Video Card. Question ?¿

Nunoo · 04-17-2009, 11:34 AM

I already have an incorporated video card on my motherboard.

VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP

But it has like 64mb or something, and i really need a new one. So my question is:

Will i have any kind of problem on buying a new one? My motherboard is an Asus P5VD2-MX. PCI slots...

And if you can, what kind of card should i buy.

~ Thanks.

Logo09 · 04-17-2009, 11:35 AM

how many watts is your power supply?

Nunoo · 04-17-2009, 11:38 AM

550w, but when i buy the video card i will also buy a new power supply so..

Logo09 · 04-17-2009, 11:44 AM

I have a Ati radeon hd 4670 an i am very happy with it. It plays any game i throw at it and you could run it with your current power supply.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161252

Nunoo · 04-17-2009, 12:13 PM

So i only need to disable the incorporated video card and its all set?

Mcninjaguy · 04-17-2009, 12:16 PM

whats your PSU brand and model?

all PSU's of the same wattage are not made equally

**emosun** · 04-17-2009, 12:27 PM

Be careful which pci-e 2.0 cards you go for , the board is using a VIA chipset. Wouldn't hurt to google the motherboard along with your desired video card to see if anyone else in the world is running the same setup without issues.

Post your other specs too , cpu , ram , ect...

Logo09 · 04-17-2009, 12:27 PM

You might not even have to do that. A lot of boards will default to the pcie video card.

Nunoo · 04-17-2009, 12:41 PM

CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Motherboard Asus P5VD2-MX
2gb ram ddr2
160gb Maxtor 6V160E0 160 GBytes ATA SATA-II

Mcninjaguy · 04-17-2009, 12:47 PM

whats your PSU?

looks like this

Nunoo · 04-17-2009, 01:10 PM

Yes, it looks like that, but i'll open my case and check it in a second.

Mcninjaguy · 04-17-2009, 03:03 PM

I need the name brand and wattage please

Nunoo · 04-17-2009, 05:49 PM

420w Model LPE2-23.

Only thing that its written on the psu. I tried googling the model but didnt found anything. But why you wanna know? Im gonna buy another psu in a couple of days.

04-17-2009, 11:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nunoo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Xp	Video Card. Question ?¿ I already have an incorporated video card on my motherboard. VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP But it has like 64mb or something, and i really need a new one. So my question is: Will i have any kind of problem on buying a new one? My motherboard is an Asus P5VD2-MX. PCI slots... And if you can, what kind of card should i buy. ~ Thanks.

04-17-2009, 11:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Logo09 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 98 OS: Windows 7 RC build 7100 My System	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ how many watts is your power supply?

04-17-2009, 11:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nunoo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Xp	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ 550w, but when i buy the video card i will also buy a new power supply so..

04-17-2009, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Logo09 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 98 OS: Windows 7 RC build 7100 My System	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ I have a Ati radeon hd 4670 an i am very happy with it. It plays any game i throw at it and you could run it with your current power supply. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161252

04-17-2009, 12:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nunoo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Xp	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ So i only need to disable the incorporated video card and its all set?

04-17-2009, 12:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ whats your PSU brand and model? all PSU's of the same wattage are not made equally

04-17-2009, 12:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,921 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ Be careful which pci-e 2.0 cards you go for , the board is using a VIA chipset. Wouldn't hurt to google the motherboard along with your desired video card to see if anyone else in the world is running the same setup without issues. Post your other specs too , cpu , ram , ect... __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

04-17-2009, 12:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Logo09 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 98 OS: Windows 7 RC build 7100 My System	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ You might not even have to do that. A lot of boards will default to the pcie video card.

04-17-2009, 12:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nunoo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Xp	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Motherboard Asus P5VD2-MX 2gb ram ddr2 160gb Maxtor 6V160E0 160 GBytes ATA SATA-II

04-17-2009, 12:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ whats your PSU? looks like this

04-17-2009, 01:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nunoo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Xp	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ Yes, it looks like that, but i'll open my case and check it in a second.

04-17-2009, 03:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ I need the name brand and wattage please

04-17-2009, 05:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
Nunoo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Xp	Re: Video Card. Question ?¿ 420w Model LPE2-23. Only thing that its written on the psu. I tried googling the model but didnt found anything. But why you wanna know? Im gonna buy another psu in a couple of days.