Help me buy a graphics card

At the moment I have ATI Radeon Xpress 200 (I know it sucks) I need to buy a graphics card which can play most games such as Modern Warfare, Sims 3 etc
I have a $200 budget (I prefer much less) I really have no idea on what card to buy cause I know nothing of video cards =[
I have
Pentium D 3.4GHZ 2 CPUs
1.5GB Ram
Windows Xp SP2
So…Which card should I buy ?
Thanks.
Answer #1
What motherboard do you have?
Answer #2
I know this sounds noobish….
How do I find out >.<
It was made by Intel thats all I know.
Answer #3
Dowload and run Cpuz. Give us the mainboard model and manufacturer.
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Answer #4
Your CPU will pretty much limit any new card. COD4 and Sims 3 aren’t so GPU intensive. You can get something below $100. Save the rest on the other components.
Answer #5
we need to know if it’s a PCI-E or AGP slot on the mobo
CPU-Z or GPU-Z will tell you
Answer #6

Hope this is what your looking for.
Thanks for your help guys.
Answer #7
It does have PCI-E support, then. Go for HD 4770 maybe (about $100), save some bucks and use them later for changing your mainboard and processor)
Answer #8
PCI-E
is what you have
http://www.e4allupgraders.info/dir1/motherboards/socket775/D102GGC2.shtml
a 9600GT can be found for under 100
or a 9800GT or a HD 4850 for under 150
any one of those should work well with you current components
Answer #9
Ok thanks I did a quick google search about that card looks good.
Just wondering….whats wrong with my CPU ? I thought 3.4GHz was good.
Answer #10
whats wrong with my CPU ? I thought 3.4GHz was good.
Problem is with Pentium D series.
Answer #11
Ok guys I’m done.
Thanks alot for your help.
Answer #12
Ok thanks I did a quick google search about that card looks good.
Just wondering....whats wrong with my CPU ? I thought 3.4GHz was good.
Its a older model from about 2005. So it’s performance isn’t that good, performance per clock. So a 4670 to a 4770 is the sweet spot. Any better cards, your CPU will be a bottle neck. One more thing: your memory configuration isn’t dual channel setup so you can possibly have slightly higher latency.
Answer #13
No problem. Always glad to help.