Do I have a PCI Express slot?

[ChitsuHone]

How do I check?

[raybay]

Your computer will have been made in the last year, in most cases and was more expensive than the average bear. You can see the slot by taking off the case cover.
Or you can give us the brand and model and we can tell you.
If there is a PCI-Express card in there now, it will show up in the BIOS at startup.

[raganmike]

Your computer will have been made in the last year, in most cases and was more expensive than the average bear. You can see the slot by taking off the case cover. Or you can give us the brand and model and we can tell you. If there is a PCI-Express card in there now, it will show up in the BIOS at startup.

hp pavillion a1017c

[Ponomous]

Slot type Quantity
PCI Three (two available)
PCI Express One (available)
DIMM Four (two available)

[sokol123]

i have hp a6500f can some tell me what vid cards can i put that is good for gamin? btw do i have pci exp or pci or other one?? and if i can add a vid card

[BlackFetus]

TO: sokol123

..your pc have 1 slot for PCI, 1 slot for PCI-Express(x16) and two slots for PCI-Express(x1)..you better use PCI-Express(x16) for your new video card..you better choose ATI RADEON models for your video card cuz this cards are for gaming..In terms of upgrading your video card, it depends on your OS..vice versa..

[sokol123]

TO: sokol123

..your pc have 1 slot for PCI, 1 slot for PCI-Express(x16) and two slots for PCI-Express(x1)..you better use PCI-Express(x16) for your new video card..you better choose ATI RADEON models for your video card cuz this cards are for gaming..In terms of upgrading your video card, it depends on your OS..vice versa..

yeah thx and btw i dont have pci express 2 slot?
and i thought nvidia is best for gaming and all ppl tell me that nvidia is best for gaming but idk about ati radeon.
can you give me an advice on what video card i could get that would be good for gaming and would be cheap.. im low on budget so i can go up to 100 or max $120. please give me an advice..
and friend told me that gtx8800 is good nvidia thx :D

[micheal11]

you can check in your pc hardware.and i thought nvidia is best for gaming and all ppl tell me that nvidia is best for gaming but idk about ati radeon.

[sokol123]

idk because im tthinking to buy 8800gtx but if u tell me that ati is betetr and say the moder or somehting for pci-e then i will maye get ur choice

[sokol123]

8800 GTX768MB PCIe SLi Video
Product Specifications
BUS Technology: PCI Express
Memory Amount: 768MB
Memory Interface: 384-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec): 86.4
Fill Rate (billion pixels/sec.): 36.8
Stream Processors: 128
Shader Clock (MHz): 1350
Core Clock (MHz): 575MHz
Memory Frequency (effective): 1.8GHz

Key Features
NVIDIA® unified architecture with GigaThread™ technology
Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Shader Model 4.0 support
16x full-screen anti-aliasing
True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting
NVIDIA Quantum Effects™ physics processing technology
Two dual-link DVI outputs support two 2560x1600 resolution displays
NVIDIA PureVideo™ HD technology1
HDCP Capable2
PCI Express® Support
OpenGL® 2.0 support
NVIDIA® ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
Outputs: DVI+DVI+HDTV/S-Video
1 - Supported video software is required to experience certain features.Go to www.nvidia.com for more details.
2 - Requires other HDCP-compatible components

Minimum System Requirements
Intel Pentium® III, AMD Duron™ or Athlon™ class processor or higher
256MB system RAM
A minimum 400W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 30A)
A PCI Express® compliant motherboard with one x16 graphics slot
2 6-pin supplementary power connectors
50MB of available hard disk space
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP
VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor

Package Includes:
Nvidia 8800 GTX video card.
HDTV Cable
2 x Power Cable
DVI-VGA adapter
Installation CD

[sokol123]

if you got better for pci-e then let me know or form ati because idk about ati

[sokol123]

or how about 8400 gs? 512mb cuz i just want a good video card not for "advanced" graphics just for some the ones that dont take too much of ur perfomance

[Limahl]

Hello,

I have an Emachines EL1352-01e. I just bought it a week ago, so it's brand new. Comes as: AMD Athlon II X2 215 Dual-Core Processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, and comes with a NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE Integrated Video Card.

How do I know if I have a PCI-E slot? If I do I know I should put in an actual video card. I only play WoW as far as online gaming goes. I'm hoping this new comp and a good card will stop me from lagging.

A friend of mine mentioned getting an ATI Radeon 5750 or 5770, for a good card without breaking the bank. My old computer I got in 2000 and only had a plain PCI slot in it, not even an AGP. So I'm hoping this new computer and video card combo will be an upgrade that's worth it.

Thanks for any and all help.

Joey

[sokol123]

all info for ur pc is here:
http://i.walmart.com/i/rb/0088448317582.pdf

[BlackFetus]

..go for NVIDIA Ge-Force SERIES!..they are good for gaming and they are cheap!..^_^..

[sokol123]

ok but what video card should i get that will be good for gaming..not perfect just good one and cheap?
my pc model:a6500f
here is link with all info:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01463058&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3740339

[sokol123]

plz help me to choose perfect one for my pc and good one for gaming :D

[Boseefus]

I'm (extremely) new in this forum, and if this website would help any of you that don't know (like me) what each type of slot looks like, here it is: http://www.playtool.com/pages/vidslots/slots.html

I've also been looking for a good video lately, and save any website that would help me out like this one. I also neeed a little help in this venture of mine.

[rcaastro]

I have the same question. I have a DELL Dimension 8300 and want to add a USB 3 card to go with my new external hard drive, that is both USB 2 and 3 compatible. I'm not sure if I have a PCI Express slot. Can I install a Buffalo Technology USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card IFC-EC2U3/UC in my pc? What is the internal power cable they talk about for? If I can install it, where do I hook up the internal power cable?

[PhilliePhan]

I'm not sure if I have a PCI Express slot. Can I install a Buffalo Technology USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card IFC-EC2U3/UC in my pc?

I think you are out of luck. Sorry.

The Diminsion 8300 series had only PCI and AGP. http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8300/sm/specs.htm#1102242

PP:)