About upgrading my video card

[Rana-E]

So, I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this but I'm a gamer and I'd like to upgrade my video card.

The problem is I have no idea what video cards would work with my computer.

 

Here are my specs:

 

-Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz

 

-Asus P5PE-VM motherboard:

LGA775 socket for inter?Pentium D/ Pentium 4/ Celeron CPU

1066/800/533 MHz FSB

2x184-pin DIMM sockets support max. 2GB DDR400/333/266 non-ECC unbuffered DDR SDRAM memory

1xAGP8X. 3xPCI 8 x USB

 

-3.0 GB RAM

 

- Windows XP SP2

 

- ATI Radeon HD 4350 (ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x954F) ) Video card.

 

 

I was wondering would a video card like Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 work on my computer.

 

I need a really good gaming video card for games like Assassin's creed bortherhood, Dragon age 2 and Mass Effect 3 and so on...

 

my current video card was able to make Mass Effect 1,2, Assassin's creed ii and Dragon Age: Origins work but I'm worried about upcoming games...so?:confused:

 

yeah, thank you in advance!

[KenB]

Hi,

 

If this is your board you have 3 PCI slots and 1 AGP.

http://www.getpcmemory.com/pics/asus-p5pe-vm-motherboard.jpg

 

Your present video card {ATI Radeon HD 4350} appears to be a PCIe ??

 

Does your motherboard have PCIe slots?

 

The Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 that you are interested in is a PCIe card.

If the m/board shown in the link is yours then the connections are different and it will not fit in a PCI slot.

 

If your m/board supports PCIe then the new card will be compatible.

 

You may need to look at your PSU.

Depending on what this is ( 450 Watt / 650Watt ?? ) you may need an upgrade.

I found 1 review that suggesteed 600Watt minimum.

[Rana-E]

No mine doesn't have PCIe slots :(

 

so...do you have any suggestions for video cards that would work with my motherboard?

[mikeybumps]

This might bum you out a bit but here is the best agp graphics card that i know of its a bit of a step up from the one you have

Newegg.com - HIS IceQ H467QS1GHA Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 AGP 4X/8X HDCP Ready Video Card

;) hope you like!

[Rana-E]

Oh, well thank you a lot anyway :)

 

I'll try to save up and get a whole new computer then...sine this one doesn't leave much room for upgrades.