HELP! Getting a new gpu

Ok.. so i have a TRS780-M1 motherboard from Tul that has on-board graphics (ATI Radeon HD 3200). I need a better graphics card to run my games, and I've pretty much sided with getting an XFX Radeon HD 4870 Video Card from Tiger Direct which is now on sale for $174.99 (If there are any better please let me know). Now, if i were to get this card, would i be able to use crossfire technology or something of that sort to get the on-board and the dedicated graphics to work together, rather than to have one run the games and the other operate the desktop?? Please help me out Thanks

 

Welcome to MajorGeeks! :wave

Unless I am way off, Crossfire only works with dual cards on a mobo that supports it. But an upgrade to that card should have you in great shape! A dedicated GPU card is so much better than onboard.

 

Fred you are right the Crossfire only works with dual cards on a mobo that supports it.Most people dont realiz if you just update the card it should work just fine.Just make sure you get the right update though.

here are some updates....
http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-...Name=platform=Windows&filter=platform=Windows

 

Don't forget to have plenty of power for the card.

Don't forget to check what kind of of video slot you have as there are two types, AGP and PCI-E.

 

thanks i updated the graphics already! one more question.. besides the gpu, I've tried to play online with some of my games, mainly Left 4 Dead, but it seems that a lot of people have had the same problems. apparently the problem is with the router. Mine is on here -

http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=1&scid=17&pid=924

i can use browsers and everything but whenever i try and connect to play online, theres always something wrong. I heard that by changing your routers IP address or something you can fix the problem, but I'm not that tech savvy. Ill re-post this on a different thread as well in the games and networking sections. Thanks

 

Nah, don't do that, one thread is enough.