video card need help!!!

Some to think about....

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814145136  FX 5200 PCI slot card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103031  X1550 PCI slot card

6200 PCI slot card if you can find one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103016  X1300 PCI slot card

 

 

How to disable your integrated video chip as posted by the Moderator

2200, 2300, 2350, 2400, 3000, 3100, E310, B110/1100

* Right click the My Computer icon
* Click Properties
* Click the Hardware tab and/or the Device Manager button
* Open the Display Adaptors. You should see the Intel video card
* Double click the listing for Intel whatever
* At the bottom under "Device Usage", click the down arrow and change this to "Do not use this device, disable"
* Click OK- Apply- OK
* Close all boxes when done
* Click Start- Turn Off Computer- Restart
* Press F2 at the blue Dell logo screen
* Down arrow to either:
Onboard Devices- Primary Video
Primary Video
Integrated Devices- Primary Video Controller
* Change yours to AUTO or PCI (whatever is listed)
* Press ESC several times to Exit and Save your changes
* As the system starts to restart, power the system off
* Open the case cover and add the PCI video card
* Connect the monitor to the added PCI video card
* Power on your computer
* Let the computer boot up and load the drivers off of the CD provided with the card

the games i have are .... Red Orchestra and World of War (combat)  and Medal of honor and Call of Duty

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0683254

got another question for ya ... do you think i should up grade to windows vista or just leave it alone

You do know that you can only upgrade to a slow pci video card, which will never be a barn burner for good high end gaming  ?   Depending on the games you got  ( List them why don't you ) you may have to lower the graphic settings for each game to find a level that it will still play. 

That card you linked to will work.  Just be prepared to play with the game settings until you find the sweet spot

 

 

 

Dim 4400
2.6 Ghz 400 FSB
1 Gb 2100 DDR memory
Windows XP Home
120 Gb Seagate 7,200 drive
24 inch 2407 WFP
XFX 7800 GS O/C AGP
16x DVD-R
410 watt ( PcPower&Cooling ).

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justin770 wrote:

i am going thru dell to buy it . but they only show 2 for my comp. i am not sure which one to buy or will the memory up grade do the trick. if you could tell me the name of the product.

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And by the way i am wanting to use it for gaming . i have alot of  games that i cant play and was told i needed to up grade memory and video . so i am looking one so i can play the games i have that cost alot of money that i cant play .

i am going thru dell to buy it . but they only show 2 for my comp. i am not sure which one to buy or will the memory up grade do the trick. if you could tell me the name of the product.

so it will work with my demision 2400 ....

and how do i look up my graphics and see the sttings they are on

 

do you mean list the games i have ?

 

Do yourself a favor.  Stay with XP.  Stable, and faster for many games over the Vista OS at this time.  Only go for Vista on a new system.  My system will stay with XP until my next purchase, so we are in the same boat.  Too old of a computer not with the better hardware

 

 

In the game itself, you will have a graphic settings options that you can click on, and set the graphics to low, med, and high if not max.  You can also change the resolutions from lets say 1280x1024 down to 800x600 as well.  This to will depend on the monitor you have.  You will see graphic options or some thing like this after you load the game.  Click on it and look around to see what you can set the game graphic and resolutions to.  Play with them until you find a setting that will not produce a frame rate slide show

 

Dim 4400
2.6 Ghz 400 FSB
1 Gb 2100 DDR memory
Windows XP Home
120 Gb Seagate 7,200 drive
24 inch 2407 WFP
XFX 7800 GS O/C AGP
16x DVD-R
410 watt ( PcPower&Cooling )