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Graphic Slots Requirements
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The type of video memory on the card doesn't have anything to do with whether or not it will fit in your PCIe slot; that said, any card that uses a PCIe x16 connector will work in the slot on your mobo.
As for what graphics card you should buy, it's hard to say without knowing what you intend to do with it. Is this for gaming, video editing, general web surfing? With a dual core processor, you probably won't want to get a card that's too high-end, as your CPU will cause a bottleneck, but you should be able to use almost any PCIe graphics card that's 2-4 years old with some success. You may want to consider upgrading your mobo, CPU and RAM in order to use a newer graphics card if you're wanting your system to do anything other than browse the web.
As for what graphics card you should buy, it's hard to say without knowing what you intend to do with it. Is this for gaming, video editing, general web surfing? With a dual core processor, you probably won't want to get a card that's too high-end, as your CPU will cause a bottleneck, but you should be able to use almost any PCIe graphics card that's 2-4 years old with some success. You may want to consider upgrading your mobo, CPU and RAM in order to use a newer graphics card if you're wanting your system to do anything other than browse the web.
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All PCI-Ex16 graphic card will physically fit within the PCI-Ex16 expansion slot. However, PCI and PCI-Ex16 are not interchangeable. You cannot put a PCI card into a PCI-Ex16 slot, nor vice versa.
The type of video memory a card has is not important when it pertains to compatibility with the rest of the system. However, if you have the option between otherwise identical cards, go with the card that has the newest memory (from newest to oldest (G)DDR5, (G)DDR4, (G)DDR3, (G)DDR2, (G)DDR).
The real concern about adding a graphics card to a system is the power supply. In many off the shelf systems, the power supply is less than ideal for adding a graphics card and often, a new power supply needs to be purchased as well as the new graphics card.
If you could give us the full specifications (component model numbers, or if off the shelf, manufacturer and model number) as well as a budget, we could help you better.
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The type of video memory a card has is not important when it pertains to compatibility with the rest of the system. However, if you have the option between otherwise identical cards, go with the card that has the newest memory (from newest to oldest (G)DDR5, (G)DDR4, (G)DDR3, (G)DDR2, (G)DDR).
The real concern about adding a graphics card to a system is the power supply. In many off the shelf systems, the power supply is less than ideal for adding a graphics card and often, a new power supply needs to be purchased as well as the new graphics card.
If you could give us the full specifications (component model numbers, or if off the shelf, manufacturer and model number) as well as a budget, we could help you better.
-Wolf sends
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I think/hope you mean that your graphics slot is a pcie-x16 slot
Exactly what model of motherboard do you have?
The ram type of the graphics card is completely unrelated to your motherboard; that is not an issue.
You will likely be able to install any pcie x16 based graphics card you want(not agp, and probably not pcie), subject to the limits of your power supply.
Exactly what model of motherboard do you have?
The ram type of the graphics card is completely unrelated to your motherboard; that is not an issue.
You will likely be able to install any pcie x16 based graphics card you want(not agp, and probably not pcie), subject to the limits of your power supply.
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