What can I put in my Computer

[Manboy7771]

I am looking for what video card i can put in my Computer
I have a Dell XPS 420 with windows 7 running on it, my specs are:
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO
CPU Speed: I Have 2.4 GHz
3.1 GB of Ram
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 32-bit

What can I put in, and where should i look for them? (Newegg, .ect)

 

[GOM3RPLY3R]

Is your CPU a Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Extreme?

 

[GOM3RPLY3R]

Actually let me rethink this. You have a pretty old PC by what I can tell (or just a very low end one). For gaming I would say that with the size of your PC and what slots you have, there's really no means that you can upgrade to a reasonable amount. It would be better just to create a new PC. If you were to build one, what would your budget be? I can whip one up for you right now if you want?

 

[Manboy7771]

Seeing that I'm 14 I cant build a Computer (No money)

 

[GOM3RPLY3R]

Seeing that I'm 14 I cant build a Computer (No money)

What GPU brand are you looking into, anything specific? The two options are Nvidia and AMD

 

[coozie7]

There's some good news here: The system has a free PCI-Ex16 slot (V2.0) and either a 375 or 425 Watt powersupply and Dell supplies are known to be of good quality.
To see what CPU is installed do this: Start>Control Panel>System and Security> under 'system' click on 'view amount of RAM and processor speed'
That will tell you what CPU is installed (it should be a Q6600 according to the Dell spec sheets).
I take it this is to improve gaming performance ? If so please provide the monitor resolution and power supply details. You will need to remove the side panel to see the PSU rating label, we'll just need its Wattage.
And if you keep sticking your tongue out, I'll send you to the Principals office-you rude boy .

 

[Manboy7771]

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600
And yes for gaming
1440x900
Dc output: 375W?
And ok :x

 

[Manboy7771]

Seeing that I'm 14 I cant build a Computer (No money)

What GPU brand are you looking into, anything specific? The two options are Nvidia and AMD

No idea :\

 

[GOM3RPLY3R]

No idea. :\

In that case, what games are you going to be playing?

 

[Manboy7771]

I dont really have a list of games i want to play that i cant :L

 

[coozie7]

@ Manboy7771: More good news, then. The monitor has a low resolution, so a inexpensive card will be all that is needed, and the Q6600 is still a capable processor, old, but capable.
With 'no money' it's a little hard to recommend a suitable upgrade but a $65 HD6670 like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102988

Will enable you to play most at 1440x900 with at least low or medium settings.

If your budget can reach to $95 this is the most powerful card you can put into the machine without upgrading the power supply:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131481

Nvidia don't have much in this lower price segment, and those that are there are either outperformed by the AMD cards of equal cost or, as with the GTX650 (equal to the HD7750) require more power and a 6 pin PCI-E power lead to work.