Need a new graphics card...

[kimmerz]

I have a computer that I would like to get Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion running on it. It has an ASRock K7VM2 motherboard (no PCIe slots), and currently a nVidia Geforce MX440 graphics card that will not run Oblivion.
So here is my question. What AGP graphic cards will work with my motherboard, and play Oblivion? I have looked at a few, but I am not sure wether the manufacturer of the card has to be the same as the manufacturer of the motherboard etc etc. Help please!

[chrome]

1stly the graphic card manufacturer doesnt have 2 be anything like tha manufacturer of the motherboard 2 work any pci-e card will work in a pci-e slot same with agp cards and slots.
2ndly A GeForce 7800 would do da trick but theyr xpensive, agp graphic cards are more costly and u get a lot less performance out of ur card.
At the moment i have an agpx8 motherboard and considered byin a agpx8 graphic card but i found that it would be cheaper 2 buy a new pci-e motherboard 4 £70 and buy a GeForce 7600gt 4 £130 (the 7800 is £180 and its slower than the pci-e 7600) the main drawback with agpx8 cards is that the clock speed is decent but the memory speed is halved because of the slow graphic port. If u upgraded 2 pci-e u wouldnt have 2 upgrade ur pc motherboard wise 4 a while u can buy faster graphic cards 4 a smaler price.
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Hope this info helps you choose a gd graphic card. (u dnt have to buy a 7600gt its up 2 u)

[py_1995]

1.well u may not have drivers that can run the graphic card
2.or the card might be disloged
so u shoul open up the computer and take the card out then put it back in

[Ayman]

I recommend to keep on saving money and buy a new Rig that supports pci e,so you can upgrade it from time to time.but dont buy AGP you will regret it
a 7600 gs or 7800 GS or a 6800 gs should run oblivion if you still insist on buying AGP card.Check out the prices at www.newegg.com

[rampantnewt]

ok i have just got warhammer mark of chaos says it requires Windows XP (check got that) processor 2.4 ghz pent 4 (check i got 2.8 ghz pent 4) now here is were it gets sticky i have a intel(r) 82865g graphics controller 96 MB....which is no where near good enough i need at least 256mb nvidia 6800 GS it says. below is what i believe to be my computer set up ....but as a complete pc noob it dont mean much to me........

I have a dell dimension 1100
Processor
Manufacturer Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Clock Speed 2.8GHz
Memory
Available Memory 18.93 %
Page File Size 1537.8Mb
Available Page File 55.15 %
Virtual Memory 2047.8Mb
Available Virtual Memory 98.03 %
Memory Slot 1 [DIMM_1] 256Mb
Memory Slot 2 [DIMM_2] 256Mb

Hardware
Type Description
DVD/CD-ROM Drives TSSTcorp CDRWDVD TS-H492C
Disk Drives ST380011A 74.50Gb
Display Adapters Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller 96Mb
Floppy Disk Drives (Standard floppy disk drives) Floppy disk drive
IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Primary IDE Channel
Secondary IDE Channel
Keyboards USB Human Interface Device
Mice and Other Pointing Devices USB Human Interface Device
Monitors Plug and Play Monitor - (Standard monitor types)
Sound Devices SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
USB Controllers Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD

i would like to know what kind off graphics card i could use to play this game and would i be able to fit it into my dell machine???

Any help in this would be appreciated thanks in advance

[pzee]

hi, iv got pci slots. will pci-e graohics cards work on my pc? if not then what gd graphics cards will work?

[Ayman]

hehe well no pcie cards do not fit into pci slots,you need to find agp cards for your motherboard

[Amature]

Yeah save up a little bit more to upgrade the motherboard that has a pci-E and SATA capable. A lot of mobos drop in price so by the time you saved up your money you can get an older model mobo(like 6 months in the market or less) for cheap and get your self a nice videocard. At most you would spend 250-300$ the price of a nice 6800GT AGP. But you gata make sure that your mobo can handle 8xagp @2A's or something like that. Basicly know your own hardware and then start to look for the stuff you can buy.

Luckly i have had a K7 and yours like my own had set backs. Your AGP is only one 1x/4x agp slot available so you are limited to a couple cards.

http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_faq.htm <- minimum requirements for Scrollz

ATI 700 Series (About all i found that would fit scrolls minimum requirements regarding video cards)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...892496&CatId=0

With shiping you might spend 40-50 depending how far it will get shiped.