Hi, I am thinking about getting a new Graphics Card... I currently have an ATi Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB-DDR AGP 4x I was thinking about getting this: http://tinyurl.com/8z25b But i dont know if my computer supports GDDR3... Can you please tell me how I can find out if my computer supports it? :: ASUS P4S266VX :: :: INTEL P4 1.8GHZ :: :: 100MHZ FSB 18X MULTIPLYER :: :: 128MB RADEON 9600 XT AGP 4X :: :: 512MB DDR-SDRAM :: :: 55GB SAMSUNG SV6003H ::

Firstly, the only thing you have to look at is if your motherboard supports AGP 4x/8x cards, which it obviously does. It having GDDR3 memory has nothing to do with compatibility. Secondly, that processor of yours will be a HUGE bottleneck for an x800. You know, even a 9600XT is probably being bottlenecked by that processor. Lastly, x800s require quite a bit of power and since you have an outdated Sony vaio, your power supply will probably have trouble powering an x800. Asus P4P800 P4 2.4c @ 3000 Mhz Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu HSF ATI Radeon 9800 pro 1 GB OCZ pc 3500 ram Sound Blaster audigy LS

I second that. You need a CPU upgrade before anything! "Republicans in Congress are moving to ratify a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning, thus ending the Iraqi insurgency."

Well.... for a CPU Upgrade, i will NEED a new MOBO, and for a MOBO upgrade, i will also NEED a new Case/Tower.... Only because the Sony MOBOs are shaped differently and wont fit correctly in any other Tower besides its own... :: ASUS P4S266VX :: :: INTEL P4 1.8GHZ :: :: 100MHZ FSB 18X MULTIPLYER :: :: 128MB RADEON 9600 XT AGP 4X :: :: 512MB DDR-SDRAM :: :: 55GB SAMSUNG SV6003H ::

If that's an argument against upgrading your CPU, that's like saying you're gonna replace the tires on your car when the brakes are not working because replacing the brakes is a heck of a lot more trouble and expensive. Trouble and expense is irrelevant. Your video card, while it's not the fastest out there, is still sitting around waiting for your CPU to catch up. If it were me, I'd sell your old system and apply that money to a new one. You're gonna end up replacing just about everything in there anyway. "Republicans in Congress are moving to ratify a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning, thus ending the Iraqi insurgency."

I agree just save up and buy a new computer cuz urs really needs to be better. its not bad it just needs to be better. ur gonna waste more time upgradeing just go buy a new computer. easy as tht!