Would this work ?

[Berneh]

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System Information
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Time of this report: 5/15/2011, 15:09:02
Machine name: HOME-XTUK1BSI3N
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.101209-1647)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: TriGem Computer NETHERLANDS
System Model: Advent Series
BIOS: Ver1.0
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 582MB used, 2850MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
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i know its an old system so i want to put a graphics card in it to lighten the load i am thinking of a MSI GeForce GT 440 Twin Frozr 1024MB.

will it work any better than my current x800 ?

 

[Berneh]

I have a similar setup to you.

I put a 4650 1Gb in to mine about 2 years ago.

I wouldnt spend more than £40 however as its not worth it.

If its not for gaming then any 1Gb card from here would be good.

Well the only games i play on it are eve-online and counter strike source occasionally, i have fallout vegas installed too and my x800 runs that on low settings so hopefully the new card will give it a boost.

i went for a nvidia card this time because eve is going to be utilising physx

 

[Berneh]

Does your motherboard have an AGP or PCI-E connection for the graphics card?

The X800 came in both fittings.

If it's AGP then the above recommendations are no use.

If you don't know which it is then download GPU-Z and look what it says under "Bus Interface":

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1978/TechPowerUp_GPU-Z_v0.5.3.html

crap it says AGP 8x i could have sworn it was pciX, no idea what to do now i cant afford a full new rig

 

[Berneh]

aye it looks like im going to have to save up for a new bundle and buy parts for it each week, sucks really, i have another system thats pciX the spec of that system is
http://www.e4allupgraders.info/dir1/motherboards/socket939/msi7184.shtml
and an amd athlon 64 processor,

both machines are quite old as you can tell

 

[Berneh]

oh i forgot to say the gfx card in the other machine is a GF 6800XT 512mb ddr3

 

[Berneh]

That link is just for the motherboard?

For the record the AMD is better for gaming that the P4, if you're going to upgrade either do it with the AMD.

sorry matey i think this is the spec

http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/hp-compaq-presario-sr1000/4507-3118_7-30912990.html