Help me upgrading my video card.(INTEL g33/g31 chipset family)

[TomzSoftware]

Hello to all..
Currently I am using Dell Inspiron 530s(as it is , with no hardware upgrades) which contains intel g33/g31 chipset family . The main problem with it is that it has 0mb of dedicated video memory...
Specifications can be found at link below..

http://pastebin.com/Qa1LEbdz

So I want to upgrade my video card with one which has at least 128mb of dedicated video memory..
Slots:-
One PCIe x16
One PCIe x1
Two PCI

Please tell me if I could upgrade(purchase and replace) and by which one.
Budget- 100$ or near it

 

[Khaleal]

What are you looking for in the graphics card? Gaming? Designing? Specify your needs and budget so we can better assist you.
Basically, I'd recommend upgrading your RAM to at least 2GB. 1GB isn't enough anymore. get 4GB+ if you can afford it.

 

[TomzSoftware]

What are you looking for in the graphics card? Gaming? Designing? Specify your needs and budget so we can better assist you.
Basically, I'd recommend upgrading your RAM to at least 2GB. 1GB isn't enough anymore. get 4GB+ if you can afford it.

gaming but not extreme gaming..simple games

 

[Khaleal]

What is your budget?

 

[TomzSoftware]

What is your budget?

As mentioned above near 100$

 

[Khaleal]

Go for GTX 750. It's a very impressive entry-level graphics card.. They're being sold for around 100$-130$ in Amazon.
But again.. Any strong graphics card will be useless with 1GB of RAM.. So consider upgrading your RAM first to 4GB at least.

 

[TomzSoftware]

Go for GTX 750. It's a very impressive entry-level graphics card.. They're being sold for around 100$-130$ in Amazon.
But again.. Any strong graphics card will be useless with 1GB of RAM.. So consider upgrading your RAM first to 4GB at least.

what is its dedicated video memory cause intel g33/g31 has 0mb of it

 

[Khaleal]

Go for GTX 750. It's a very impressive entry-level graphics card.. They're being sold for around 100$-130$ in Amazon.
But again.. Any strong graphics card will be useless with 1GB of RAM.. So consider upgrading your RAM first to 4GB at least.

what is its dedicated video memory cause intel g33/g31 has 0mb of it

There are many versions of this card with 1GB, 2GB, 4GB.. The popular version is the 1GB version.. It's more than enough for current games.

 

[TomzSoftware]

Go for GTX 750. It's a very impressive entry-level graphics card.. They're being sold for around 100$-130$ in Amazon.
But again.. Any strong graphics card will be useless with 1GB of RAM.. So consider upgrading your RAM first to 4GB at least.

what is its dedicated video memory cause intel g33/g31 has 0mb of it

There are many versions of this card with 1GB, 2GB, 4GB.. The popular version is the 1GB version.. It's more than enough for current games.

Ok thanks..

 

[paitjsu sadff]

you could fit in a GT 640 it's an nvidia graphics card with 1gb of VRAM it would cost you around 90$ online and will be fine with the powersupply that is in that system you have

 

[paitjsu sadff]

Go for GTX 750. It's a very impressive entry-level graphics card.. They're being sold for around 100$-130$ in Amazon.
But again.. Any strong graphics card will be useless with 1GB of RAM.. So consider upgrading your RAM first to 4GB at least.

a GTX750 will not fit in this case he got, his power supply is not sufficient and his CPU will bottleneck this card soooo bad it will be pointless to get...i would recommand he gets something like that :
http://products.ncix.com/detail/asus-geforce-gt-640-901mhz-28-79654.htm
Along with more RAM memory you need at least 4gb nowadays...

 

[Khaleal]

Go for GTX 750. It's a very impressive entry-level graphics card.. They're being sold for around 100$-130$ in Amazon.
But again.. Any strong graphics card will be useless with 1GB of RAM.. So consider upgrading your RAM first to 4GB at least.

what is its dedicated video memory cause intel g33/g31 has 0mb of it

There are many versions of this card with 1GB, 2GB, 4GB.. The popular version is the 1GB version.. It's more than enough for current games.

Ok thanks..

BTW, If I were you I would go and spend around 30$ to upgrade the RAM to 4GB first, and if I'm on tight budget I'd replace the GTX 750 for a less powerful card (but still performing well) like AMD HD 7750 1GB GDDR5.

 

[paitjsu sadff]

Go for GTX 750. It's a very impressive entry-level graphics card.. They're being sold for around 100$-130$ in Amazon.
But again.. Any strong graphics card will be useless with 1GB of RAM.. So consider upgrading your RAM first to 4GB at least.

what is its dedicated video memory cause intel g33/g31 has 0mb of it

There are many versions of this card with 1GB, 2GB, 4GB.. The popular version is the 1GB version.. It's more than enough for current games.

