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Zogzog
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Hi
Not sure if I posted this in the right place so appols if I got that wrong.
Basically my question is this; How do I check my current computer meets the systems requirements for a ATI HD 3870 GPU X2 PCIE 1024MB Video Card?
All helpful comments gratefully received.
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greysts
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The only thing you need to know is if your PC has got a PCIe expansion slot. The paperwork that came with your PC should tell you that. If you can't find that, come back and we'll give you a software link to help you find out.
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Zogzog
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Thanks for replying- yes, I could definitely use that link!
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greysts
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Download SIW from here and then install it. When you run it, on the left hand side of the screen you will see a long list of headings. Under Hardware, click on System Slots and tell us what you see. It would also be quite useful to know what you've got currently as a Graphics driver so again under the Hardware heading click on Video. On the right hand side the top 2 entries (Display Adaptor and Display Board) are all we need.
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Do you know that we're all in line for succession to the throne? Really?
Well, if forty-eight million, two hundred thousand, seven hundred and one people died I'd be Queen.
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Zogzog
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Ok, here we go:
slots
Tag Name
System Slot 0 PCI0
System Slot 1 PCI1
System Slot 2 PCI2
System Slot 3 PCI3
System Slot 4 PCI4
System Slot 5 AGP
Drivers
(couldn't see display board -so copied the lot down)
Property Value
Number of GPUs 2
Number of GPUs in SLI mode 202
Display Adapter RADEON 9600 SERIES
Video Processor ATI Radeon Graphics Processor AGP (0x4150)
Video memory size 256 MBytes
Adapter DAC Type Internal DAC(400MHz)
BIOS Date 04/08/26
Display Drivers ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6783
Driver Date 2008-02-26 05:51:43
Inf File Name oem180.inf
Inf Section ati2mtag_RV350
Display Adapter RADEON 9600 SERIES - Secondary
Video Processor ATI Radeon Graphics Processor AGP (0x4170)
Video memory size 256 MBytes
Adapter DAC Type Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Drivers ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6783
Driver Date 2008-02-26 05:51:43
Inf File Name oem180.inf
Inf Section ati2mtag_RV350
Name RADEON 9600 SERIES
Chip Type ATI Radeon Graphics Processor AGP (0x4150)
DAC Type Internal DAC(400MHz)
Memory 256 MBytes
Thanks again for the help.
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greysts
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That suggests to me that you don't have any PCIe slots in your PC and therefore the graphics card you want won't fit. You seem to have a reasonably powered card already. Why do you want to upgrade it? How old is your PC roughly and what is it's make and model number?
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