I have a Compaq presario 6000 computer that is completely stock. i WANT to upgrade my graphics to be able to play a game (eve) and the minimum system requirements for graphics say an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or equal. i'm deciding on a RADEON 9250 pci graphics card, and i want to know if this card is equal to a geforce class 2 and if my system can support it. i have a VIA VT8375 ProSavageDDR KM266 chipset. any comments will be appreciated. thanksThe Radeon 9250 is a later generation card than nVidia's GeForce 2 series. So, it's more than equal to the nVidia GeForce 2 series.

By the way, if you have an AGP slot, go with that instead of PCI. AGP is specifically designed for video and out-performs PCI.i definitely know there is a pci slot, but is there a way to check if i have an agp slot?Download, unzip, install and run Everest Home Edition
http://www.comcen.com.au/~fed/everest.zip

Select Computer>Motherboard>Motherboard from the left HAND panel.
Then READ the Motherboard Physical INFO from the right hand panel.does it matter if the card has 2x or 4x or 8x agp? and i do have 1 agp slot.Open the case and look for a brown slot. See this illustration for an example of a motherboard with both PCI slots and an AGP slot: Accelerated Graphics Port . The illustration also has ISA slots; you probably have none of those; they are older technology.
i figured i'd keep it on this topic....is it possible to upgrade my agp slot? it only supports 1x and 2x, and it's hard to find graphics cards that have it.You cannot upgrade an AGP slot. That's a fact.