Hi here's a quick rundown on my computer and ill warn you im an utter novice so if any of you are kind enough to reply please make it in as plain english as possibe. Here goes... Xp home edition AMD Athlon XP 2100+(1.73GHz) 224Mb Of RAM Display: Plug & Play Monitor On NVIDIA GeForce2 integrated GPU (compaq) Now the game that is running really slowing is Winning Eleven 7 International. Aparently the min reqs are ... Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti, ATI Radeon 9600 or higher video card how much would it cost me to upgrade to one of these graphics cards or an equivelent ones. only a poor student and need the cheapest option to play this game. cheers jimmy

I would go with an ATI Radeon 9600. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-305&depa=1 That one is $95. I wouldn't put much more in it because the rest of the system will bottleneck it. If your budget is slightly bigger, look into an ATI 9600 Pro.

You may also need some more RAM, it could help... -------------------- Asus P4P800S mb P4 2.4Ghz (800Mhz) 1Gb DDR 400Mhz Ram Asus Geforce FX 5600 128mb

Winning Eleven 7 is the same game as Pro Evolution Soccer 3 nes pas? It's running slowly due to a bug in the code and nVidia cards, there is a patch available to fix it, check out the manufacturers' website. Some people are like Slinkies?, not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs...

thanks for your speedy reply, 1 more question would a 128mb one be suitable, i have seen 128/256 versions, obviously the 128 is cheaper, just wondering if it is suitable for my needs all the best jimmy

yea the 128 mb version would be fine. hardly any difference between the 2 cards. Avid-G

you have my sympathy friend... i had the same case..ü how old are you? if i were you, i would dream for it until i graduate from school..hehe.. coz if you're planning to upgrade your graphics card with a little difference, it'll be obsolete in a few years or months!!!i suggest, you get a new pc with all your dream components.. for the meantime, surf the net and look for good parts.ü i'll give you a tip on how to save money (these are the things that i did).. don't watch too much movies,have a cheap diet(dont skip meals!),think before you spend... that's all i can do to help... ***patience kiddo! "a person who asks a question is a fool for 5 mins.... a person who does not, remains a fool for eternity..." -chinese proverb