Can this system take a graphics card?

**anvil99** · 17-01-2009

Hello,

I have a retired office computer I want to pep up and bring back to life. I don't have spectacular ambitions for it, but I would like to be able to use photoshop occasionally, play some old games and have a bigger display.

At the moment it has integrated graphics - I would prefer a dedicated graphics card, as good as the system can handle. Could anyone tell me what cards are compatible with my system?

I would deeply appreciate any advice anyone can offer me about this.

Here are my system specs as put out by everest:

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Uniprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.13 (IE 7.0)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2666 MHz (20 x 133)
Motherboard Name Hewlett-Packard HP d530 SFF(dg784a)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Springdale-G i865G
System Memory 503 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
DIMM1: Micron 4VDDT1664AG-335C3 128 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
DIMM2: Kingston K 256 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
DIMM3: Micron 4VDDT1664AG-335C3 128 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM (2.5-3-3-7 @ 166 MHz) (2.0-3-3-6 @ 133 MHz)
BIOS Type Compaq (07/10/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller (96 MB)
3D Accelerator Intel Extreme Graphics 2

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Analog Devices AD1981B(L) @ Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-2/A-3]

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 24D1
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 24DB
Storage Controller D344PRT SCSI Controller
Storage Controller MagicISO SCSI Host Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
Disk Drive Generic USB SD Reader USB Device (952 MB, USB)
Disk Drive Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
Disk Drive ST340014A (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive LITEON CD-ROM LTN486S (48x CD-ROM)
Optical Drive MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor Hewlett-Packard
DMI BIOS Version 786B2 v1.11
DMI System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI System Product HP d530 SFF(dg784a)
DMI System Version
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI Motherboard Product 085Ch
DMI Chassis Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI Chassis Type Low Profile Desktop

Processor Properties:
Manufacturer Intel
Version Pentium(R) 4 processor 2666 MHz
External Clock 533 MHz
Maximum Clock 3200 MHz
Current Clock 2666 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 1.5 V
Status Enabled
Upgrade Socket 478
Socket Designation XU1 PROCESSOR

[ System Slots / AGP ]

System Slot Properties:
Slot Designation AGP
Type AGP 8x
Usage Empty
Data Bus Width 32-bit
Length Short

[ System Slots / PCI Slot 1 ]

System Slot Properties:
Slot Designation PCI Slot 1
Type PCI
Usage Empty
Data Bus Width 32-bit
Length Short

[ Port Connectors / COM A ]

Port Connector Properties:
Port Type Serial Port 16550A Compatible
Internal Connector Type None
External Reference Designator COM A
External Connector Type DB-9 pin male

[ Port Connectors / PARALLEL ]

Port Connector Properties:
Port Type Parallel Port ECP/EPP
Internal Connector Type None
External Reference Designator PARALLEL
External Connector Type DB-25 pin female

PCI / AGP Video

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Device Description Device Type
Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Video Adapter
Intel Extreme Graphics 2 3D Accelerator

GPU

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[ Integrated: Intel 82865G Graphics Controller [A-2] ]

Graphics Processor Properties:
Video Adapter Intel 82865G Graphics Controller [A-2]
BIOS Version Build Number: 2919 PC Dev 03/13/2003 17:01:14
GPU Code Name Springdale-G
PCI Device 8086-2572 / 103C-12BC (Rev 02)
Bus Type Integrated
GPU Clock 266 MHz
RAMDAC Clock 350 MHz
Pixel Pipelines 1
TMU Per Pipeline 2
Vertex Shaders 1 (v1.1)
Pixel Shaders Not Supported
DirectX Hardware Support DirectX v7.0
Pixel Fillrate 266 MPixel/s
Texel Fillrate 532 MTexel/s

Graphics Processor Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets
Driver Download http://support.intel.com/support/graphics
Driver Update http://driveragent.com?ref=59