I have a HP p6813w, and I want to update my video card. Any suggestions?

Will not install the card, because I'm a total computer illiterate. But I need some advice on what card to purchase. I have the HP p6813w and am on a Windows 7 64-bit system. The vehicle currently has an ATI Raedon HD 4200. But I play Sims 3 (yes I know it's a girly game, but I'm a girl) and this card is not supported. The HD 5670, 5700, 5800 are; as are many Nvidia cards - mainly the GTX series.

Any suggestion would be appreciated.

I looked online and was originally going to just buy one at Best Buy, but others are a lot (as in 1/3 price) cheaper. And I'm not all that impressed with the Geek Squad.

In any case, thank you in advance for your advice.

BTW, in case it is important, I just buy more RAM to my computer - so I currently have 14 GB. In case it makes a difference. Again, thank you.

koffimartine1975,

I got your PM on a new video card.  The last time I checked, the ATI Radeon HD 6850 is a great buy at $130 after rebate.  The NVIDIA GTX 550 it is also a good buy at $120 after rebate.  The Corsair CX500 is a supply of quality at the price of $40 after rebate.

You can review the comparison between the two cards video here.  The HD 6850 is faster, costs $ 10 more and supports ATI EyeFinity to multiple monitors.

These "how-to" HP articles should be useful if you decide to install the device yourself.  Adjacet slot on the PCI-E x 16 slot must be vacant.  Review of the the motherboard specifications.

One of the issues I see with the SIMS 3 is that it is only a 32-bit program that won't get the best out of all the memory of your PC.  Windows 7 64 bit does a very good job in the management of memory for 32-bit programs, but the address space of 4 GB (limitation of 32-bit) for the SIMS 3 can be a limiting factor in performance.

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