hey i have an old Compaq presario s5000v i have a PCI slot and i found a nVidia GeForce 8400GS for $50 and its a PCI.....i swear, these people favor PCIe.....w/e tho, i just wanna know, if i put this high end graphics card in my comp and install it, will it fry my motherboard like ive heard rumors about if your comp cant handle it? my question is Will this graphics card destroy my computer if i put it in there? my computer is 9 years old.....


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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/24/2009, 14:52:28
Machine name: EXPERIENCE
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.090206-1239)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq Presario 061
System Model: P8656P-ABA S5000V NA310
BIOS: Version 3.23
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.50GHz
Memory: 246MB RAM
Page File: 587MB used, 130MB available
Windows Dir: CWINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce2 MX/MX 400
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0110&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_B2
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1152 x 864 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.9381 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/17/2006 17:29:00, 4541824 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
Mini VDD Date: 11/17/2006 17:29:00, 3994688 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4250-11CF-1547-0A2013C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0110
SubSys ID: 0x00000000
Revision ID: 0x00B2
Revision ID: 0x00B2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_B ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D

1st thing u must found out if ur powersulpy can handel it
and i say try to get a 8500TG or higer cuz the ?400 is the starting so not as good as the ?500
go to a local comp store and ask them tey can tell u

Well Google dosen't provide me with exact config of your PC

A rough config which I believe is
Processor: Intel Celeron 2.3GHz, Intel Celeron 2.5GHz, Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz, Intel Pentium 4 2.5GHz(one of these)
RAM : 128 or 256 MB. DDR RAM

This config will act as a bottleneck to the GPU .P4 processor is good but RAM needs to be DDR2 & maybe atleast 512 MB...

Also Ecto it's not the last 3 digits that decide about GPU's.Each 8 series cards are comparable with not a very major performance boost.

its pentium 4 processor i think its 2.5 GHz

You should provide us your PC's specs.

Go to start menu, then run and type in dxdiag.
Hit ok and that'll bring up a window where you can see all your system preferences.
Take screens of the pages and post it please.

8800 is good

i have a 9500GT and it rans full shaders (evry thing is markt) at 60 fps

a 8400 is shader 4.0 i thing so sude suport shaders
but the ram is a bit low

ight, my cousin is a computer wizz and i asked him, he said it shuld be fine, i just have to stand on a peice of sheetmetal with no shoes or socks on when im installing it :S thanks for ur help i will post specs of my comp, and also tell me if its a sucky comp