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I have Intel DG31GL Desktop Board, with 4 GB RAM and 1 TB HDD, with Cosair Hydro H7 Liquid Cooling. I want to know that if my desktop board is having which type of PCI slot ? (eg. PCI Express, PCI, PCIe x1/x4/x8/x16 type) And which type of graphics card can be run on that system configuration (eg. DDR2/DDR3/GDDR3/GDDR5 with PCIe/PCI) ?

I am newbie in this field but I made my PC from scratch, so answer reasonably...
 
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If your motherboard has one PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot, you can use any GPU with PCI-E 3.0 x16 or below, but it will only run at a max of 2.0 x16 which isn't all that much slower. Also, this motherboard has an integrated card. You need to disable it in BIOS if you want to use a PCI-E card. You won't see a huge bottleneck if you get a GTX 6xx series or a HD 7xxx series GPU. But, it looks like this board is only capable of one x16 card so SLI or Crossfire won't be a good idea even if there is a slot where another card can fit.

I say if, because I don't know if your board has the slot disabled or not. Most companies like Dell and Acer disable this slot so people can't upgrade their PC forcing them to have to buy a new one. The link below says...
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If your motherboard has one PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot, you can use any GPU with PCI-E 3.0 x16 or below, but it will only run at a max of 2.0 x16 which isn't all that much slower. Also, this motherboard has an integrated card. You need to disable it in BIOS if you want to use a PCI-E card. You won't see a huge bottleneck if you get a GTX 6xx series or a HD 7xxx series GPU. But, it looks like this board is only capable of one x16 card so SLI or Crossfire won't be a good idea even if there is a slot where another card can fit.

I say if, because I don't know if your board has the slot disabled or not. Most companies like Dell and Acer disable this slot so people can't upgrade their PC forcing them to have to buy a new one. The link below says the board includes on PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot, but that dosn't mean the board you have has it enabled. Maybe include a pic of the motherboard for reference or tell us what exact brand and model number it is. If it is actually made by Intel and you bought it by itself it most likely has the PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot.

About video RAM, any DDR5 or below GPU will work just fine. Any bus size will be okay as well. Your only question now is how much are you willing to spend on a GPU. They run anywhere from $50 to $1,000. Also, what CPU are you using?

http://ark.intel.com/products/35120/Intel-Desktop-Board-DG31GL
 
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Your CPU is still good for many new games. You won't be playing them with highest settings, but you can still play them with decent frame rates. A good GPU for your PC in that price range would be something like the GTX 550ti. It can be found for under $80 on ebay or other auction sites either used or "like new". This card is the best bang for your buck. It has 1GB 192-bit DDR5 VRAM and is PCIe 2.0 x16. It also has dual DVI, display port and HDMI. It is a decent mid-range gaming card and is only one generation old. If you want something brand new, you will be looking at low end cards such as the HD 7450 or the GT 630. Both are the current generation "higher end" entry level cards. They will be much less powerful than a 550ti and only have one HDMI and one DVI port. Although they are current gen. cards, they are PCIe 2.0. Also, they usually have DDR3 128-bit RAM in 1 or 2GB variations which could be a bottleneck in some new games in high resolutions. These cards are most comparable to an internal GPU such as the Intel HD 4000. The 550ti will be the one that take the most advantage of what you already have and will be able to play more games that come out in the future than the other entry level cards.

 
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Edit: another older card which was in the mid-range category but is two gens. old is the HD 5770. It is PCIe 2.1, has 1GB DDR5 VRAM but is 128 bit. These are going for about $80 as well on ebay. This card sports 800 "stream processors" which is about the same as the current HD 7790 which is currently a $140 card.

On the other hand, the GTX 550ti has 192 "CUDA cores" which dosn't sound like much compared to the processor count on the AMD/ATI card, but they are two completely differnt things. The current GTX 650 has 384 cores. This 650 is on sale right now for $90

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127703

The 650ti has nearly double the core count at 768 and comes in 3 variations: 1GB 128-bit, 2GB 128-bit or 2GB 192-bit.

This 1GB 650ti is $95 after a rebate:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127725

This 2GB 128-bit is $120:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125444

And this 2GB 192-bit is $150

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130914

If you are willing to spend an extra $20-$30, the 128-bit 650ti is one of the best in that price range.
 
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Also a good choice... here is a 2GB 128-bit [strike]DDR3[/strike] DDR5 version new for $75 shipped:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GV-R667D3-2GI-GIGABYTE-AMD-Radeon-HD-6670-2GB-DDR3-DVI-HDMI-VGA-PCI-E-Video-Card-/200765014841?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2ebe870339

(I think they made a typo, I'm pretty sure that all of these cards are DDR5)

It is PCIe 2.1 x16, has 480 SPUs, not as much as the 5770's 800, but it is a newer card. On paper, the older 5770 stomps it though:

http://www.hwcompare.com/10882/radeon-hd-5770-vs-radeon-hd-6670-oem-1gb/
 
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