Best card for my Compaq SR1838NX
I have aCompaq SR1838NX that i would like to speed up with a new graphics card. I have upgraded the processor to a AMD 4600+ Dual Core and have 3Gb RAM installed. I am using the onboard ATI Radeon Express 200 Graphics and have an empty PCI Express x16 slot I am looking to improve the computer performance without spending too much as it is an older computer
There are at least two versions. One has a socket for an external (non-bus) power supply and the other one does not. I installed the card in a 7 year old Dell XPS435T with one of the first I7 processors (920 at 2.67GHz) (slow) that uses 4GB ram and it performs much better than the 1 Gb card that came with it. I have a 475 watt power supply and the card lit says you need 300 watts min. This is probably the most expensive card you want to consider for an old computer, but looks to be the best buy.