Video card problem.

[Pyro]

make a "looking for" thread in the forums. i guarantee you there are many many people in DARKLY who have old (yet decent) video cards sitting around that would run most games you play.
and to state the obvious, no gamer should ever be using onboard gfx - that shit is for occasional gaming at most. also, next computer you get, build it yourself! shit's easy and way way way better than buying off the shelf.

anyway, i myself have an ASUS EN8600GT SILENT 253MB DDR3 card that i would sell to you for cheap (box included!) if you are in the hamilton area. it is really outdated now, but just throwing it out there.

 

[OG buckshot jr]

Here's a great tool for helping you determine what kind of power (ball-park figure, at least) your computer should require. If you're planning on upgrading other components in your system (i.e. cooling system, processor, ram, video card, hard drives etc.), then add those in and you'll see how powerful of a power supply you'll need in that future time when you have all of your upgraded stuff.

Again, try not to take these figures as 100%, but at least if will put you in the right direction, in terms of wattage.

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

Just take your time and fill it out as accurately as you can. Good luck!

 

[clark]

how does a GTX260 sound? Name a price that you think is fair. It is in great condition and retails for $99
Will probably be great for whatever game you need to play.

 

[clark]

how about an AMD Phenom x4 3.2GHz Quad Core
4gb DDR? Ram
720gb 7200rpm
Unknown ASUS? Motherboard (In great condition and works fine)
750W Corsair PSU
Name your price if you are interesed. just moved away to college with a laptop and if i can selling off parts of the desktop.
And the GTX260 as mentioned in the post above.

 

[OG buckshot jr]

clark, post this in the TD Exchange (buy and sell) forum if clark doesn't buy it.

 

[rocket hamster]

As I'm west coast, and this isn't as urgent anymore as I am getting my laptop back, the only thing needed is to get the graphics processor looked at.

 

[$alvador]

hey, have you ever updated your chipset drivers?

 

[rocket hamster]

hey, have you ever updated your chipset drivers?

Yes I have.
Some news, found out my mom's laptop has a nividia graphics card in it, will try it out later tonight.