What cards can I switch out my nvidia geforce 8400gs for

Wind85

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Feb 4, 2013
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I want to switch out my geforce 8400 gs for something better, but I don't understand how pcie 1.0 2.0 and 3.0 are different, so what can I put in there in place of the 8400 gs that will bump my capability? I am looking for something on the cheap.




APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE today

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: nVidia Geforce 8400 gs

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Athlon 64 x2 4000+ 8 gb ram, 450 watt power supply, have slowly been upgrading parts over the years, but a new computer will probably be purchased before the year is out

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: any

PARTS PREFERENCES: none

OVERCLOCKING: most likely not

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1024x768

 

29065

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Mar 14, 2010
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v1.x: 4 GB/s (40 GT/s) (obsolete)
v2.x: 8 GB/s (80 GT/s) (coming to an end soon)
v3.0: 15.75 GB/s (128 GT/s) (future)
really a difference of communication speed

What motherboard do you have?