need new card

[Pont]

Ok so few weeks back i got my son a new Compaq instead of building him a pc like i wonted. wife wonted to give it to him that day instead of waiting. anyway i also upgreaded my computer to a x800xtAIW and some new ram. i was gone put the 9600xt that i had and the ram in his. but come to find out i could not use the card. so now i need a new card for him but i know nothing about PCI-E cards so now i ask you guys here is the specs of his pc


Product number
ED861AA
Introduction date
14-Aug-2005
Country/region sold in

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United States
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Canada

Bundle information
The SR1603WM-b desktop PC bundle (part numbers ED862AA, ED862AB, ED862AD) includes:

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SR1603WM Desktop PC, part number ED861AA
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FS7600c 17" CRT monitor
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Compaq FLC 2.0 speakers

Hardware
Base processor
Sempron 3200+ 1.8 GHz:

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1600 MT/s (Mega Transfers/second)
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Socket 939

Chipset
ATI Radeon XPress 200
Motherboard

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Manufacturer: ASUS
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Motherboard Name: A8AE-LE
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HP/Compaq motherboard name: AmberineM-GL6E


Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 256 MB (1 x 256)
Maximum allowed 4 GB* (4 x 1 GB) requires the replacement of the installed 256 MB DIMM

*Actual available memory may be less
Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM
DIMM slots Four
Open DIMM slots Three
Hard drive* 80 GB * 7200 rpm

CD-RW/DVD combo drive
48X/32X/48X/16X
Type Attributes
CD write 48X
CD rewrite 32X
CD read 48X
DVD read 16X

Video graphics
Integrated with up to 128 MB allocated video memory
Sound/audio

* Controller: AC97 audio
* Location: Integrated

Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
Memory card reader

* USB interface
* Supports the following cards:
o Compact Flash I
o Compact Flash II
o SmartMedia
o Memory Stick
o Memory Stick Pro
o MultiMediaCard
o Secure Digital (SD)
o Micro Drive
o XD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital)

External I/O ports
I/O ports on the front panel
Port type Quantity
9-in-1 (4 slot) + 1 USB One
IEEE 1394 One
USB (2.0) Two
Headphone One
Line-in One
Microphone One
I/O ports on the back panel
Port type Quantity
PS/2 (keyboard, mouse) Two (one each)
VGA (monitor) One
Parallel One
USB (2.0) Four
IEEE 1394 One
LAN One
Audio One each (line-in, line-out, microphone)


Expansion slots
Slot type Quantity
PCI Three (two available)
PCI Express One (available)
DIMM Four (three available)
Drive bays
Bay type Quantity
5.25-inch, external Two (one available)
3.5-inch, external Two (one available)
3.5-inch, internal One (occupied)
Keyboard and mouse

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Compaq PS/2 keyboard
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Quebec Keyboard Kit (French Canada only)
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Compaq PS/2 scroller mouse


all he needs is something that will run CoD UO and maybe CoD2 and i used to run CoD2 on my rig which is a amd 2500OC to a 3200 512 ram and the 9600xt also i put my old 512 stick in his computer i perfer ATI but i will run nivdea

 

[Borgschulze]

Look for an x800GTO^2 or a 6800GS, both are great for overclocking.

The x800GTO^2 basically sees a nice 50% increase in the Counter-Strike: Source Visual Stress Test just by unlocking the extra pixel pipelines.. and after that, they usually overclock to x850XT PE speeds.

The 6800GS on the other hand, if you don't want to overclock or tweak the x800GTO^2, it will be the better card, it's basically the same speed as a 6800GT, but for a good portion of cash less. This card also overclocks very well.

But if you want something else, look into the x1600XT, it's slower than the other two cards I mentioned, but it supports SM3.0 which the x800GTO^2 does not.

 

[2gigs]

id say change the mobopersonally