General Help for Windows and Games
jase439:
How do you mean, it doesn't fit? There isn't a slot for it? Or there is a slot for it, but the card is so large it is obstructed by other components in the system?
BeosBoxBoy:
Quote from: PrincessSkyWalker
Thank you first for writing this, because as someone who is about to overhaul her system to make it even better to play the game, that was very insightful.
Thank you Jase for making this a sticky so it was quicker to see it.
I have one question for the master of this thread though, I have an ATI and its brand new, but it won't fit in my system...do they make patch cords or something that would allow me to attach it to the computer??? or am I s*** out of luck?? I've tried looking online to figure it out but i haven't gotten the answers I want.
Basically my computer is a Celeron (P4 version anyway) so its got pretty much everything, but the RAM I want and the Video card...Im basically using an Intel Chipset...so it pretty much chops my whole game...
If you know about anything like that, help would greatly be appreciated.
-Melissa
If you buy a video card these days they come in 4 form-factors (what slot they fit):
AGP
ISA - very obsolete
PCI
PCI-EXPRESS
these are not interchangable - so no patch cords.
Not all motherboards support all form-factors. Most have PCI slots, please don't confuse these with PCI-EXPRESS. Many have AGP slots, and some really new systems have PCI-EXPRESS.
When you are buying a card it is important to know what form-factor the motherboard will support.
I recommend taking the video card back and exchanginging it - take your computer case with you so you can get a match.
hope this helps.
Melissa:
Well my husband figured it would just fit into the computer because he works on computers for a job so he would know, but he had never seen a computer do this before. He took the plate off the back and tried to put it in but the card is way to big to go inside it.
I dont know how to explain it other then that, it seems the card is too wide for the slot it should go into.
It's an EMachines system, and for some reason despite what the store that sold it to me told me, I think it is made so that no third party anythings can go into it.
I realize that with a celeron, everything important is stuck to the mother board, but when I bought it, I asked if it could have third party video cards put into it, and apparently you can't.
I mean its not the newest ATI card on the market, but it is one that would work well for the Sims 2...I just don't know why the slot in the back of the system isn't wide enough. EDIT: I will post the ATI card it is and then you can tell me if its not good enough, LOL
-Melissa
EDIT: Now That I've read over Beos's whole post, I understand what he said, so I guess I will talk to my husband and see if he can find out what kind of support we have in the slot department. I think it might be normal PCI not the express, but I will check in with him when he gets back from work and see if there is anything we can do.
EDIT2: This is the name of the card...ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 128MB AGP Video Card
jase439:
You need an AGP slot to use that card (that's the dark brown slot in BBB's photo above). If your motherboard doesn't have an AGP slot then you won't be able to use that card.
Melissa:
Thanks jase, I will check that out for sure...:)
Okay I found some information online...and found two people with my exact system...and they are both using this card...Nvidia Geforce 4 MX440
So I guess what Im wondering now is what kind of slot does this card need? Because most likely, since it seems I found the identical computer to mine, this would be the card I need.
-melissa
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