Does anyone have any suggeststions for a graphics upgrade for a compaq presario SR1609UK?
having a pci-express interface gives you much better options so this is a plus theres loads to choose from these days in the pci-express platform,including the new nvidia geforce 8 series and the ati radon hd 2900xt for the specs that you have mentioned you really should be looking at speanding around £150,as this gives you more options on power and memory my first choice of card for you is the 256MB Power Color HD2600XT PCI-E(http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductIn… is a direct X 10 card and has pixel and shader model 4.0(the latest) and also has some neat specs including a absolutely massive 800mhz core clock speed and a 2200mhz memory speed,these are amazing speeds for a card,thers not many cards that can run at 800mhz core clock speed,and with a memory speed of 2200mhz this explains the high bandwidth of this card(around 55gbps) well if ati isnt your cup of tea then the 256MB BFG