Is my pc compatible?

[Zenyx]

Hi guys , im new here , i am planning to buy a GeForce GTX 465 for a fps call homefront . but i do not know weather my computer is compatible with it .

 

Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

System Model: G31M-ES2L

BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG

Processor: Pentium® Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz (2 CPUs)

Memory: 2038MB RAM

Page File: 708MB used, 3216MB available

Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks alot

[KenB]

Hi and welcome to ExTS

 

Your m/board specs

http://www.gigabyte.lv/products/page/mb/ga-g31m-es2l_1x/

 

Your card specs:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-gtx-465-us.html

 

Your m/board has 1 PCIe x 16 slot which will take your new card.

Your new card is PCIe 2.0 compatible and from what I can tell from a quick search, your m/board supports PCIe 1.0 ( Perhaps others can confirm this ? )

If the m/board was produced pre 2007 then It will not support PCIe 2.0

 

If this is the case - your new card is backwards compatible.

In other words, it will work in your m/board but you may not get the full benefit of the card's features as PCIe 2.0 transfers data at twice the rate.

 

You don't say what PSU ( wattage ) you have.

If you do decide to go for this card then you may need to upgrade the PSU too.

[Zenyx]

So the only problem now is my PSU ? how do i upgrade my psu ?

[Zenyx]

I want to play homefront . Any recommandations for Minimum NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS or ATI Radeon 1900XT . budget around $100~150

[KenB]

Take a look here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-graphics-card-geforce-gtx-590-radeon-hd-6990,2879.html

 

You may not need to upgrade the PSU - it depends what you have already.

The wattage is usually shown on a sticker on the PSU itself.

Also depends on the Video Card you choose.

[Zenyx]

so i decided to buy http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-PCI-Express-Graphics-01G-P3-1366-TR/dp/B004DKWLB4/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1305469417&sr=1-3

 

is there any problem i would face ? thanks alot , it really really helps me alot for replying

[KenB]

Hi again,

 

I found this:

Minimum of a 450 Watt power supply (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amps)

Two available 6-pin PCI-E power dongles

 

The 6-pin connector looks like this:

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/pcie6index.jpg

 

If you don't have them - but you doo have spare molex connections - you can get an adapter.

 

Molex connector:

http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00SBkaZjtMfWbV/Molex-Connectors.jpg