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artifacts in bios = broken graphics card
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oh no! what's wrong with my pc?
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thanks all. what gpu can i replace it with then? doens't need to do anything as games are played on laptop so just to keep it running until it's finally replaced in november.
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Assuming that the motherboard supports PCI-Express (and not AGP) and you're not interested in gaming then just buy the cheapest HD5450 card. It's not brilliant but it will give a non-blocky output
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Maybe put a wanted ad in the members market, and see if someones got a cheap card to get rid of.
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if it isnt going to do any gaming at all, cheapest card you can get then tbh, which is going to be an ATI 5450 or 4350 or get something second hand.
how would i know? given what gpu i've got atm what is the type i need?
would a hd5450 card be worse performance then what i've got now? if so i'm shocked as the x1900 is so old and no longer supported, only does dx9 etc. how would the cheap cards perform for light photoshop (only web designing)?
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What motherboard are you using, the board will have details printed on it's self if you have problems running software.
AGP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port
PCI-E:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express
AGP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port
PCI-E:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express
ok will have a look now.
looking on ocuk page looks like a pci express card is on offer this week which iirc runs out tonight?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-102-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=
at £33.00 would this be decent enough? assuming my mobo supports pci-e which i'm fairly certain it does but will confirm now
mobo is Asus A8R-MVP
just taken gpu out and says a few times it's pci-e
looking on ocuk page looks like a pci express card is on offer this week which iirc runs out tonight?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-102-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=
at £33.00 would this be decent enough? assuming my mobo supports pci-e which i'm fairly certain it does but will confirm now
mobo is Asus A8R-MVP
just taken gpu out and says a few times it's pci-e
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Depends on the motherboard chipset. PCI Express started to replace AGP for graphics cards in 2004, and there was a couple of year overlap. The X1900 was available in both types. 99.9% of boards only had one type fitted.
How to find out which type. Hmm, there's a few ways off the top of my head :
1) Have a look around in the BIOS for settings pertaining to PCI-E or AGP.
2) ID the mainboard via the BIOS string on the POST screen or if you can get into Windows use a utility such as CPU-Z.
3) Whip the graphics card out and look at the connector. There will be pics of the slots on Wikipedia etc.
This week only run from Wednesday now, so you have a week to decide
But the card will be fine for a display adapter
Edit: looks like PCI-E, the card should work fine.
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As well as the methods quoted above, you can also look at the slot on the mobo.
An AGP slot is usually Brown in colour and shorter than PCI-express x16:
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Blue160 said:
Can I have some of whatever you're smoking?
No!
... Maybe...MagicBoy said:
If you read my posts i was on the same lines and was only suggesting if he was to secure his data he can mess it up to his hearts content to relieve any possible doubt in his hardware or software.
Glad you are on the mend Mammalian.
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I couldn't get past the grammar, you were writing gibberish. 
just a quick update my new gpu has come from ocuk today. went with the one that is approx £45 on this week only. seems to have solved the problem though just installing drivers now but blokcs have gone . many thanks for the help.
. many thanks for the help.