jammy316 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 :cry: Wow... After reading everything, I am quite upset. I'm going to do some research and compare the prices of a new motherboard and video card vs. having Dell upgrade my computer. *sigh* EDIT: I found a PCI card which seems to be good enough to run Oblivion, imo (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). But, here it is. You guys take a look at it and tell me what you think. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=4765188 One thing... I have a Dell, and it sucks, I upgraded my HD from 30Gb to 80Gb, I took long to discover it was IDE.... ÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâìÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâì Dell werent made to be upgraded... :( I do think the only problem with this Video card is: Full support for DirectX 8.1 programmable pixel and vertex shaders in hardware You need DirectX 9.0 to play oblivion, so I'm not sure if tis card supports it... Someone correct me if I'm wrong :D ~komodo Do not buy an old card like that........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 It's honestly the only option I have. My budget won't allow for anything else. EDIT: I think I've basically decided on this one. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=4087778 I've been assured that it's a wise choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 It's honestly the only option I have. My budget won't allow for anything else. EDIT: I think I've basically decided on this one. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=4087778 I've been assured that it's a wise choice. This one supports DirectX 9.0: MicrosoftÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî DirectX 9.0 Optimizations and Support Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all DirectX 9 applications. So between this new and the old one you posted, better this new! :D ~komodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 thats the video card i have (almost: BFG GeForce FX 5500 256 mb RAM) in my computer already. probably not going to upgrade anything, the money situation wasnt looking as good as i thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 thats the video card i have (almost: BFG GeForce FX 5500 256 mb RAM) in my computer already. probably not going to upgrade anything, the money situation wasnt looking as good as i thought. You dont need upgrade, just see if your DirectX is compatible, but Knives669 can use it because its AGP, and her Motherboard only supports PCI: BFG GeForce FX 5500 256Mb Interface Type: Plug-in Card, AGP 2x, AGP 4x ~komodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy316 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 thats the video card i have (almost: BFG GeForce FX 5500 256 mb RAM) in my computer already. probably not going to upgrade anything, the money situation wasnt looking as good as i thought. You dont need upgrade, just see if your DirectX is compatible, but Knives669 can use it because its AGP, and her Motherboard only supports PCI: BFG GeForce FX 5500 256Mb Interface Type: Plug-in Card, AGP 2x, AGP 4x ~komodo Then find a 5500 thats PCI, because there are some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 thats the video card i have (almost: BFG GeForce FX 5500 256 mb RAM) in my computer already. probably not going to upgrade anything, the money situation wasnt looking as good as i thought. You dont need upgrade, just see if your DirectX is compatible, but Knives669 can use it because its AGP, and her Motherboard only supports PCI: BFG GeForce FX 5500 256Mb Interface Type: Plug-in Card, AGP 2x, AGP 4x ~komodo Then find a 5500 thats PCI, because there are some. Great Idea :D ~komodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 mine is PCI, i have the same problem remember :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 So, I went out searching for some video cards today and had no luck. :( But, I'm going out of town tomorrow, and hopefully, I'll find some. :D Wish me luck, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 So, I went out searching for some video cards today and had no luck. :( But, I'm going out of town tomorrow, and hopefully, I'll find some. :D Wish me luck, guys! I wish you luck :D You will find what you need :P ~komodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Oki. Well, I had some luck. ^_^ I got an ATI PCI, Direct X 9 compatible 256 MB video card! ^_^ I'm going to try and install it after I get some sleep. I could really use some help though... :( Edit: Apparantley, I have onboard graphics. I have tried installing the new graphic card and my monitor doesn't appear to respond. I guess that I'm going to have to disable an internal graphic card? I don't know... Can someone tell me how to do this? I'm going to get some sleep. Will check this topic in the morning. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Oki. Well, I had some luck. ^_^ I got an ATI PCI, Direct X 9 compatible 256 MB video card! ^_^ I'm going to try and install it after I get some sleep. I could really use some help though... :( Edit: Apparantley, I have onboard graphics. I have tried installing the new graphic card and my monitor doesn't appear to respond. I guess that I'm going to have to disable an internal graphic card? I don't know... Can someone tell me how to do this? I'm going to get some sleep. Will check this topic in the morning. :) Nice! ATI :D, DirectX 9, and 256! I'm not sure but, almost all Dell, or everyone, have onboard Graphics Card, thats why its a [censor]. ~komodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Yeah... -_- I need to know how to disable it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 i had onboard graphics too, i didnt have to disable it. i just had to choose the right graphics card. plug your monitor into your regular onboard video card plug. right click on the desktop, go over to settings and activate your second monitor, even if you dont have a second monitor, and then deactivate your first. unplug the monitor, plug it into your new video card. i think i did something like that :P . i also remember a small problem with a warning that pops up asking if you want to keep those settings, and at that point i could never see it. i think i hit "enter" somewhere alond there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Ok. I need to know how to activate the second monitor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Ok. This is my problem. I have three PCI slots on my motherboard. Two of them are already taken up by some sort of chips. I'm not worried about them. I have an onboard graphic controller. I try to plug my new graphic card in the available slot and turn on my computer. Doesn't work. The monitor doesn't respond. When I take the the video card out, everything works just fine when I try to turn on my computer. I've already tried uninstalling the driver to my onboard graphic card, then plugging in the new video card. No luck. Still, my monitor doesn't respond when I try to turn my computer on. So the bottom line is, I need help installing a PCI ATI Radeon 9250 on a Dell Dimension 3000 with an Intel 82865G Onboard Graphics Controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 well i have oblivion now, so im going to make this quick. our computers suck at running this game, read the oblivion topic for more info. but anyways, when you have your video card plugged in, which one do you plug your monitor into? have you tried both of them? i plugged my video card in, and still had the monitor through the onboard video. then i changed the settings, and then plugged my monitor into my new video card. i dont really know anything about it, i have to be able to work directly on stuff to figure it out :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Lol. I understand. ^_^ I'm going to have my card professionally installed by the shop uptown. :D Hopefully, they know what they're doing better than I do. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 i havent even been able to play. :cry: been looking all day on the most cost effective way of upgrading my pc, but i cant find anything i like for the prices they give. i have the box sitting in front of my computer and im looking at the pictures, that has been keeping me enertained while i search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Lol. I understand. ^_^ I'm going to have my card professionally installed by the shop uptown. :D Hopefully, they know what they're doing better than I do. :D Its the best you can do for now Kayla! :D I hope you get this ASAP so you can play Oblivion! :P ~komodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted March 22, 2006 Author Share Posted March 22, 2006 :D Well, I've got it up and running! ^_^ Oblivion is amazing! I'm looking to upgrade bigger in the near future, such as getting a new motherboard, but until then, low detail for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 :D Well, I've got it up and running! ^_^ Oblivion is amazing! I'm looking to upgrade bigger in the near future, such as getting a new motherboard, but until then, low detail for me. For the next Upgrade... a new Motherboard and a new Processor, such as Pentium D or AMD Athlon X2 :D Great :P ~komodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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