Video Upgrade for Pavilion a430n

I'd like to upgrade the video card in my Pavilion a430n but I don't know if it would make sense to do it. A friend of mine said that you can't put mag wheels on an Escort and expect it to go any faster.
I did install a Nvidia Geforce 6200 card some time ago which works okay for most things. I'm an avid adventure gamer and according to a game I installed recently, I have "low end hardware". I don't have any PCI express slots so the card would have to be PCI and those are hard to find.
So what's the best graphics card that I could get that would be compatible with my computer?

Hi,
If you are an avid gamer then it's time for a replacement PC.
HP has some very good PCs for gaming depending how you configure the PC and are willing to spend.
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