Compatible video card for windows 7

Barneskate5 · Oct 19, 2013

I have Acer Aspire T180
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ / 2.4 GHz
4GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 6100 (integrated)
160.0 GB
DVD±RW (+R DL)
Install of windows 7 failing because video seems not sufficient
Anyone know of a suitable basic PCI graphics card that will do - don't want to spend much and don't need it posh

CustomPCMan · Oct 19, 2013

Get a £24 ATI Radeon HD 5450
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11166-02-20R-5450-DDR3-Graphics/dp/B0036DD4CO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382181356&sr=8-1&keywords=5450

IRONBATMAN · Oct 19, 2013

where do you live and what is your budget ? Are you planning on gaming , or basic daily work ?

Barneskate5 · Oct 19, 2013

Not for gaming just to get Windows 7 on for surfing and basics like MS Office.
Been using XP SP2 all this time and after had a problem from SP3 install. Reinstalled XP but decided I would like to use son's Windows 7 disk to install on it.

rolandzhang3 · Oct 19, 2013

^"suitable basic PCI graphics card that will do"

Do you mean the basic PCI slot, or PCI-E?

If it's basic PCI you're looking for then this 8400 GS might fit the bill (it's expensive for a low end card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187212

If it's normal PCI-E then a 5450 or 6450 would do nicely
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102882
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103213

a geforce 210 wouldn't be too bad either
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127705

CustomPCMan · Oct 19, 2013

Then go with my idea of getting a cheap and cheerful ATI RADEON 5450.

rolandzhang3 · Oct 19, 2013

^cheap and cheerful, sounds lovely

Barneskate5 · Oct 19, 2013

Radeon 5450 sounds good , can I go even cheeper and still be ok with windows 7 would be happy with a used one.

rolandzhang3 · Oct 19, 2013

What do you mean? also this one is $10 after rebates (I don't know how rebates work over there though)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131338

IRONBATMAN · Oct 19, 2013

rolandzhang3 :

It's mail-in rebates. The manufacturer would mail you a cheque ( I think ) provided you fill in the rebate form.

rolandzhang3 · Oct 19, 2013

Ah, that sounds like a real hassle :|

Barneskate5 · Oct 19, 2013

In UK.

Would nvidia geforce 210 be any good? Seen one quite cheap.

IRONBATMAN · Oct 19, 2013

I recommend this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-GeForce-Graphic-Express-1000MHz/dp/B00B9LVHOM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1382190187&sr=8-4&keywords=Gt+610

It's better than the GT 210 , and newer

rolandzhang3 · Oct 19, 2013

Well since you don't really need dx11 etc. then a cheap 210 should suffice for basic applications

Barneskate5 · Oct 23, 2013

OK so I found a very cheap solution. I robbed out the r9250 128 m 64-bit pci video card from a DELL Dimension 2400. Installed, downloaded the driver and so far so good. The Windows 7 installation does not mess up the screen any more. I know it is not fancy and I expect that the quality within windows 7 will not be very good but at least I will be able to install it now. Thank you every one.

rolandzhang3 · Oct 23, 2013

Have fun mate

IRONBATMAN · Oct 24, 2013

Do remember to choose the best comment as the solution so that you can close the thread , and thank the person who has helped you

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