PLZ HELP "Installing PCI graphics card in old edo computer"

[H3rra]

I want to get a new graphic card for my Tulip Vision Line DT 5/120. The Memory type in the computer is Edo (Simm). I think the the graphic card type is PCI but I am not sure if the graphic card can have DDR ram or SDRAM etc, I was wondering if the graphic card has to have Edo ram since the computer's ram type is Edo. PLEESE HELP ME!

Here is some of the computers Specifications:

Tulip Vision Line dt 5/120 PCI UTP

• Intel Pentium 120, 16 KB internal cache
• OverDrive extension socket (237-pin ZIP, 3.3V, Intel certified)
• 256 KB cache
• 32 MB RAM (72-pin SIMM, extendable to 256 MB)
• 1.44 MB 3.5" floppy drive
• 1.2 GB E-IDE hard disk
• PCI 32-bit integrated Dual-Channel Enhanced IDE
• PCI 64-bit integrated True Color Graphics Accelerator, 2 MB VRAM
• PCI 32-bit Accelerated Ethernet on-board, bus mastering, TP+BNC
• Tulip Accelerated Ethernet Card, bus mastering, TP
• 2 fast serial ports (16C550), 1 parallel port (ECP, 2.4 MB/s), 1 mouse port
• 1 PCI, 1 ISA, 1 ISA/PCI slots (unused)
• FlashROM BIOS, Plug&Play and DMI support
• Slimline, 145W PS, one 5.25" drive bay
• 14" monitor VGA Mono
• Keyboard Tulip US
• A 100 Mbit/s Ethernet card can be installed where needed (3Com Fast EtherLink 10/100 PCI).
• Up to 3 EIDE hard disks can be added.

[Jarhed7276]

Hi H3rra. Welcome to TechIMO.

The system memory and the video card memory have nothing to do with each other. The memory on the video card will work just fine in your pc.

[H3rra]

Now this is the kind of support people need!! Thank you so much Jarhed this thought was doing my head in!
So just to make sure, I need to get a PCI Graphics card with any kind of memory?

[mjolnir1134]

A PCI card can have any type and amount of memory and it won't affect your system memory RAM at all. The memory on the card is seperate from the system RAM. Any kind of memory thats in the PCI card will work once you slap it in a PCI slot. The computer will do the rest of the work. That's all.

[paul9]

Yes, but you would be a lot better off upgrading your whole system. Unless your old video card (well, the onboard graphics system, that is) is dying or dead, then a new one is pretty much a waste of money in that machine.

[mjolnir1134]

Yes, but you would be a lot better off upgrading your whole system. Unless your old video card (well, the onboard graphics system, that is) is dying or dead, then a new one is pretty much a waste of money in that machine.

He never said he wanted to game or do any high-performance thing in his computer, he just wanted to know if the PCI card's own memory will work with his system RAM type, which it will of course.

[H3rra]

Thank you all for your help but there's one more thing, I need to get a CD Burner or DVD Burner if possible for this machine. I was wondering if I would need to get a specific one to fit this computer or would any one do which meets the system's requirements?

[sweeper2]

well, doing any type of DVD burning etc. with this specific PC would take a good while...... to do....... what is the purpose of the cd or dvd burner....

[H3rra]

All I want to basically use it for is to read cd-r's and dvd-r's ect...

[JLK03F150]

If I remember correctly, the minium cpu requirement for a cd-r or dvd-r is between 300-450mhz. A new dvd rom should work reading those -r's, it just won't burn them.

[sweeper2]

well, a basic dvd-rom would be the best bet.. as you wont have to spend alot of money, but you can still get a dvd-+rw for around 20-30$ which you can read and burn cd's or dvd's and still have it for a later upgrade...

[Peter M]

For DVD reading, the minimum effort would be a graphics card that has DVD decode assist and (!) at the very least a 233 MHz Pentium MMX with plenty more RAM than this old box here has. This isn't ever going to work with this thing, regardless of how much stuff you sink into upgrades.

Burning DVDs requires from 5 to 20 Gigabytes (!) of free disk space, and this thing has 1.2 total. Not Going To Work. Period.

Overall, I agree with what's been said ... just forget about it, the machine is lacking basically everything, even after a graphics update.

[H3rra]

yes but i've gotton 256MB EDO SIMM 277Pin's of ram in it!!
and I am getting an E-IDE Hard Disk of 120GB also Windows XP Professional Upgrade so its not bad at all

[H3rra]

Will this DVD Rewriter be compatible?
http://www.pricegrabber.co.uk/search...terid=24712328

[Peter M]

yes but i've gotton 256MB EDO SIMM 277Pin's of ram in it!!
and I am getting an E-IDE Hard Disk of 120GB also Windows XP Professional Upgrade so its not bad at all

You still won't be able to play a DVD on that thing, and reencoding one to make a copy on DVD-R media will take days.

[mrniceguy]

I don't know if that computer would even run winXP properly

[Thunderingthor]

I think a whole new rebuild would be best..... especially for the future.

[carl33p]

Spending money on that computer would not be in your best interest. Your better off spending 370$ on a Dell like this:
http://dealnews.com/deals/Dell-Dimen...ed/146182.html

Or even this Emachine for 260$
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sku=E400-T3990

Or one of these from newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...SubCategory=10

[#43 fan]

I agree with carl, you should upgrade your PC.

[Milwaukee]

I was use to think upgrade on old computer but later found that it not worth. You can buy cheap emachine from www.tigerdirect.com.