Help! I've a question!

[bakasashax3]

Hello,
so, I'd like to upgrade my graphic card to a nvdia gforce 9600gt 512mb ddr3
and I have an asrock ddr2 motherboard. http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?model=g31m-vs2

so will it work?
Thanks!

 

[hang-the-9]

Yes will work with the motherboard, but you also need to list your case size, power supply wattage, space free around the video slot before you can buy a card. And why are you picking such an old card?

 

[kyle382]

agree with hang. more info required.

I had a 9800gtx. They are to be feared for how old they are. Spend the extra $3 and get that. Was able to play battlefield3 beta on low settings with it on a 4 core. Supreme commander 2 at max settings.

these cards are becoming so rare thou you might find a modern budget card that is a similar price point with much better performance. The performance gain of a modern card would likely be choked by your older cpu... depends on the game your playing, but worth it.

 

[bakasashax3]

Yes will work with the motherboard, but you also need to list your case size, power supply wattage, space free around the video slot before you can buy a card. And why are you picking such an old card?

Oh, glad to know that it'll work,
by all that do you mean my pc specs?
If yes, it'll be

Pentium Dual Core E5500 2.8ghz
a GB of ddr2 ram
and I'm not sure about the others, but that's all I know atm.
hee.

 

[hang-the-9]

Without knowing what the power supply is, or how much room you have you won't get anywhere. Or if you do, the card may not work. And don't get that card, unless you are getting it cheap and used. It's probably worth it for about $30 but no more.

 

[bakasashax3]

Without knowing what the power supply is, or how much room you have you won't get anywhere. Or if you do, the card may not work. And don't get that card, unless you are getting it cheap and used. It's probably worth it for about $30 but no more.

oh wait, k,I've got it! It's around 450watt, is it enough? :I

 

[kyle382]

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

 

[hang-the-9]

oh wait, k,I've got it! It's around 450watt, is it enough? :I

450 is enough to run several decent cards. Still need to know about case size (brand/model of PC will help) and why you picked a 9600gt.

While not a bad card, it's 4 yrs old, you should be able to pick up a much more current card for the same price or maybe a tiny bit more than what you're planning to spend.