Need video card advice.

[nilzlofgren]

Hello, I recently upgraded the ram in my desktop to 4GB. I would like to upgrade the video card as well, but I don't know where to start. The current card is an Nvidia Geforce4 MX440 with AGP8X. I'm not sure how far I can upgrade, or what I can upgrade to. I use this computer with Google sketch up, So the more detailed the drawings get, the longer the computer takes to respond. The RAM increase helped a little, But maybe the video card needs to be updated as well to get the most out of the RAM. I've included a breakdown of my computer, to help you help me. Thanks John.

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2400 MHz (18 x 133)
Motherboard Name Dell Dimension 4600
Motherboard Chipset Intel Springdale i865PE
System Memory 3712 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (05/07/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X (Microsoft Corporation) (64 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
Monitor Gateway VX900 [19" CRT]

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-2/A-3]

Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Disk Drive WDC WD600BB-75CAA0 (55 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive Memorex DVD-ROM 16X v2 (16x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive SAMSUNG CD-ROM SC-148C (48x CD-ROM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 57184 MB (25287 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Optical

Network:
Network Adapter SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI (SMC1211TX) (192.168.15.2)

Peripherals:
Printer Dell AIO Printer A960
Printer Dell Printer Fax Tools
Printer HP Officejet 4300 series (Copy 1)
Printer HP Officejet 4300 series fax
Printer HP Officejet 4300 series
Printer HP Officejet 4300 series... fax
USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801EB ICH5 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB Device Dell AIO Printer A960
USB Device HP Officejet 4300 #2
USB Device Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Optical
USB Device Officejet 4300 series (DOT4USB)
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Printing Support
USB Device USB Printing Support

 

[Atomic Rooster]

You're system specs for that program look decent enough. Your hard drive is a bit on the small side though at only 60GB. How much available space do you have?

The video card may be holding you back. The program needs at the minimum a video card with 128MB of memory, your's has only 64MB.

Here's a nice one that will work well for you: POWERCOLOR Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 AGP 8X

This would do the trick too: ASUS AH3450/HTP/256M Radeon HD 3450 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 AGP 4X/8X