Noob Upgrading PC Help

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Figured I would post here and ask for some help.

I have a computer that was thrown away. Decent for internet and media by all means not a gaming computer but I want to work slowly to that point.

I'd like to get a new video card. Something I can upgrade with say when I upgrade the mobo/cpu.

The question is how can I check the mobo currently installed? How can I check what type of PCI-E slot is on the mobo?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking to get a decent video card so if anyone has an older card they upgraded from LMK.

First time I've been on Windows in 3+ years so it's been a while :D
 
I'm going to upgrade it later on not right now. For the time being it works great as a media server/internet machine. I want to upgrade it piece by piece as I sell games and get more money. I'd like to upgrade to parts that would be the newest tech so when I do get a new mobo/cpu it will be compatible.

Here is the data I got about the machine...

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : MSI MS-7309
Workgroup : MSHOME
Host Name : david-amch3x8nj
User : Dexter.Thompson

Processor
Model : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor LE-1150
Speed : 2GHz
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Integrated Data Cache : 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size

Computer
Mainboard : MSI MS-7309
BIOS : MS-7309 V1.12 02/23/2009
Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 960MB DIMM DDR2

Chipset
Model : AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron HT Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 804MHz (1.6GHz)
Total Memory : 1GB DIMM DDR2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 251MHz (502MHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Kingston 9905399-003A00LF 1GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-4300U DDR2-534 (4-4-4-12 2-16-4-2)

Video System
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405 (4 PS3.0, 1 VS3.0, 64MB, Integrated Graphics)

Storage Devices
WDC WD1600AAJS-56M0A0 (160GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache) : 149GB (C:)
USB 2.0 SD/MMC Reader 507.4MB (USB) : 484MB (E:)
CD-RW 5232IA (ATA66, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (D:)

Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 149GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD1600AAJS-56M0A0 (160GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache)
Optical Drive (D:) : N/A @ CD-RW 5232IA (ATA66, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
3.5" 1.44MB (A:) : N/A
Removable Drive (E:) : 483MB (FAT) @ USB 2.0 SD/MMC Reader 507.4MB (USB)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : nVidia MCP61 LPC Bridge
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : Fintek F71882FG/F71883FG
Audio Device : MSI MCP61 High Definition Audio
Audio Codec : Realtek Semiconductor 883 High Definition Audio
Serial Port(s) : 1
Parallel Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : MSI MCP61 IDE
Disk Controller : MSI MCP61 SATA Controller
USB Controller 1 : MSI MCP61 USB Controller
USB Controller 2 : MSI MCP61 USB Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : nVidia MCP5+ SMBus 1
SMBus/i2c Controller 2 : nVidia MCP5+ SMBus 2

Printers and Faxes
Printer : OLFAXDRV (204x196)
Printer : Amyuni Document Converter 300 (2400x2400, Parallel, Colour)
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Printer : HP Officejet J6400 series fax (200x200, Colour)
Printer : HP Officejet J6400 series (1200x1200, Colour)

Scanners and Cameras
Scanner : Hewlett-Packard J6400,192.168.101.105 (Scanner, USB)

Network Services
Network Adapter : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Network Adapter : Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter v2.8 - Packet Scheduler Miniport (Ethernet, 11Mbps)
Wireless Adapter 1 : Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter v2.8 - Packet Scheduler Miniport (802.11g (ERP), TKIP, 11Mbps)

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP Home 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 3)
Platform Compliance : x86
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Hmmm, id suggest upgrading to some more ram, unless your going to get one of the new i cores which require DDR3. Otherwise, it seems like you have a PCie slot so you can get any video card out there really, only problem is you can get a pimp card way better than your single core, but if you plan on upgrading later it shouldnt be an issue. Just make sure the mobo can support said card. Truthfully for games Id suggest an upgrade as soon as possible just because that single core, Nvidia 6100, 1 gig of ram and 150 GB HD isnt really going to take you very far.
 
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