Ok thanks..

BTW, If I were you I would go and spend around 30$ to upgrade the RAM to 4GB first, and if I'm on tight budget I'd replace the GTX 750 for a less powerful card (but still performing well) like AMD HD 7750 1GB GDDR5.

KALHEAL there's too much stuff you dont get here...he cant fit a GTX750 in such a small and underpowered machine even if its a good entry level card a dell inspiron 530s is not meant for that kind of card, he only has a 300w cheapo powersupply encased in a small mini itx case...a GT 640 is REALLY the highest i would go in that system...also is CPU is an older dual core pentium...it will never feed a card like a 750 to even half the potential...it would be pointless for him....he need more RAM first and then and a GT 640 or something along those line with 1gb of VRAM...this is not a machine that will play BF4 or anything like that even with tons of upgrades...

 

[Khaleal]

Go for GTX 750. It's a very impressive entry-level graphics card.. They're being sold for around 100$-130$ in Amazon.
But again.. Any strong graphics card will be useless with 1GB of RAM.. So consider upgrading your RAM first to 4GB at least.

what is its dedicated video memory cause intel g33/g31 has 0mb of it

There are many versions of this card with 1GB, 2GB, 4GB.. The popular version is the 1GB version.. It's more than enough for current games.

Ok thanks..

BTW, If I were you I would go and spend around 30$ to upgrade the RAM to 4GB first, and if I'm on tight budget I'd replace the GTX 750 for a less powerful card (but still performing well) like AMD HD 7750 1GB GDDR5.

KALHEAL there's too much stuff you dont get here...he cant fit a GTX750 in such a small and underpowered machine even if its a good entry level card a dell inspiron 530s is not meant for that kind of card, he only has a 300w cheapo powersupply encased in a small mini itx case...a GT 640 is REALLY the highest i would go in that system...also is CPU is an older dual core pentium...it will never feed a card like a 750 to even half the potential...it would be pointless for him....he need more RAM first and then and a GT 640 or something along those line with 1gb of VRAM...this is not a machine that will play BF4 or anything like that even with tons of upgrades...

I'm sorry. I didn't notice that he has a mini case.. I only went to the specs in the link he posted. I'm not experienced with cards sizes so I can't help here.
BTW, if the HD 7750 will fit in his case it's way better than GT 640 and will work with his PSU.. I've seen many guys reporting being able to run it with their 240W stock PSUs.

 

[paitjsu sadff]

Go for GTX 750. It's a very impressive entry-level graphics card.. They're being sold for around 100$-130$ in Amazon.
But again.. Any strong graphics card will be useless with 1GB of RAM.. So consider upgrading your RAM first to 4GB at least.

what is its dedicated video memory cause intel g33/g31 has 0mb of it

There are many versions of this card with 1GB, 2GB, 4GB.. The popular version is the 1GB version.. It's more than enough for current games.

Ok thanks..

BTW, If I were you I would go and spend around 30$ to upgrade the RAM to 4GB first, and if I'm on tight budget I'd replace the GTX 750 for a less powerful card (but still performing well) like AMD HD 7750 1GB GDDR5.

KALHEAL there's too much stuff you dont get here...he cant fit a GTX750 in such a small and underpowered machine even if its a good entry level card a dell inspiron 530s is not meant for that kind of card, he only has a 300w cheapo powersupply encased in a small mini itx case...a GT 640 is REALLY the highest i would go in that system...also is CPU is an older dual core pentium...it will never feed a card like a 750 to even half the potential...it would be pointless for him....he need more RAM first and then and a GT 640 or something along those line with 1gb of VRAM...this is not a machine that will play BF4 or anything like that even with tons of upgrades...

I'm sorry. I didn't notice that he has a mini case.. I only went to the specs in the link he posted. I'm not experienced with cards sizes so I can't help here.
BTW, if the HD 7750 will fit in his case it's way better than GT 640 and will work with his PSU.. I've seen many guys reporting being able to run it with their 240W stock PSUs.

there is indeed an ''low profile'' edition of the HD7750 that would fit his case and PSU, but i don't think it is still available for retail anywhere, if he could find one of those for 100$ that would be awesome...i know those card can be found on ebay, here is one brand new on ebay for 98.99$ http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sapphire-AMD-Radeon-HD-7750-1GB-GDDR5-DVI-HDMI-Low-Profile-PCI-E-128b-Video-Card-/190749169522
if not than the GT640 is the best bang for the 100$ budget he has that will fit his case/PSU in what is available for retail online and in shops...