Video card help

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I have a ATI Radeon HD 3200...not a great card at all, but I was wondering if anyone knows some ways I can tweak it or anything to make it better?

http://www.xfire.com/profile/heftyheffer/
some pc specs on there..

i really need to invest in a new card but im broke >.<

so anything would be appreciated :)


btw: i meant to post this in tech help.... if someone could move it.
 
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u could try to overclock it but u wont get much out of it .... best bet is to buy a video card !!!!


but in case u want to try overclocking use the amd overdrive, make sure tho ur temps dont go over 90C or stuff could go bad ..... and most likely the best u prob will get is about 750mhz...

for more help dude theres a few topics on the amd forum with overclocking on the same gpu so check that out
 
Yea you cant really Overclock an integrated GPU, you best bet would be to invest in a cheap video card, such as a Radeon 4650, and that will increase your performance a alot.

Other than that, there is really nothing you can do, besides think of ways to earn $50
 
I got a Radeon HD 4350 and it's very good, you should check it out, got it from Best Buy.

call-of-duty-3-ss2.jpg
 
reflex99 said:
Yea you cant really Overclock an integrated GPU, you best bet would be to invest in a cheap video card, such as a Radeon 4650, and that will increase your performance a alot.

Other than that, there is really nothing you can do, besides think of ways to earn $50
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I own a 4650 and it hasn't failed me yet.
Good graphics at a cheap price!
 
I vouch,
but try and look for the DDR3 version, that's what I have.
I don't know if they have it in stock/production anymore, the item was unavailable after I bought mine lol
 
Manufacturer:
Gateway
Processor:
AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory:
3838MB RAM
Hard Drive:
1 TB Total
Video Card:
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
Monitor:
Hannstar HF229
Sound Card:
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones:
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.090803-2339)
Motherboard:
Computer Case:








I would recommend upgrading from windows vista as a start. It wasn't too great for my graphics card, it caused all my drivers to bug up.

I would recommend something from the AMD Saphire series. Ask Shadows5631 for a recommendation, or Passerby. They're both very knowledgeable.
 
i really haven't had a problem with vista yet, everyone complains about it yet I've had great experiences with it.

I don't know much about computers, but this PC seems to handle everything I do on it besides video games. I don't lag at all if my game graphics are low but if I turn it up it starts to lag out. it stops me from getting new video games.. like BC2 and Assassins Creed 2 whenever it comes out.

Like I said, i know nothing about computer parts, so a parts list and what I should upgrade would be much appreciated. :)
 
Can you take a look at your Power Supply. It looks like this:
powersupplyincase2.png


also you will notice a sticker on it there will be a thing that says something like +12v then after it a number in amps. can you give us both the total watts and the amps on the +12v
then we can assess what we can do.

but im going to guess that the 4650 will be a good choice.

Oh and this is the 4650 with DDR3 that they are talking about.

and one last thing. while you are in your case, see if you have a PCIe slot, it will look like this (the black one):
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Yes it has 1 PCIe x16 slot. This is the same computer I bought at Circuit City years ago (Seems to be very popular). I upgraded to an ATI 3870, which worked with the stock 300 watt PSU (it comes with 1 6pin connector which is just enough). You can overclock the onboard GPU with AMD Overdrive, but don't expect much.
 
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