I bought a NVidia GE Force 8400 GS card to upgrade my Compaq Presario, for game playing. Now that I'm home attempting to install it I find out that it doesn't fit into my PCI slot. Which one do I need?|||I'm not sure which exact card you bought, but PCI and PCI-Express are two different card types.
If your computer only has PCI slots, then a PCI-Express card won't physically fit. Most computers have a dedicated video slot (either PCI-Express or AGP) in addition to PCI slots.
In general, older PCI isn't good enough to play modern games (and the 8400GS is terrible in any format- take a look at it's performance in the test results below).
http://www.techspot.com/review/244-ati-r…
The best PCI card you can buy is a 9500GT, which is $20 more expensive but slower than the PCI-Express version (or the Radeon 4650 which is slightly better).
PCI card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
PCI-Express Cards:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Which model Presario do you have? From that we could determine what slots it has, and therefore what type of video card would fit.|||Generally there are three types of graphic cards, PCI, AGP, and PCI-e. When you purchase one you must get the correct type. The 8400 card may be available in PCI, to find out go to Nvidia web site.|||well if its a pci card it should fit. take a close look with a flashlight, make sure nothing is blocking it. you may need to move another card to another slot to make room if it is a tight fit. just dont force it.
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