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I have an intregrated Nvidia GeFore4 MX in my HP Pavilion. I want to upgrade to a brand new 256 MB Nvidia card. Is there anything special i need to do? Any tips?
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Posted 28 December 2003 - 04:12 PM
The only thing you need to do is to disable the on-board Geforce 4 MX via the BIOS, then install your new card.
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Posted 28 December 2003 - 04:27 PM
Integrated? You mean it came with it or its actually integrated? Do you know if you have an AGP slot or not?
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Posted 28 December 2003 - 04:50 PM
Nice. The motherboard in your PC is the ASUS A7N8X-LA. Click here for product specifications.
You can upgrade to an 8X AGP card. Sky is the limit!
Like Aaron said, just disable the onboard video and install the new card
You can upgrade to an 8X AGP card. Sky is the limit!
Like Aaron said, just disable the onboard video and install the new card
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Posted 28 December 2003 - 05:44 PM
Thanks for the tips.
I'll install it soon and get back 64MB ram. I'll finally be able to play my games with ease and get all the 512mb of ram i paid for.
I'll install it soon and get back 64MB ram. I'll finally be able to play my games with ease and get all the 512mb of ram i paid for.
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Posted 28 December 2003 - 09:11 PM
will it get enough power from my current power supply or will i have to upgrade that too
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Posted 29 December 2003 - 07:55 AM
How many watts is it?
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Posted 29 December 2003 - 08:25 AM
Not being a fanboy, but you may wanna at least consider a ATI. Do some research on them vs the nvidia. I came from Nvidia, but my 4200 was my last.
However, ATI SE cards are a waste of money, but the Nvidia SE cards are comparable to what the 4200 card was when it was out (Great value for money).
However, ATI SE cards are a waste of money, but the Nvidia SE cards are comparable to what the 4200 card was when it was out (Great value for money).
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Posted 15 February 2004 - 12:25 PM
its 200 watts , is that enough or not?
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Posted 16 February 2004 - 12:05 PM
You will want more power! U should get at least a 300 or 350 for the next gen cards.
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Posted 16 February 2004 - 12:11 PM
yeah you're gonna need more power, definitely , you card probably won't run or run right with a 200 watt psu
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