Help installing a video card

first go to device manager and uninstall your current display drivers, turn pc off, unplug power cord from back of cpu, install your 8600gts into the pci-e slot (picture below), turn computer back on, go to nzone.com and download and install new display drivers.

pci-e slot:

http://elnexus.com/images/pci-slots.jpg

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BopjXneo8e4

i think this will help vary detailed and helpful

this one is even more detailed http://youtube.com/watch?v=5ILrq7lMe-0

Well this is my pc (I think):

http://www.ht.com.au/N/Computers-Desktops-Multimedia-Desktops/part/V3438-Acer-Aspire-M5630-AT370-Micro-tower-1-x-Core-2-Quad-Q6600-24-GHz-RAM-2-GB-HDD-1-x-500-GB-BD-ROM-HD-DVD-ROM-Radeon-HD-2400PRO-Mdm-Gigabit-Ethernet-Vista-Home-Premium-Monitor-22-TFT-Acer-P221WB/detail.hts (I live in the US not AU)

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5931/0204082323bfz0.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6357/0204082326fp1.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3869/0204082323akk7.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1417/0204082323gu9.jpg

Oh, ok thanks. My friend came over and told me that I didn't have a 6pin pcie cable and that i couldn't use this card (I got a full refund). He recommend me these two cards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102708

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150229

Which one is the better card? Also I'll contact Acer customer support and speak to them about this, should be able to get it sorted out.

I would get the saphire radeon.zache86

Ok, thank and sorry for all of the questions but I have one more; how well would it run CoD4, Bioshock and Crysis?

My current card can run CoD4 at 1024 x 768 with 30fps constant at extra textures, no aa, and almost everything else off. it can run Crysis at 800 x 600 (in dX9) with textures at med, shaders at med, physics at high, sound high, post processing med, motion blur med and everything else on low at a constant 25 fps (it does dip down into the 17s and goes as high as 39).

Thanks for the help guys.

well... the 2600xt or the 8600gt is a hard choice because one is only better than the other depending on the game you want to play.

If you want to play crysis, the 8600gt will be a better choice because crytek made crysis with nvidia cards in mind. but if you wanted to play a game like elder scrolls oblivion, the 2600xt will give you around 10 more fps than the 8600gt.

you can compair the 2 cards here if you dont believe me:

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6173135/p-13.html

but if you asked me, i would say get the 8600gt because nvidia has great driver support.

as for that stupid black plastic strip over your expansion slots, i say break that motha off, but if it has screwes than maybe you should just unscrew it off (dont break ne thing) >_>;