Grim_Wizard Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I have an Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family for my tower. My brother looked and appearently there are no drivers for this card. I don't know if it's hardwired to the motherboard can someone tell me If I should upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyfromhill Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Do you play any games or stream HD? If not, you probably won't need an upgrade. If you do want to upgrade, look and see what kind of expansion slots your computer has and what kind they are. If you have a PCI Express x16 slot you'll have the most options to upgrade the video card. If you only have PCI slots or a AGP slot you can still upgrade but you don't have as many options. Download CPU-Z and run it. Under the motherboard tab look and see what chipset you have and post it here.Also download GPU-Z and run it. While on the the first tab click the little camera button in hte upper right hand corner and upload the pic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Wizard Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Yeah it's my gaming computer and those last few lines hurt my brain could you clarify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyfromhill Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Those two free programs tell you everything about your CPU and GPU (video card) respectively. If you provide me with that info I will be able to help you quicker, better and more efficiently. Download and run them (there's nothing to install) and report back here what I told you above. Do you by chance know what the wattage of your power supply is? Most video cards require a certain amount of watts and amps in order to run the card.Is your computer a laptop or a desktop? If it's a desktop you'll have to open it up and see what expansion slots you have.Here's a good link that breaks down all the video cards on the market by performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Wizard Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Okay I live in an attic just FYI, the power supply up there wasn't really marked but I can try to find out. THanks for you're help I'll get back to you soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Wizard Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Sorry for this next post mods but I figured it was better because this was a little important.ComputerGC.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seluryar Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 here is info for your graphics cardhttp://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel945g/it wouldnt hurt to upgrade to a dedicated video card, but in order for us to help you, we would need to find out what motherboard you have, and whether it has AGP or PCI-E x16 card slotsor, tell us who made your computer and what model it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer4x4 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 You have an integrated video processor. These are find for basic video processing like youtube and browsing the net, even older games may run alright on it, but in the grand scheme of things, it sucks.Also tell us how much money you would like to spend on a new video card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyfromhill Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I believe this is his motherboard based on his CPU-Z screenshot. Apparently he does have a PCI Express x16 slot. The GTX 260 Core 216 (55nm) is the best bang-for-the-buck card on the market. I use the EVGA version (link) and I really like it. It requires a 550 watt power supply. Newegg.com routinely has EVGA GTX 260 refurbs for $130 or so. The only downside is that you only get a 90 day warranty from EVGA on refurbs. Depending on your CPU you could experience some bottlenecking with this card. If you want something cheaper consider an EVGA 9600 GT/GSO or 9800 GT. They require less power and are less expensive too.If you haven't had a chance to look at this link I would highly recommend you do so. It breaks down all the video cards on the market by perfromance and labels the card with the best value . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Wizard Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Well I have a better Video card in a computer that got it's motherboard damaged I'll try and get it out. Thanks for your help.Best thing is is that they have one at best buy on sale for $89.99 thank you all for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Intel cards are IGP cards IPG stands for Integrated graphics processorAnd I finally found someone sharing my statement about IGP cards and laptops since those have IGP cards tooIntegrated graphics solutions, or shared graphics solutions are graphics processors that utilize a portion of a computer's system RAM rather than dedicated graphics memory. Computers with integrated graphics account for 90% of all PC shipments[6]. These solutions are cheaper to implement than dedicated graphics solutions, but are less capable. Historically, integrated solutions were often considered unfit to play 3D games or run graphically intensive programs such as Adobe Flash[citation needed]. (Examples of such IGPs would be offerings from SiS and VIA circa 2004.)[7] However, today's integrated solutions such as the Intel's GMA X4500HD (Intel G45 chipset), AMD's Radeon HD 3200 (AMD 780G chipset) and NVIDIA's GeForce 8200 (NVIDIA nForce 730a) are more than capable of handling 2D graphics from Adobe Flash or low stress 3D graphics[8]. However, most integrated graphics still struggle with high-end video games. Chips like the Nvidia GeForce 9400M in Apple's new MacBook and MacBook Pro and AMD's Radeon HD 3300 (AMD 790GX) have improved performance, but still lag behind dedicated graphics cards.By Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyfromhill Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Well I have a better Video card in a computer that got it's motherboard damaged I'll try and get it out. Thanks for your help.Best thing is is that they have one at best buy on sale for $89.99 thank you all for your help.I wouldn't advise trying to removing integrated graphics from a motherboard, chances are it won't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer4x4 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 He said it was a card, so if it is indeed an actual card and not an IGP he is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Wizard Posted September 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 He said it was a card, so if it is indeed an actual card and not an IGP he is fine.Yeah my bad I spoke wrong, one of the critical folders got deleted in the hard drive so we just bought a new computer. It's really good do but it's pixle shades suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer4x4 Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Whats that got to do with your video card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
