Updating my Graphics Card

[WALK2222]

Hi guys,
I want to update my graphics card although I don't know which one to purchase.
I currently have "Nyvidia GeForce 6150SE nForce 430" installed

I am completely new to purchasing VideoCards so please bare with me.  My graphics score is rated at 3.2 currently, and I can't even run minimum graphics on Blockland. 

Heres some information about my computer below (If you need more, feel free to ask and I will get it for you)





Thanks!

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[KoopaScooper]

>Sempron
buy a new computer

[WALK2222]

>Sempron
buy a new computer

Why not update the processor also?

[Treynolds416]

Why not update the processor also?

Chances are, your motherboard and power supply will not be able to support a new gpu

[WALK2222]

Chances are, your motherboard and power supply will not be able to support a new gpu

so I will only be able to update my graphics card if I get a new motherboard, gpu, and power supply? :/

[Jerkface]

so I will only be able to update my graphics card if I get a new motherboard, gpu, and power supply? :/

Oh god, don't buy a new motherboard.  Just buy a new computer.

You can reuse some of the parts here to save money, like the 3g RAM.

[WALK2222]

Oh god, don't buy a new motherboard.  Just buy a new computer.

You can reuse some of the parts here to save money, like the 3g RAM.

Hm...  This computer isn't that old.  Maybe cheap, but I don't really want to replace the whole thing ;~;

[Headcrab Zombie]

so I will only be able to update my graphics card if I get a new motherboard, gpu, and power supply? :/

It's like this

>You want a new video card
>In order to get anything worthwhile, you'd need to upgrade your motherboard to something with a modern slot (I'm assuming your card is either onboard or AGP, you'd want at least PCIe 2.0)
>New motherboard will have a different CPU socket and thus require new CPU
>New motherboard will require new RAM
>I'm assuming your current Hard drive and optical drives are IDE, new motherboard may not have IDE connections
>Will require new power supply to accommodate increased power requirement.
So you pretty much need a whole new computer.

You can reuse some of the parts here to save money, like the 3g RAM.

RAM is cheap as forget though, and it's likely his is extremely old and wouldn't be supported by a new mobo

[Jerome]

actually, the sempron 150 is an am3-socket processor
so he could theroretically swap it out for a phenom II x4.
BUT, the motherboard has to support a 125 watt processor, and I doubt it does. and the power supply for your $100 computer is probably only like 200 watts.
so,

buy a new computer

[Jerkface]

RAM is cheap as forget though, and it's likely his is extremely old and wouldn't be supported by a new mobo

Trying to give the only feasible advice.  Besides, it's a newer computer he said.  The ram may still be DDR2 or DDR3.  In which case, he can get a cheap, decent machine that can utilize the old DDR2 stuff.

[SPooK]

>Sempron
buy a new computer

This. You might as well buy a new computer if you even want to consider upgrading.

[¥ola]

This is exactly what I did.

I had a pre-built stuffty HP Compaq, bought a new video card + psu

Next thing I know I'm bottlenecking the forget out of the GPU with my CPU, end up grabbing a new CPU only to find the incompatibility with my mobo, so I buy a new mobo.

New mobo isn't compatible with my old RAM, go buy some DDR3, put it all together in my stuffty tower, the damn thing overheats.

Buy a new case, and viola, a new computer, just because I wanted a new GPU

[Kazami]

Ya, bro just go on Newegg and look at parts to buy for a new computer, and then they will build a computer for you. We will help you.

[Alyx Vance]

You should do what everyone says and get a new computer. And I agree you should.

[WALK2222]

Yeah I agree that a new computer would be very nice.  Although my parents got me this one last year and I don't feel like asking them for parts for a new one..  Ya know?

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