities :

CMYK : No

Gamma Ramp : Yes

ICM Device : No

 

i used pc wizard 2009 to find this information about graphics card

[snow]

Hi benningtonjr,

 

After looking up your current graphics card, it seems to be an 'onboard' chipset graphics adapter. What this means is that it is attached directly on to your computer's motherboard, and that it can't be upgraded or removed.

 

If you want to play 3D games, I'm afraid you'll probably have to get a new computer, one that has a PCI express graphics card, or a PCI express slot where you could install one.

[maynardvdm]

Do you know if your motherboard has an PCI-E slot?

 

How big(Watt) is your Power Supply Unit?

[Tootech]

Looking at the info you have posted, your board is a Socket 775, may have an AGP x8 slot. Is there any chance you can take the side panel off your computer, use a torch and find the mainboard part number?

 

Don't forget to switch off at the mains when you do it :D

 

It will be probably be something like 661FX etc etc.

[snow]

I've done some more looking, and if this is your motherboard:

 

Features and specs on MSI MBOX 661FM (SIS661) Motherboard - Motherboards - Shopping.com

 

The you should have an AGP 8x slot which can be used for a new graphics card. I am sorry for my incorrect statement above.

 

AGP is older technology these days, and has been largely replaced by PCI express, but you can still find graphics cards that will support it.

 

It would be good if you could follow Tootech's advice, and find the motherboard part number, so we can be sure.

[benningtonjr]

Hi benningtonjr,

 

After looking up your current graphics card, it seems to be an 'onboard' chipset graphics adapter. What this means is that it is attached directly on to your computer's motherboard, and that it can't be upgraded or removed.

 

If you want to play 3D games, I'm afraid you'll probably have to get a new computer, one that has a PCI express graphics card, or a PCI express slot where you could install one.

 

 

i looked at pc wizard 2009 and checked my mother board stats and here they are.

General Information :

Manufacturer : Unspecified

Product : SiS-661

Version : Unspecified

Serial Number : UYDC53206270

Support MP : Yes, 1 CPU(s)

Version MPS : 1.4

 

Chassis Information :

Manufacturer : Unspecified

Type : Desktop

Version : Unspecified

Serial Number : Unspecified

Asset : Unspecified

 

Sensor Information :

Hardware Monitoring : ITE SIS950 / IT8705F

 

On-Board Device Information :

Embedded Controller : No

 

Slots Information :

Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 5.0v

Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 5.0v

Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 5.0v

Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 5.0v

Slot AGP : In Use (32-bit) 5.0v

 

External Connectors :

Serial 16450 Compatible : DB-9 male

Serial 16450 Compatible : DB-9 male

Parallel ECP/EPP : DB25 female

Keyboard : PS/2

Mouse : PS/2

 

Internal Connectors :

PRIMARY IDE : On Board IDE

SECONDARY IDE : On Board IDE

FDD : On Board Floppy

COM1 : 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)

COM2 : 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)

LPT1 : DB25 female

Keyboard : PS/2

PS/2 Mouse : PS/2

 

 

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after i opened it up and under the card that goes for the 56k phone dialup thing so i can get dialup internet im guessing there it 2 more of the slots so i can put a card.i looked on youtube how to install a graphics card and i saw them put it in the same sloti have empty i also read i can disable the sis 661 fx cards functions and put another 1 in the empotyy slot but i wana make sure.

[Tootech]

Ok, try one of these system information programs, its the motherboard manufacturer and part number or board model we need.

 

|MG| EVEREST Free Edition 2.20 Download Everest

 

Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit Belarc

 

SIW | System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala SIW

[benningtonjr]

Ok, try one of these system information programs, its the motherboard manufacturer and part number or board model we need.

 

|MG| EVEREST Free Edition 2.20 Download Everest

 

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i go this 1 and here is the information hopefull this helps you,help me get myself a new graphics card.

[benningtonjr]

Field Value

Motherboard Properties

Motherboard ID 03/12/2005-SiS-661-6A7I4FK9C-00

Motherboard Name Foxconn 661M03-G

 

Front Side Bus Properties

Bus Type Intel NetBurst

Bus Width 64-bit

Real Clock 133 MHz (QDR)

Effective Clock 533 MHz

Bandwidth 4266 MB/s

 

Memory Bus Properties

Bus Type DDR SDRAM

Bus Width 64-bit

Real Clock 167 MHz (DDR)

Effective Clock 333 MHz

Bandwidth 2666 MB/s

 

Chipset Bus Properties

Bus Type SiS MuTIOL

Bus Width 16-bit

 

Motherboard Physical Info

CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 478

Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 1 AGP

RAM Slots 2 DDR DIMM

Integrated Devices Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394

Form Factor Micro ATX

Motherboard Size 240 mm x 240 mm

Motherboard Chipset SiS661FX

 

Motherboard Manufacturer

Company Name Foxconn Electronics, Inc.

