upgrade graphic card?

[twochevs]

I have HP Media Center PC m7060n and recently purchased Pinnacle Studio Ulitmate version 12. The software says I need to upgrade my graphic card in order for magic bullet to work. The system requirement  recommends 128MB or higher and for VitaScene with HD it recommends 512MB. What graphic card would you recommend?

[FREDDY_818]

how much are you willing to pay??

[twochevs]

between 200 and 300. I want to make sure its compatible with my computer and its dependable

[FREDDY_818]

ok,good wat kind of OS do you have

[FREDDY_818]

http://di1.shopping.com/images1/pi/c4/02/a6/24123745-177x150-0-0_Hewlett+Packard+HP+Media+Center+Photosmart+PC+M706.jpg

does your pc look like the^^^^^

[FREDDY_818]

well i found a video card but dont now if you want it its $299

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129113

[twochevs]

Yes that's my computer I am running XP as my OS

[FREDDY_818]

did u see the video card if thats not how much u want to pay i'll look for cheaper video cards

[twochevs]

Yes I did, Thank you! The amount is fine I am willing to pay $500 as long as its compatible with my computer and OS system, has good directions on installing, doesn't overheat, fast enough to use my video editing software and doesn't keep crashing my system. I might be asking too much At this point I know I need to upgrade my computer but I need a quick fix for now until I can upgrade computers.

[BlackMagicPearl]

I'm guessing that the motherboard in that machine isn't SLI ready. If it is a board with SLI capability, you could always run 2 good cards and use an SLI bridge to connect them. Or you could a;ways do that after upgrading your computer hardware.

If you're not sure what to look for when searching for a new video card, take notice of a few things:

1. I never buy a video card with a heat sink on it and no fan. This has been a recipe for disaster in the past for me, so I always buy a card with a built in fan.

2. Speed - A video card's speed at which it loads images and processes information is based off of the Core Clock speed. Anywhere between 500 - 1000MHZ is usually a fast card.

3. The memory of the card is not that important, unless your system requires certain specs to run certain things. 512 MB is pretty easy to find on a good card. You can even get as much as 1 GB these days; however, it seems that the memory and the Core Clock are hard to get to agree. When I was looking for cards yesterday, the faster cards with the high core clock speed had only 512 MB memory and the 1 GB cards were on the lower end of the core clock, around the 500 MHz.

Check out www.newegg.com and browse some VGAs based on some of these suggestions.