is there a way that I can get a 3D graphics card and install it on this computer, it's an older model though.
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What he said and NO you cannot add a card. Most laptops cannot play 3D games very well unless they are some of the newest models.
160803
well, unfortunately, you can't dl a video card, if that was the case everyone would play half life 2 flawlessly, if you need help selecting a new video card email me at dabomb8815@yahoo.com  I can send you quite a few that are ranked highly and get you the best bag for your buck. Take care and GL
411267
Unfortunately...you can't upgrade the video card in a laptop.  The only items which can be upgraded are:\n\nRam\nHD\nOptical Drive\nDiskette\n\nIn rare cases, the CPU and it has to be compatible with the M/B.
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definitely get more RAM - at least 1gb, and 2gb if you can. \n\nalso, a 250gb hard drive would be useful, and quite cheap.\n\nperhaps a new graphics card, 256mb....\n\nor get a mobo that supports pci-express and sata hard drive, with 3.4ghz P4...
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You must have direct-x installed\nIf you do, go to your start menu and click run\ntype 'dxdiag' and hit enter\nin the dialog box that shows up, go under video and see what graphics card is listed.\nThen you can google for the drivers\n\nIf this doesnt work,\nRight click on my computer and select properties\nunder hardware, select device manager\nunder video cards, look for the name and google for drivers\n\nIf that too doesnt work,\nopen up your cpu and look at the graphics card itself. It will definetely have the manufacturers name printed on it\nthen google for drivers\n\nPeace.
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Try asking your computer supplier or your vid card supplier
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With the added details, I would have to say the card you bought is pooched.\n\nLaptops are a tough nut.  I build my own desktops, and have done so for around 20 years now.  Laptops, you just don't have the same freedom.  Too many propriatery parts.\n\nYou might want to buy a new video card of the same make and model and give it a shot.  The one you bought was from somebody else's laptop that probably no longer works.\n\n------------\n\nYou are scaring me.  You replaced a video card in a laptop?  Er, how many pieces did you have to tear it into to do that?\n\nDesktop, no problem.  Laptop?  Whoa...\n\n"It's worse than that, it's dead Jim"
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No.\nyou have to have the type of graphics card it recommends.\nthere is no way to "trick" your computer to think it has something it doesn/t
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Well to be honest with you! You need a different PC. From the looks of it you need a new everything it would be cheaper to go to best buy and get a new PC and drop in a kick butt graphics card.
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Yes, it would increase the computers speed greatly, this is good for drawing in 3ds max and other 3d applications, maybe think of more ram as well, the more ram you give your computer , the quicker the render times will be, and the more 3d work you can do. the bigger the gfx card the smoother the program will run, top designers use 512mb gfx cards or above radeon do a rather good 512 card for £140ish maybe cheaper, try www.ebuyer.co.uk for a gfx card, just depends on what you want out of your card and your machine.
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YIKES, anything other than onboard video!!! Use the Geforce 2 with the newest NVIDIA drivers and you will far surpass anything the SIS chipset could offer. Then upgrade as soon as possible.
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No.  You can't upgrade it.  Even if you had a dedicated solution (you don't) but if you did you wouldn't be able to upgrade it.  The GMA that you have is a chip integrated on the motherboard.  A dedicated solution would be more of a small card that is also integrated to the AGP or PCIe interface on the motherboard so in either case an upgrade would not be possible.\n\nThere are a few laptops that you can upgrade the graphics card in, like Alienware but you can't upgrade it yourself with a stock card, you have to send it back to Alienware for the upgrade.\n\nBut in your case, as I have said, an upgrade is not possible and I'm sorry to say that an Intel GMA is one of the worst graphics solutions on the market, even for an IGP, it's terrible.
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You can check the minimum specs on the box itself or right the id software website.  From what I see your machine will handle it on lower settings.  You will need to throw that video card in first.
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machine should have a graphics card built into the machine.
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Yes, you can add one to a regular old PCI slot. They won't be good for gaming.\n\nI upgraded one of my computers with an Nvidia GeForce FX5200 PCI with 128 MB RAM, and it runs everything I need it to. And it is a Compaq, by the way.
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The guy was right.  You cannot change/upgrade the graphics card on your laptop because it doesn't come with one.  The Intel chipset which is built into the system board is your graphics controller cannot be upgraded.
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Try windows update\nhttp://www.windowsupdate.com/\n\ndo not go for express installs, but use it manually, there you should find drivers for video cards.\n\n\nIf that fails, try the vendor of your graphics card. They might have it (you didn't give details on which vendor it is, only the chipset)).\n\nBTW: The type of CPU is irrelevant.