amin196

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Hello :)

My current PC has some spotty HD video performance, I want to upgrade my video card but I don't know where to start. I don't want to the best video card, and my goal isn't gaming, just better overall performance.

I am posting relevant specifications here:

Motherboard
Manufacturer PEGATRON CORPORATION
Model NARRA5 (Socket AM2 )
Chipset Vendor NVIDIA
Chipset Model MCP61
Chipset Revision A3
Southbridge Vendor NVIDIA
Southbridge Model MCP61
Southbridge Revision A2

Voltage
VIN0 1.680 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.696 V
VIN2 1.568 V

PCI Data
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI1
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width Unknown
Slot Designation PCIEX16
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width Unknown
Slot Designation PCIEX1_1
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Bus Width Unknown
Slot Designation PCIEX1_2
Slot Number 3

Graphics
Monitor
Name HP 2009 on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Current Resolution 1600x900 pixels
Work Resolution 1600x860 pixels
State enabled, primary, output devices support
Monitor Width 1600
Monitor Height 900
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
GPU MCP61P
Device ID 10DE-03D0
Revision A3
Subvendor HP (103C)
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 425 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
DirectX Support 9.0c
DirectX Shader Model 3.0
OpenGL Support 2.0
Bus Interface FPCI
ForceWare version 197.39
BIOS Version 5.61.32.25.02
ROPs 2
Shaders Vertex 2/Pixel 2
Memory Type System
Physical Memory 128 MB
Virtual Memory 1344 MB
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1
GPU Clock 425 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
OpenGL
Version 2.1.2
Vendor NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer GeForce 6150SE nForce 430/PCI/SSE2
GLU Version 1.2.2.0 Microsoft Corporation

Also my memory is on board, will there any conflicts by switching to an actual card? Also what are some recommendations for my system?