HP a744X video upgrade?

[Dogdaysdude]

We have an HP a744x system that has no AGP slot. Can we use a PCI (not PCIe) vid card in it? Physically I know it would fit, but would the system recognize it without a problem?
Thanks.

[saphalline]

Generally speaking, yes, a PCI vid card would work fine. The system should recognize an expansion card right away as the new video device.

[Dogdaysdude]

Ok. Thanks again. Our main reason for this was to run Sims 2. Can a PCI vid card handle Sims 2?

[ranjit jacob]

Defintely ur HP PC will work with the video card designed to be installed on the PCI Slot. It should absolutely give u no problem. I have a similar card on my pc. And what is Sims 2 ? ? pardon my ignorance !!

[Dogdaysdude]

Sims 2 is a simulation game...

http://thesims2.ea.com/about/index.php?pid=pcgames

[saphalline]

It should work as long as you get a vid card that meets the requirements (http://thesims2.ea.com/help/detail.php?help_id=21). And of course more powerful vid cards will give you better performance in the game. For a starting point, I would recommend a Radeon 9200 or GeForce FX 5200.

[Dogdaysdude]

Got the FX5200 and it was recognized by the computer. The owner took it home and was going to try it with Sims 2. As far as I know, everything went ok.

[saphalline]

Sweet! Glad to hear that the upgrade went well. Or at least so far. ;)