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PC Upgrade Advice?

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September 12, 2014 5:09:52 PM

I've got an older, semi-decent PC. Thinking about upgrading it, here's the specs. My main question is what GPU could I install that would be compatible? I know it won't handle a new and intense card but just curious.

Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 3.0 GHz
Number of Cores 2
CPU ID BFEBFBFF00000F44
Family 0F
Model 04
Stepping 4
Revision 06
Video Card 1 RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Manufacturer ATI
Chipset RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Dedicated Memory 256 MB
Total Memory 3.0 GB
Pixel Shader Version 2.0
Vertex Shader Version 2.0
Hardware T & L Yes
Vendor ID 1002
Device ID 5D4D
Plug and Play ID VEN_1002&DEV_5D4D&SUBSYS_03021002&REV_00
Driver Version 8.56.1.16
Video Card 2 RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition Secondary (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Manufacturer ATI
Chipset RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Dedicated Memory 256 MB
Total Memory 3.0 GB
Pixel Shader Version 2.0
Vertex Shader Version 2.0
Hardware T & L Yes
Vendor ID 1002
Device ID 5D6D
Plug and Play ID VEN_1002&DEV_5D6D&SUBSYS_03031002&REV_00
Driver Version 8.56.1.16
Memory 8.1 GB
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Service Pack 1
Size 64 Bit
Edition Ultimate
Version 6.1.7601
Locale 0409
BIOS Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A03
Version A03
Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Date 06/28/05
Display Maximum Resolution 1280 x 1024
Sound Device 1 Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)
Driver Version 6.0.1.1377
Sound Device 2 Creative Game Port
Driver Version 1.0.0.0
DVD HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B ATA Device
CD HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B ATA Device
Drive
Size 465.7 GB
Free 49.1 GB
Browsers
Internet Explorer 11.0.9600.17239
Chrome 37.0.2062.120
Firefox 30.0 (en-US)
Safari 5.34.51.22
Software
Java 7.0.670
Flash 14.0.0.145
DirectX 11.0
.NET 3.5.30729.5420
QuickTime 7.70.80.34
Adobe PDF Reader 9.5.2.295

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September 12, 2014 5:14:07 PM

Can you give us a more compact 7-line or so summary of your components? That list is quite overly lengthy. Thanks!
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September 13, 2014 2:02:45 PM

Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz Dual Core
Video Card 1 RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Video Card 2 RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition Secondary (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit

Hope that helps some what
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