Vista - Need a graphics card, which?

Hey guys, i have a Dell inspiron 530 with intergrated graphics, and i an looking to find a new graphics card due to gaming. the only problem is i practically know nothing about computers and dont know which cards my computer will support. Please help, thanks

ok first... can you fill out your system specs? and second we need to know if you have a pci express slot and what your psu is....

hey, like i said in the first post, i know nothing about computer, i am useless :P
please can you tell me where to find these and all the individual detail you need to know, thanks

is it a laptop?

no its a desktop

ok for the system specs...... look in the control panel.... under system and.... for the psu and pci express.... you will have to open the case and look
what your looking for on the psu is a sticker with the voltages



this is off a really good one thuse the high watts.... but what we need to know is the total watts and the one that says +12V
and your pci express connector will look like this if you have one

File:PCIExpress.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and thats what your looking for

download belarc advisor its free and it will tell you everything about your pc in an easy to read user friendly way.

Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit

or press on the start tab and type system info and press enter
this will do the same but you might have to copy and paste the specs.
also how many years old is your pc, this might help us if you cant be bothered doing this?

i have filled out the system specs as much as i can, im not sure if its all right thought because i find it hard to understand each individual piece of info, also i have had my computer about 2 years and have been updating the intergrated graphics regularly.
i will post the psu or whatever it was later today when i get chance, thanks

thats a start

cpu = processor e.g. intel core 2 duo
motherboard = main circuit board e.g. gigabite *name*/acer revcathedral.
x84 based system means 32-bit.
psu means the power supply unit. what we want to find out is the wattage of the psu, as lower than 500 watts won't be able to run a decent graphics card. you might need to take off the side panel to see the psu and its wattage. also, while the panel is still off, check your motherboard for this/these slot(s):

see if you can do that, and will give you further information about the graphics card.



Dom


EDIT: forget the psu bit, i just read that you will find out today