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by: sadiq815 July 30, 2007 5:50 PM PDT

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Graphics cards problems

by sadiq815 - 7/30/07 5:50 PM

I want to buy a new graphics card but I don't know if I have a PCI Express port or not. how do i know I have one? My current graphics card is a ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 series (i know it sucks, no need to tell me). I want to play games like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six- Lockdown
thanks for all ur advice.
Sadiq


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Did you miss the note...

by jbking2 - 7/30/07 7:50 PM

In Reply to: Graphics cards problems by sadiq815

Which states in red:
"Note: If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem."

We kind of should know what motherboard you have as then we could see what slots it has. Right now, we don't know...


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by sadiq815 - 7/31/07 6:11 AM

In Reply to: Did you miss the note... by jbking2

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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/31/2007, 09:10:26
Machine name: SADIQ-50DUWXW4S
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ATI___
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 958MB RAM
Page File: 410MB used, 1902MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode


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RE:again

by sadiq815 - 7/31/07 6:13 AM

In Reply to: Did you miss the note... by jbking2

Board: Intel Corporation D101GGC AAD35788-308
Serial Number: BTGC62002CJV
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Award BIOS for Intel GC11010N.86A.0311.2006.0420.1525 04/20/2006


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Just search

by tubaloth - 7/31/07 7:43 AM

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I searched for D101GGC (your Motherbord) in google and the first link was this.

http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d101ggc/index.htm

Which shows that your graphics is really onboard graphics. (which aren't that good).

It does show you have "One PCI Express* x16 bus add-in card connector" I'm not sure if you need some expansion to fit a PCI Express card or not. Just showing that you have a Micro ATX board, some of the newer (top of the line) cards won't fit in a small case.


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RE:Just search

by sadiq815 - 7/31/07 5:16 PM

In Reply to: Just search by tubaloth

Thanks for your advice tubaloth. I found out that they call the graphics card an add-in (One PCI Express* x16 bus add-in card connector). No need for an expansion. So I do have a PCI Express port after all! Thanks anyway !(again)


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