Can I upgrade Graphic Card for Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL ?

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Ozil__Bull

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Can I upgrade Graphic Card for Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL ?
My Spec: CPU: Intel pentium 4 519k 3.06 ghz
2Gb of Ram
Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL express chipset family

HELP ME :((
 
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imsqam

imsqam

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The information you listed for the motherboard is the chipset, this does not help in determining compatibility. I can't make any suggestions based on this information. You would need to supply the motherboard make and model. And you don't list what you have for a Graphical Processing Unit (GPU).

But likely the biggest problem you have here is your CPU, it is very old and will not support much in the way of GPU's. I suppose it depends on what you intend to do. And 2GB of RAM is not much these days.

If you want to proceed then download this program (its free)
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

It will extract information on your CPU (CPU/Caches), mobo (Mainboard), memory timings (Memory), installed RAM model and standard timings (SPD) and video card (Graphics)
http://imgur.com/MIbyAYX

As well, open up the case and look at the Power Supply Unit (PSU), there should be a label which gives you make and model. If you want, just take a picture and upload it to the Imgur website, it is free to join.
http://imgur.com/

Once you have this info then provide it along with a budget, country of purchase and any local online vendors you wish to use.
 
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imsqam

imsqam

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This is the list of all Thinkcentre desktops from 2005 to November of 2013. The 519K was released in the fourth quarter of 2004 so it should be in there.
http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/ldwbook2013.pdf

I believe on what you supplied that you have an ThinkCentre A51-8129 (page 442), it is the only one that matches all your chipset and RAM specs. The system is so old that CPU-Z didn't get a motherboard model. But the bad news is that this motherboard does not have a graphics expansion slot so adding a discrete video card is not possible. The only thing you can do is make sure the maximum amount of memory that can be used for memory is set in the BIOS. Sorry.

FYI, you have two different speeds of RAM and that causes issues and may slow the computer down. You may want to consider replacing the RAM is slot 3 with some DDR2 800MHz RAM. That is, replace the PC2-5300 RAM with some PC2-6400 RAM.


 
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imsqam

imsqam

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I stand corrected, I was looking at the wrong spot in the spec sheet. Assuming that you have a ThinkCentre A51-8129 then you have a full height, full length PCI-e x16 slot so that should be good. But your CPU is very weak, modern CPU's are 10 to 100 times more powerful.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+4+3.06GHz&id=1075

It would be a waste of money to pair this CPU with anything but the cheapest card you can find. Just watch the power consumption of the card, I would stay in the 30W or lower range. Here are some examples, I don't know what is available in your area.
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#i=38,39&sort=price&page=1&X=0,3500&w=15,30
 
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Here's the question you've been ignoring Ozil, what do you think you'll gain by upgrading the videocard? I had a Pentium 4, and used it to play Half Life 2 and Doom 3, to give you an idea of the capabilities. This was at 800x600 or 1024x768, depending on the game. I used an AMD X1600 Pro and then an HD 5450 with this system. I did have a Antec 400W power supply though.

My point is what you will be able to do with this system is VERY limited, are you aware of this?
 
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imsqam

imsqam

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If you are running off the integrated graphics then just about any discrete GPU will be an improvement. But with a 230W PSU I would be keeping the wattage as low as possible. These three model lines are all 20W or 19W, the GT 710 is the most powerful.
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/rtnG3C,ZG4gXL,DcphP6,dd98TW/
 
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