In a message posted  Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Jeff <[log in to unmask]> writes:


I'm going to upgrade my video card since I'm having editing issues with 
pictures. I seem to run out of memory, but I've got 786 megs of RAM. The current 
card is 16 megs (AGP). I'm looking at upgrading to 128 megs (or just 64?) since 
they are so reasonable on Ebay. Here are some specs on my computer....


1 ghz AMD T-Bird
786 megs sdram
40 gig H.D.
Asus Motherboard A7V-133C

The research I've done (on a ATI/Radeon 9200 card 128 meg) says the main 
requirement is the universal AGP slot which I do have. AGP or PCI??

According to the following link at Overclockers New Zealand..
http://www.overclockers.co.nz/ocnz/review.php?id=01boardkt133a00asus0000a7v133
c00105

"Processor: Supports AMD Athlon / Duron 550 MHz ~ 1.3GHz +266/200MHz FSB CPU 
Chipset: VIA KT133A /VT82C686B 
Memory: 3 x DIMM Socket to Support Max. 1.5GB PC133/VC133 non-ECC SDRAM 
Expansion Slots: 1 x AGP Pro / AGP 4X 5 x PCI / 1 x AMR 
IDE Ports: 2 x UltraDMA/100 
Audio (Optional) AC ' 97 Compliant Codec 
Back Panel I/O Ports:
         2 x USB Ports
         1 x Parallel Port (EPP, ECP), 2 x Serial Ports
         1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

Board Size: ATX Form Factor: 9.6" x 12.0" (24.5cm x 30.5cm)"    

Apparently you have one AGP 4x slot and 5 PCI slots.
I don't think your RAM is an issue, but the 16mb available on your current 
video card might.  

Hope this helps.

Chris Ryan
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