I was wondering if anyone could let me know what kind of card i should be looking for i know AGP is almost dead or is dead but i am wondering if there has been any new cards that have been released recently or will be soon released, I Found this card and i think it might be the newest one out http://www.sapphiretech.com/us/prod... is this worth buying at this moment? or should i wait another month or two. I'm also wondering what advice you could give me on upgrades to my computer that would be very useful when updating my graphics card. GA-8IPE1000-L (Rev 1.x) Pentium 4 HT Nvidia Geforce 6600 PRO

AFAIK XP does not fully support DX10, you need Vista !!

Bakers is correct, you need Vista to take advantage of DX10. Besides, the HD3850 AGP sells for over $200...that's more than your system is worth! Either set you sites a little lower or consider a complete rebuild. http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/04...

Obviously i know i need Windows Vista to get the full DX10 Compatibility and thats what I'm trying to ask here, I didn't need you to tell me i need a new computer i wanted to know what i should be considering buying before i upgrade to Vista and you two didn't help me at all in what i asked all you did was say the obvious and thats not what i asked so maybe you can actually give me a answer i can use other than give me an answer that is COMPLETELY useless to me, Oh i am not doing a complete rebuild cause i do not need one. All i need is your help in telling what i should be looking for in UPDATING this computer and no other, i do not need a top of the line computer to run the games that are currently being released i know i wont be able to run them at top quality but i don't care i am not all about graphics just about playing the game, so if anyone can give me a straight USEFUL answer that would be very well appreciated thanks, MayDai GA-8IPE1000-L (Rev 1.x) Pentium 4 HT Nvidia Geforce 6600 PRO

You don't have to be an a$$. 1st, you didn't state that you planned to "upgrade" to Vista. 2nd, spending $200+ on an AGP card for a system that's barely worth $200 would be very unsmart. 3rd, if you'd bother to check the link I included in my other response, you'd find the best AGP cards for the money. Consider this: for less than the $200+ you'd be spending on the HD3850 AGP, you could buy an A64 X2 dual-core CPU & a motherboard based on the AMD 780G chipset. The integrated graphics on that board supports DX10 & is actually a step up from your 6600. And DDR2-800 RAM is dirt cheap right now...about $15 per GB if you know where to look. Then you can sell your current board, CPU, RAM, video card & use that money to buy a PCI-e gaming card. http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/04...

Thank you for your help and sorry for being such a jerk i just assumed you would have thought i knew i had to upgrade to vista and you are entirely right thank you for your help. GA-8IPE1000-L (Rev 1.x) Pentium 4 HT Nvidia Geforce 6600 PRO