Help no pci-e slot in Asus G31 mobo(p5k pl-am-in)

[V.VAIDYA]

I brought this pc 2 years back without a gpu ,now planned for a upgrade but surprised and horrified to see no presence of pcie slot in my motherboard.
See the attaced pic any solutions for the problem.
If not advice for a new mobo ond gpu.
My Requirements for mobo are support for my intel e5300 cpu on ddr2 ram.
For the gpu- DX 11 support,512 mb ram
my screen resolution is 1920x1080
Psu is 400 w Zebronics
Budget-Rs 5,000 for both gpu and mobo.
For the gpu how are NVIDIA Geforce GT 520 & AMD Radeon HD 6450 for games like starcraft 2 ,civ 5,Upcoming generals 2, Gta 4/5.
All suggestions are welcome ,thanks.

 

[The Sorcerer]

Isn't the southbridge sink missing as well?? Could you post the picture of the entire board for me.

 

[avinandan012]

consider atleast a 6770 for gaming in that resolution

 

[CA50]

That board doesn't look like p5k pl-am-in

And Asus G31 mobo have got pcie slot, do post a complete pic of your mobo

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards- ASUS P5KPL-AM

 

[The Sorcerer]

BTW, that "IN" board (goes without saying its an Indian edition) is one of those stripped down boards. They don't have PCIE slot and southbridge by default (although i can find this model in Asus IN site). You will need another board. You will require a better psu depending on the GPU.

 

[V.VAIDYA]

thanks for reply,Here is the full pic.
Does this suffice or more pics?

 

[The Sorcerer]

Yeah. The board is fine. It doesn't come with PCIE slot and Southbridge sink by default.

 

[CA50]

@V.VAIDYA, Oops your mobo indeed doesn't have the pci-e slot.
You can get yourself a new g41 mobo to suffice that.

@The Sorcerer, thanks mate for that explanation, even i had no idea about the strip version mobo

 

[V.VAIDYA]

So no hope for the old mobo I feel cheated.
Now Please suggest a motherboard and gpu according to my requirements avobe.

So no hope for the old mobo I feel cheated.
Now Please suggest a motherboard and gpu according to my requirements avobe.

 

[CA50]

^ dude you should have checked the mobo properly at the time of purchase

 

[skeletor]

For the gpu how are NVIDIA Geforce GT 520 & AMD Radeon HD 6450 for games like starcraft 2 ,civ 5,Upcoming generals 2, Gta 4/5.

You have named three very CPU intensive games.

For Starcraft 2 and Civilization V, really consider getting Core i3-2100. That's going to end up in the whole system getting upgraded.

Anyhow, GPU and a better PSU are a must on the current config if you want to game. The minimum will be GTS 450 @ Rs. 6400 for these games. PSU? Corsair CX430v2 @ 2500 is the minimum.

 

[d6bmg]

@OP: You also need to change the PSU. Consider about increasing your budget as motherboard+gpu+psu can't come inside 5K.