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Video Card Newbie

Original Message
Name: charliethecool
Date: July 12, 2006 at 04:12:38 Pacific
Subject: Video Card Newbie
OS: XP SP2
CPU/Ram: 768
Model/Manufacturer: Dell 2400
Comment:
Hey yall i have a quick question. I have a semi nice Computer with one big problem. Integrated graphics. (ugg i know) And my motherboard has only PCI slots. Are there any good video cards that run on PCI and can i even do that if there are any with integrated graphics. Break it to me am i going to have to buy a new mother board?

2.8 GHz
768MB DDR2
64MB integrated


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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: July 12, 2006 at 05:19:54 Pacific
Subject: Video Card Newbie
Reply: (edit)
"I have a semi nice Computer...my motherboard has only PCI slots"

Then you do not have a semi nice system...LOL!

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_2400?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~tab=specstab

There are still plenty of PCI video cards available, but none that are all that great. You'll see a definite improvement over integrated, plus there's the added benefit of returning the "shared RAM" back to the system. But if gaming is your ultimate goal, you may be disappointed...it really would depend on the games you want to play.

This FX5500 for $60 is about as good as it gets:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143059


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Response Number 2
Name: TJ297
Date: July 17, 2006 at 17:24:16 Pacific
Subject: Video Card Newbie
Reply: (edit)
And with that FX5500 u could prolly play games up to World of Warcraft and maybe Half-life 2 on mid settings... i got a fx5500 AGP in my 2nd comp and WOW plays fine...(Except u need more than 512 ram to play the game in major cities lol and that pisses me off)

I would suggest upgrading to this or plainly a whole new comp... (with PCI-E)

TJ297 All Prices are in Auzzie Dollars =D

AMD 3800+
2 Gig RAM
Nvidia 7800GT
Thermaltake 430w PSU
Antec LAN-boy Case
Onboard Sound WOOOOT
Surprisingly not bad :p


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