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Installation of cards. Difference between card types. What card is best for your purpose. Driver problems. All video issues.

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15 years experience with building, repairing and upgrading PCs. Technical support experience.

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Associates Degree in Information Technology A Certified

You are here: Experts > Shopping > Computer Peripherals > Video Card Problems > Adding Video card to Sony PCV-RX670

Topic: Video Card Problems

Expert: Chris Morrison
Date: 5/11/2008
Subject: Adding Video card to Sony PCV-RX670

Question
Hello, I'd to upgrade my brothers computer to run games like Halo, Fear Team Fortress 2 etc. (So he may play with my friends and I)

SPECS are here
http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Sony-VAIO-Digital-Studio-PCV-RX670

He has a Sony Desktop PCV-RX670 The specs are at the following link. =) He would like an NvidiaGF between 5-7 (something good enough so he may use it if he buys another PC. so preferably PCI) Which is recommended to use an AGP4x or PCI?

I don't know if the motherboard has power for these cards so attached is a link to pictures of the motherboard. (although there are 2 white rectangles next to the PCI with 4 pins in each coming from the motherboard, could this be available power for PCI cards? )

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r137/jermpb/Video%20Card/DSC06027.jpg

Thank you for your help in advance ^_^

Answer
the computer in question uses a AGP 4x slot, so most AGP 4X/8X will work.
As par as a PCI card - I don't recommend using that as the performance is not that good, and you won't get anything past a geforce fx card. Plus if he buys a new computer some day it will have a PCI-express slot for video and you'll want to use that.
As far as power, make sure the computer has a nice 300 watt power supply. If not you may want to replace it as more power will increase performance.

Geforece 6 card that should work for you
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+106960963...

Power supplies
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010320058+113142554...

Hope this helps

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