video card for hp a1520e?

I bought a computer a couple years ago and the video card fried in it, so I been using the onboard card but lately I been having video lag (think thats what it is) I try to play a game and if I open or close a browser the game freezes but I can move the mouse around fine.

I recently reformatted and the problem is still there I have a 450watt power supply in right now and 2gb of ram so I'm guessing video card might be the culprit. any ideas or suggestions?

 

Looks like you do need a new GPU, can you please provide your FULL PC specs, or the make and model of your retial machine?

 

the make is HP, the model # is a1520e. input that at hp.com & will find the specs there. look up your cards specs, go to newegg.com & shop for a similar one etc.

 

It looks like any PCI Express card should work just make sure your PSU is good enough.

Also it's important to have a quality PSU. If you are using the stock PSU I doubt it would be powerful enough for a decent video card. Tho the wattage is enough the power supply may supply unstable voltages and noise power which will shorten the lifespan of your components.