Graphics Update?

OK.

This is my 2 year old computer and its features:

Compaq Presario

1.81 GHz, with 896 MegaBytes of RAM

Graphics Card: SIS 760 Rev 00 with an approximate memory of 128 Megabytes

What I want - and need to know, is a) how do I find out what kind of graphics slot I have, AGP slot or PCI-e (PCI Express) slot, and how do i find out without unscrewing the top part of my system, and b) what kind of graphics card should i buy with each kind of slot, and considering my computer features. I want to play some regular games like counter strike, madden, rome total war, and world of warcraft. Nothing requiring extremely advanced graphics like crysis.

Please share your thoughts

Graphics Update?

Without knowing what model you have, I'm guessing based off of the info I have.

http://www.sis.com/products/sis760.htm

"The AGP interface of the SiS760 can support external AGP slot with AGP 4X/8X capability"

This would lead me to believe that the 760 would have an AGP slot, assuming the slot is there.

EDIT: The model number should be somewhere on the side of the case. The last Compaq computer I owned was a 4112. I don't know if the new model numbers are that small. (It was on the front of the case, you couldn't miss it.)

The big question now is whether or not the AGP slot is there. Sometimes OEMs don't put the slot in to save $1 per computer. Nothing short of opening the case will answer that. The AGP slot would be about the same size as the PCI slots.

Graphics Update?

There should be a silver bar some where on your tower with numbers on it, if you cant find out which one is the model number just post all the number's and we'll resolve it.

Graphics Update?

First of all, we need to know what your motherboard is.

Im guessing its AGP, and if it is AGP you should get a 7600 Nvidia agp for around $70-90. But overall i think you should plan on getting a new computer instead of upgrading the graphic card.

Graphics Update?

you have onboard graphics i think you have pci-e i would need to know the model # to know for sure start%26gt;run%26gt;type dxdiag %26gt;ok