Hey, i need some help, i have a HP pavillion a230n and i was wondering if i can install a more recent vidoe card, 128 mb, can i use a radeon card

I too have an HP pavillion a230n and upgraded to an Radeon 9600SE video card. (For pointers I would suggested non SE 9600 or better as the SE version is only 64 bit) With this adaption alone I have had not problems. Even the 9600Se did improve performance over the On board video. If you add anything other than the video card you may have to look at powersupply with more wattage than the 250watts(I think) that this model comes with). Good Luck

I want a 128 bit, do you know a radeon or nvidia 128 bit card that i can use that is cheater then $100

Can i use this ATI Radeon 9600SE128MB AGP Video Card?

Almost ALL cards with SE in the model number suck....avoid them! Make sure your board has an AGP slot...if you only have PCI slots to work with, your choices are very limited. If you DO have an AGP slot & want a decent 128MB/128-bit budget card that supports DX9, I'd recommend the Radeon 9550 as a "best buy": http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121511 If your willing to take a chance on a refurbed card (customer return)...here's the same card for about $14 less: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121511R Here's how it compares to some other budget cards: http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=article&dId=649 http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?s=8c0ebad681fce7141ef4c90d51c06789&showtopic=307295&pid=585780024&st=15&#entry585780024 Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8.5 x 200MHz 768MB PC3200 Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit Gamer Edition WinME/WinXP Pro

but if you do decide on a nvidia get something like a 5600 or higher, but stay away from that 5700le. they are crap. p4 3.0ghz @ 222X15=3330mhz 512mb pc3200 dual channel @222mhz 80gb wd hdd/40gb maxtor when on linux 8x agp geforce 6200 @ 549/585can't unlock extra pipes. plz help if you can Audigy 2 ZS<b

"Can i use this ATI Radeon 9600SE128MB..." Sure...here's how I did it. 1. Carefully pry the heatsink off the ATI chip...it's held on by double sided tape and it ain't easy. Clean up the mess - about one hour. 2. Lap the heatsink and add a 40mm fan - about another hour. 3. Put a small dot of heatsink compound on the core and very carefully reinstall the heatsink...careful! the heatsink rocks around on the core and it's very easy to chip the core - about twenty minutes. 4. Stick it in the agp slot. Again be careful you don't rock the heatsink on the core - about ten minutes. 5. Install the drivers, benchmark the thing, and find out it pretty much sucks for any modern gaming. Try to overclock it and find out you can't with the ATI drivers installed - about 3 hours. 6. Download Omega drivers, read the instructions, completely uninstall the ATI drivers, reboot twice, install the Omega drivers, reboot again, discover you can finally overclock it and finally play a modern game at 1024x768 on medium settings - about an additional 4 hours. 7. Pat yourself on the back for voiding the warranty, spending 9 1/2 hours modding the card, and spending the night wondering how long it will last. or WHAT jam SAID! but wait... jam didn't have nearly the fun I had; his was up and running in fifteen minutes. My material list: 99% rubbing alcohol - $1.99 lapping kit - $6.25 heatsink compound - $1.99 40mm fan - $3.00 voided warranty - cost of card + cost of replacement card (optional...it worked ok) So the 9600se + the cost of the above supplies would've equaled the cost of a 9550 or 9600 non pro card. what jam said Skip