I want to upgrade my video card but

saaywar

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I need advice...

My computer wouldn't download the latest dirextX software so to play football manager I used a shiftshader dll. It works but the game is slow...unbareably slow. Also the shiftshader logo is annoying so I have decided to upgrade my video/graphics card but I do not know what to look for and how to tell which video/graphics card is right for me.

So can anyone help me? If computer specifications are needed I'll gladly provide them. Just say what you need.

SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
 
What specs should I put up? I'm a newbie. Excuse my newbieness...

And its a desktop PC
 
Just post it all.

Cpu
Video Card
RAM
Motherboard?

Perhaps even your power supply as a good video card can take up some juice.
 
SiSoftware Sandra

System
Host Name : PC
User : Owner
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Speed : 2.99GHz
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s)
Internal Data Cache : 16kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L2 On-board Cache : 1MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector, 2 threads sharing

System
System : PACKARD BELL BV ISTART 1370
Mainboard : PACKARD BELL BV P4M800PRO-M
Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. 080012
Total Memory : 1.94GB DDR2

Chipset
Model : ECS Standard Host Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz)
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2
Shared Memory : 64MB
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 267MHz (534MHz)

Video System
Adapter : VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP (AGP 3.00)

Storage Devices
ST3120213A 120GB (ATA100, 3.5", 2MB Cache) : 112GB (C:)
Generic USB SD Reader (USB) : N/A (E:)
Generic USB CF Reader (USB) : N/A (F:)
Generic USB SM Reader (USB) : N/A (G:)
Generic USB MS Reader (USB) : N/A (H:)
LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S (ATA66, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (D:)
TSZ XMNOPIJ8 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R) : N/A (I:)

Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 107GB (NTFS) @ ST3120213A 120GB (ATA100, 3.5", 2MB Cache)
CD-ROM/DVD (D:) : N/A @ LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S (ATA66, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
CD-ROM/DVD (I:) : N/A @ TSZ XMNOPIJ8 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R)
Removable Drive (E:) : N/A @ Generic USB SD Reader (USB)
Removable Drive (F:) : N/A @ Generic USB CF Reader (USB)
Removable Drive (G:) : N/A @ Generic USB SM Reader (USB)
Removable Drive (H:) : N/A @ Generic USB MS Reader (USB)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : ECS VT8237 PCI to ISA Bridge
Audio Device : ECS K8M800-M2 (V2.0) onboard audio
Audio Codec : Gammagraphx 0000h
Audio Codec : Gammagraphx 0000h
Serial Port(s) : 1
Parallel Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : ECS VIA SATA RAID Controller
Disk Controller : ECS VT82xxxx EIDE Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
USB Controller 1 : ECS VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
USB Controller 2 : ECS VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
USB Controller 3 : ECS VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
USB Controller 4 : ECS VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)
USB Controller 5 : ECS VT6202/12 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
System SMBus Controller 1 : VIA VT823x SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Printer : Canon iP3500 series (USB, Colour)

Scanners and Cameras
Camcorder : Vimicro USB PC Camera (ZC0301PL) (USB)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport (Ethernet, 100Mbps)
Network Adapter : Hamachi Network Interface - AVG miniport driver (Ethernet, 100Mbps)

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP Home 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2)
Platform Compliance : x86

Performance Tips
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

I got this stuff from SiSoftware...hope it helps.
 
Seems like you have an integrated video card, that can be the problem.
Also, P4 is very old and slow nowadays.
Id say it would be pointless to invest money into this PC, better off save that money and get a new PC overall.
 
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