Product Information http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsOverview_motherboard.cfm?pSocket=&pChipset=

BIOS Download http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownloadOverview_motherboard.cfm

[Tootech]

The Everest info seems more useful.

 

Your board appears to be a variant of the Foxconn 661M03-G.

 

Check it looks like this with 3 white PCI slots to the left and 1 green slot - thats the AGP.

 

4shared.com - photo sharing - download image b_m_661M03-G-6EL.bmp

 

It looks like a Socket 478 board - I thought it was Socket 775 from info you gave initially - I was wrong - apologies.

 

Have a look here for a manual

 

Foxconn Support - Download=

 

It has an AGP 3.0 8x/4x slot

 

I don't know what your budget is, AGP cards are still available - have a look at Ebuyers range as an example

 

Cheap Nvidia Graphics Cards From Ebuyer

Edited July 26, 2009 by Tootech

[benningtonjr]

The Everest info seems more useful.

 

Your board appears to be a variant of the Foxconn 661M03-G.

 

Check it looks like this with 3 white PCI slots to the left and 1 green slot - thats the AGP.

 

4shared.com - photo sharing - download image b_m_661M03-G-6EL.bmp

 

It looks like a Socket 478 board - I thought it was Socket 775 from info you gave initially - I was wrong - apologies.

 

Have a look here for a manual

 

Foxconn Support - Download=

 

It has an AGP 3.0 8x/4x slot

 

I don't know what your budget is, AGP cards are still available - have a look at Ebuyers range as an example

 

Cheap Nvidia Graphics Cards From Ebuyer

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ok so i can ONLY buy any graphics card that is AGP? and also what does it have to be ddr or ddr2. so when i buy im gona install in the green slot right.what are the other 2 slot for?

[Tootech]

If you go for a card with DDR2 it will be a little faster, but you probably won't notice much difference.

 

The white slots are PCI slots, used for internal modems, LAN cards, USB 2.0 cards etc etc.

[benningtonjr]

If you go for a card with DDR2 it will be a little faster, but you probably won't notice much difference.

 

The white slots are PCI slots, used for internal modems, LAN cards, USB 2.0 cards etc etc.

 

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ok ok ty so much

[benningtonjr]

i am wondering if this graphics card is compatibole with my computer.

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Asus ATI Radeon HD3450 512MB DVI/VGA/HDMI Low Profile AGP Video Card

 

i found this card at:

SuperBiiz.com - Asus ATI Radeon HD3450 512MB DVI/VGA/HDMI Low Profile AGP Video Card

 

these are the specifications:

 

Mfr Part Number: AH3450/DI/512MD2(LP)

Chipset: Radeon HD 3450

Engine Clock: 600 MHz

Video Memory: 512MB DDR2

Memory Clock: 800 MHz

Memory Interface: 64-bit

Bus: AGP 8X

RAMDAC: 400 MHz

Max. DVI Resolution: 2048 x 1536

Connectors: VGA, DVI, HDMI

Thermal: Fansink

Support HDCP - High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection

Support Unified Video Decoder (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD DVD

Support Microsoft DirectX 10.1 Shader Model 4.1 and OpenGL 2.0

Package: Retail

[Tootech]

Yep, that looks ok.

 

Just make sure there is enough room around the AGP slot to fit it. It doesn't look like a really big card, but have a quick look inside your case anyway.

[benningtonjr]

ok is there any other graphic card that are faster/better that are compatible with my computer?i kinda wana play some games online fps but the games i play dont have that much requirements.my budget(mom's budget) is about 120 usd but looking at a lot of cards agp there bout 80 bucks but yeah anyone that u can recomend me and that is compatible with my computer.:confused:

[snow]

If you buy a very powerful graphics card for your computer, then judging from your computer's specs, the rest of your system could become the limiting factor, and not allow you to get the full performance out of it.

 

You have an Intel Celeron D at 2.5GHz, which will play most games that are a few years old, but will struggle with newer games, particularly modern FPS games like Unreal 3 etc.

 

If you just want to run older games without much requirements, then the graphics card you have listed seems just fine to me, and will let you do this without needlessly breaking the bank.

 

It also doesn't require any extra power connecters, which may be a problem with more powerful cards, so all around it seems like a good choice.