Is my motherboard A740GM-M compatible with GeForce 6200 LE Turbo Cache Supporting 512MB?

Question

my motherboar specs:

EliteGroup A740GM-M specs (1.0 - motherboard - micro ATX - Socket AM2+ - AMD 740G)
• Part Number:A740GM-M (V1.0)
General
• Packaged Quantity 1.0
• Product Type Motherboard - Micro ATX
• Chipset Type AMD 740G / AMD SB700
• Max Bus Speed 1000.0 MHz
• Processor Socket Socket AM2+
• Max Processors Qty 1.0
• Compatible Processors Phenom X4,
Sempron X2,
Phenom X3,
Athlon 64,
Sempron,
Athlon 64 X2
Supported RAM
• Max Size 16.0 GB
• Technology DDR2 SDRAM
• Bus Clock 667 MHz,
400 MHz,
800 MHz,
533 MHz
• Speed PC2-5300,
PC2-3200,
PC2-6400,
PC2-4300
• Features Dual channel memory architecture
Graphics
• Memory Allocation Technology Shared video memory (UMA)
Audio
• Type High Definition Audio (6-channel)
• Audio Codec IDT 92HD202
• Compliant Standards High Definition Audio
LAN
• Network Interfaces Gigabit Ethernet
• Modem None
Expansion / Connectivity
• Expansion Slot(s) 1.0 x PCIe x1,
2.0 x CPU,
1.0 x DIMM 240-pin,
1.0 x PCIe x16,
2.0 x PCI
• Storage Interfaces AMD SB700 : Serial ATA-300 - connector(s): 6 x 7pin Serial ATA - 6.0 device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10,
AMD SB700 : ATA-133 - connector(s): 1 x 40pin IDC - 2.0 device(s)
• Interfaces 1.0 x DVI-D - Mini-jack,
4.0 x Audio line-in - Mini-jack,
1.0 x PS/2 keyboard - Mini-jack,
1.0 x Microphone,
1.0 x Audio line-out,
1.0 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet),
1.0 x USB 2.0,
1.0 x PS/2 mouse,
1.0 x Serial,
1.0 x VGA
• Internal Interfaces 1.0 x Floppy
• Additional Connectors (Optional) 6 x Hi-Speed USB
• Power Connectors 4-pin ATX12V connector,
24-pin main power connector
Features
• BIOS Type AMI
• BIOS Features Multi Boot,
DMI support,
ACPI 3.0 support
Miscellaneous
• Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
• Compliant Standards ACPI 3.0,
RoHS,
Plug and Play
• Width 9.6 in
• Depth 8.3 in


and graphics card specs:

GeForce 6200 LE Turbo Cache Supporting 512MB
• Part Number:0819829002962
General
• Packaged Quantity 1.0
• Device Type Graphics card
• Bus Type PCI Express x16
• Vista Capability This video card is capable of running the new Aero interface featured in Windows Vista Home Premium and higher.
• Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce 6200LE
• Core Clock 350.0 MHz
• RAMDAC 400.0 MHz
• Max Resolution 2048 x 1536 at 60.0 Hz
• Max Monitors Supported 2.0
• Interfaces 1.0 x DVI-I - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15),
1.0 x S-video output - RCA,
1.0 x VGA - 29 pin combined DVI
• API Supported DirectX,
OpenGL 2.0,
DirectShow
Memory
• Video Memory Installed 128.0 MB
• Technology DDR2 SDRAM
• Bus Width 64-bit
• Memory Allocation Technology TurboCache supporting 512MB
Video Output
• Supported Display Graphics VGA (640x480),
SXGA (1280x1024),
UXGA (1600x1200),
XGA (1024x768),
1920x1440,
1280x960,
QXGA (2048x1536),
SXGAW (1600x1024),
SVGA (800x600),
1920x1200,
HDTV (1920x1080),
1152x864
• Colors Max Resolution (external) 32-bit color
System Requirements
• OS Required Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005,
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition,
Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
Miscellaneous
• Compliant Standards DDC-2B+,
VESA DPMS,
PC 99
• Depth 6.6 in
• Height 4.1 in

Answer 1

Looks like your Mother board has a "1.0 x VGA slot" and the Graphics card is "1.0 x VGA - 29 pin combined DVI", So yes it is compatible.

Answer 2

Your motherboard has a PCI Express X16 2.0 slot available.

The GeForce 6200 LE simply requires any PCI Express X16 slot.



Answer: Yes.





If I may, why are you using a.....EIGHT generation old graphics card?

( GeForce 6000 > 7000 > 8000 > 9000 > 200 > 400 > 500 > 600 *current*)

The GeForce 6 series was released back in 2004 - almost 10 years ago...



Even a brand new $20-$30 card is several times faster than it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130606

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131339



Also keep in mind, the type of graphics card you can install is NOT limited by the RAM you have in your system. Using your computer for an example; your system uses DDR2 RAM, but you can use a graphics card with DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 / GDDR3, GDDR4 or even GDDR5 video memory (VRAM). Graphics card VRAM is SEPARATE from system RAM.

Answer 3

It's a lessen finish gfx card, it undoubtedly is not going to play the contemporary and greatest games, it'll wrestle with most of the later games let alone the present day, in fps games you'll get picked off quite without difficulty before you even see it happen. If gaming is a component for you splurge on a 8800 card :)