Dell Dimension 3000 graphics card upgrade

Hello, I'm new here and was hoping someone could help. I find anything through my research that directly responded to my questions/needs.

I need to add a video/graphics card to my dell dimension 3000. The problem I have is that I don't know where to look or what to look for to know what is compatible or not. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The basic system specifications:

Operating system
MS Windows XP Home SP3 32-bit
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
Intel Pentium 4
Prescott 90nm technology
RAM
2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR @ 166 MHz (2, 5-3-3-7)
Motherboard
Dell Computer Corp. 0N6381 (microprocessor)
Graphics
Acer V173 (1280x1024@60Hz)
Intel (r) 82865G Graphics Controller
Hard drives
156GB Western Digital WDC WD1600AAJB-00J3A0 (PATA) 96 ° F
Optical drives
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7200 has
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S222A
Audio
Unimodem half-duplex Audio device 

Best regards, John

With an older system like the 3000, you will only be able to use the old PCI interface for a video card.  These cards are more expensive and there is no reason to spend too much on an upgrade when dealing with older systems like that. Popular cards have been the 6200 Nvidia 8400 GS or the best 9400 GT.  Do not forget only the PCI interface.  No AGP or PCI Express.

I'm not sure what your goal is the upgrade, but don't expect too much.  I know that people have upgraded to these cards to play games like the Sims.  Your system is just old with old parties slow and he can't move much faster with a video card.  You have 3 PCI slots on the motherboard.  Put the card into the top slot of most and move all other cards down lower if installed.  You should probably disable your chart integrated through your device manager before installing a video card for it to work and make sure that the first video is correct in the bios.

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