GPU Upgradation advice needed

[Abhi 3]

 

i've a old computer with 1gb ram,p4 3.06,160gb hdd ,yeah i know how antique it is ,but i want to upgrade my graphics card if someone could suggest a compatible one it will be a great help.

 

 

 

 

 

Motherboard description

• Motherboard manufacturer's name: ECS RC410-M
• HP/Compaq name: Asterope-GL8E

CPU/Processor

• Socket: 775
• Supports the following processors:
  • Pentium D 900 series Dual Core (Presler)
  • Pentium D 820 (Smithfield, 90nm)
  • Pentium 4 631, 641, 651, 661 (Cedar Mill, 65nm)
  • Pentium 4 630, 640, 650 (Prescott, 90nm)
  • Pentium 4 520J/521, 530J/531, 540J/541, 550J/551 (Prescott, 90nm)
  • Celeron D 352, 356 (Cedar Mill, 65nm)
  • Celeron D 325J/326, 330J/331, 335J/336, 340J/341, 345J/346, 351, 355 (Prescott, 90nm)

Front-side bus (FSB)

• 800/533 MHz

Chipset

• Northbridge: ATI RC410

• Southbridge: ATI IXP450

BIOS features

• AMI BIOS

Form factor

• Micro ATX size form factor, 9.6 in x 9.6 in

Memory

• Single-channel memory architecture
• 2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbuffered non-ECC 400/533 MHZ DDR2 memory modules
• Maximum HP/Compaq approved memory is 2 GB

Expansion slots

• Three PCI
• One PCI Express

Video graphics

• Integrated
• Supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards

Onboard audio or audio card

• Built-in Azalia 8 channel audio
• Realtek ALC882 or ALC883 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC

Onboard LAN

• Realtek RTL8100 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller

Back panel I/O

• PS/2 keyboard (purple)
• PS/2 mouse (green)
• One SPDIF out port
• One S-video out port
• One VGA out port
• One Parallel port
• Four USB (2.0)
• One IEEE 1394a
• One RJ-45 networking port (LAN)
• Audio ports:
  • line in (light blue)
  • line out (lime)
  • microphone (pink)
  • side speaker out (gray)
  • rear speaker out (black)
  • center/subwoofer (yellow orange)

Internal connectors

• Two IDE connectors
• One floppy drive connector
• One ATX 24-pin power connector
• One ATX 4-pin +12v power connector
• Four Serial ATA connectors
• One VGA connector
• One IEEE 1394a connector
• One CPU fan connector
• One PC fan connector
• One CD_IN connector
• One front panel audio connector
• One PC panel connector
• Two USB connectors supporting 2.0 ports

[JediMaster 451]

You've got a PCI express slot, but I don't know how powerful your PSU is which will likely be the limiting factor on how powerful a video card you can get. The fact that it's MicroATX suggests a small case as well.

I'd say any second-line card should do okay, no point in a top-end card as your CPU and PSU won't use it to its max potential. Something like a Geforce 9600/9800 or Radeon 4670/4770/3850, around that range, should do you well.

[nerves 0]

just FYI, you should be able to upgrade you Power supply as well for under $40 and move up to an ATI 4870, which is a good mid range card.