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i want to play world of warcraft and counter strike, so i need a video card that has 3d shaders. ive found lots of them but i cant figure out if the conection part will fit in my computer. most new cards that ive looked at have the three sets of little gold connection things at the bottom, but my current video card has a different connections(i think).
please tell me what to do to find out what will fit.
btw: i have am nvidia tnt2 model 64(not sure if that helps).We would have to know what motherboard is in there. Run Everest Home and copy the report in here for further analysis.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
heres the hardware part.


Summary

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  Computer:  
   Operating System   Microsoft Windows XP Professional  
   OS Service Pack   Service Pack 2  
   DirectX   4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)  
   Computer Name   OURS (Damon's Computer)  
   User Name   Jedi Academy  
  
  Motherboard:  
   CPU Type   Intel Pentium 4, 1500 MHz (15 x 100)  
   Motherboard Name   Asus P4B-LA (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM, Audio, LAN)  
   Motherboard Chipset   Intel Brookdale i845  
   System Memory   512 MB (PC133 SDRAM)  
   BIOS Type   Award Medallion (08/28/01)  
   Communication Port   Communications Port (COM1)  
   Communication Port   Communications Port (COM2)  
   Communication Port   ECP Printer Port (LPT1)  
  
  Display:  
   Video Adapter   NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro (32 MB)  
   3D Accelerator   nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64  
   Monitor   Dell D1025TM [17" CRT] (55341C171K48)  
  
  Multimedia:  
   Audio Adapter   Intel 82801BA ICH2X - AC'97 Audio Controller [C-0]  
  
  Storage:  
   IDE Controller   Intel(R) 82801BA Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 244B  
   SCSI/RAID Controller   SCSI/RAID Host Controller  
   Floppy Drive   Floppy disk drive  
   Disk Drive   Maxtor 4D040H2 (40 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)  
   Disk Drive   Maxtor 90432D2 (4 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/33)  
   Optical Drive   ARTEC WRR-4848 (48x/12x/48x CD-RW)  
   Optical Drive   GU3327Y EAG545O SCSI CdRom Device  
   Optical Drive   TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1502 (16x/48x DVD-ROM)  
   SMART Hard Disks Status   OK  
  
  Partitions:  
   C: (NTFS)   39069 MB (3576 MB free)  
   D: (FAT32)   4110 MB (1172 MB free)  
   Total Size   43179 MB (4748 MB free)  
  
  Input:  
   Keyboard   Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard  
   Mouse   PS/2 Compatible Mouse  
  
  Network:  
   Network Adapter   Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection (192.168.0.101)  
   Modem   Lucent Win Modem  
  
  Peripherals:  
   Printer   Lexmark Z53 Series ColorFine  
   USB1 Controller   Intel 82801BA ICH2X - USB Controller 1 [C-0]  
   USB1 Controller   Intel 82801BA ICH2X - USB Controller 2 [C-0]  
   USB1 Controller   VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller  
   USB1 Controller   VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB Controller  
   USB2 Controller   VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller  
   USB Device   Dazzle DVC100 Audio Device  
   USB Device   Dazzle DVC100 Video Device  
   USB Device   USB Composite Device  
  
  Problems & Suggestions:  
   Problem   Disk free space is only 9% on drive C:.  


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Motherboard Name   Asus P4B-LA (3 PCI, [highlight]1 AGP[/highlight], 3 DIMM, Audio, LAN)
You need an AGP video card.does it matter if its the 4x or 8x or watever those things are?That board takes a 4x card, but 8x cards are backwards compatible, so that should not be a problem there, but I wouldn't spend a fortune on the latest and greatest card available.

Is this an HP machine? If so, you may need to update the power supply if using some cards. This may or may not be easy.

So tell us the details about the actual machine. The make and wattage of the power supply in there would be helpful as well.here is the entire report from everest

if u need nething else u gotta tell me how to find it.
im not to good at the harware part of computers.
So it is, in fact, an HP.

You will have to open the case to see the Power Supply and read the info off of it, but you may find that it will not be enough for a gaming computer with a powerhouse video card.Hmm.. a card that wont be bottlenecked by a Pentium 1.5Ghz with a 100Mhz FSB..

Whats ur budget? Max u can spend is 200$.all i need is a video card that meets these requirements

The minimum requirements for World Of Warcraft: A Pentium III 800 MHz or higher processor, 512 MB of RAM, A 3D video graphics card with at least 32 MB of RAM and four gigabytes of storage space

ive got the processor and the sstorage but not the video. what is there that i can get that dosent require me to upgrade nething else? (im not at home so i cant look at the ps)I'm not a gamer but the stated system requirements you mentioned for video, "A 3D video graphics card with at least 32 MB of RAM", is really quite minimal.  128MB has practically become the minimum amount of memory on cards now on the market.  Something such as EVGA GeForce 6200 LE / 128MB DDR / AGP 8x / DVI / VGA / TV Out / Video Card, which would cost about $50 with shipping, would seem to be more than adequate for that GAME and, yet, not very expensive.  For more from the seller of the above card, see Video / Graphics Cards  AGP Video Cards Quote
all i need is a video card that meets these requirements

The minimum requirements for World Of Warcraft: A Pentium III 800 MHz or higher processor, 512 MB of RAM, A 3D video graphics card with at least 32 MB of RAM and four gigabytes of storage space

ive got the processor and the sstorage but not the video. what is there that i can get that dosent require me to upgrade nething else? (im not at home so i cant look at the ps)

I wouldnt get anything less than the 7300 GT.
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all i need is a video card that meets these requirements

The minimum requirements for World Of Warcraft: A Pentium III 800 MHz or higher processor, 512 MB of RAM, A 3D video graphics card with at least 32 MB of RAM and four gigabytes of storage space

ive got the processor and the sstorage but not the video. what is there that i can get that dosent require me to upgrade nething else? (im not at home so i cant look at the ps)

I wouldnt get anything less than the 7300 GT.

That means 64MB is the least. 128MB is recommended. Anything with 128MB will work. For excellent performance, go for at least a 7300GS. (GT is more expensive with little performance difference). You'll need more RAM too. Otherwise the game will be unbearably slow. I'd recommend at least 768MB. Quote
Problems & Suggestions:  
   Problem   Disk free space is only 9% on drive C:.

I'm surprised this machine is running at all... Quote
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Problems & Suggestions:  
   Problem   Disk free space is only 9% on drive C:.

I'm surprised this machine is running at all...

3.5GB is enough for any PC.


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