I need advice on a video card for my computer

here the driver for the onboard video.
ftp://ftp.biostar-usa.com/drivers/Video/VIAP4M800_16944...
if it boots fine from onboard i leave it alone..the mb only has a agp slot...very old and not worth upgrading..you cant use agp card in the newer mb that are out now. your better off starting a pc fund so when the old girl dies you can replace it.

I put a AGP DDR2 Nvidia card in to see if it was my monitor or the system board, VIA/S3G Unichrome Pro IGP that was not working.
The Nvidia card is not very good in graphics.

Can I just buy a new motherboard and use the ram that is in this system?
Which is better Intel boards or AMD boards?

And where do I extract the file too?

make a folder in download called drivers. then tell the program to unzip the files to C:\dowload\drivers..
for nvidia you want to go to there web page and under geoforce drivers let nvida web page auto detect your video card and show you if you have any newer drivers for it.
most new mb dont have any ide controllers on them. most mb have gone all sata.
if your looking for a cheap gaming rig look at the intel g line of cpu or the i3-2100.
then use a micro atx mb that has one pci video slot on it..if it has two or you go with a larger mb that be fine too.
4 gig of ram as a min...if you can swing 8 that be even better.
min gaming card is nvidia 550ti or amd 7750.
if money is tight then a faster pc then the old one would be one with a amd chip with a gpu built in. save some money as the amd chip has a gaming gpu built into it. just make sure you spend some cash on a good power supply. going cheap you can end up killing your gaming rig.
dell and hp are not bad for the price if your a light gamer..they have small power supply and low end gaming cards.
but there find for web and daily use.

If you replace the motherboard, you'll have to replace CPU, RAM, power supply, hard drive and DVD drive as well. What do you use your system for? If you told me your budget, I recommend something. Cheapest option would cost around $300 for upgrading all the mentioned parts.

I use my system for everyday use on the web, a lot of picture editing and software for printing photos. Some gaming but not everyday. I also use it for excel spreadsheets.

Budget would be around $500 to $700 unless i could find one that would last a few years at a cheaper price.

hey i suggest before going for an i3 2120 just wait for an ivy bridge 13,s

Is it better to build our own or look for one already together?

By far. You save money, you can make sure you get quality parts, you can make sure you have an upgrade path and most importantly, using such self built computer you can really feel you're using your own.

Best answer selected by beach_52.