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new graphics card?
Name: crappypcgamer Date: April 11, 2005 at 18:47:57 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 CPU/Ram: 260mb
Comment:
ive got a new (for me) computer that my parents got cheap. my old one had a voodoo 3dfx graphics card, but apparently, they went out of business, so i cant get upgrades w/ that. ive only got a pentium III, and im wondering what would be the best graphics card to get for gaming (up to my pc's capacity) and within a fairly reasonable price range.
Name: jam Date: April 11, 2005 at 19:00:55 Pacific
Reply:
PCI or AGP?
Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 512MB PC3200 Asus Ti4800SE 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro
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Response Number 2
Name: houston1981 Date: April 11, 2005 at 19:24:42 Pacific
Reply:
Go for a geforce FX series. Cheap as chips and directx nine compliant, and if your limited to PCI im pretty sure the lower end of the scale has PCI versions (IE an FX 5200 etc)
Name: jam Date: April 12, 2005 at 05:14:07 Pacific
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The choices in PCI cards are extremely limited & they're usually much more expensive than their AGP counterparts. I wouldn't advise an FX5200 regardless of it being PCI or AGP...it's simply not a very good card.
Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 512MB PC3200 Asus Ti4800SE 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro
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Response Number 4
Name: crappypcgamer Date: April 12, 2005 at 14:05:17 Pacific
Reply:
so how do i know if i have pci or agp? and what would be the best choice for each one?
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Response Number 5
Name: najitech Date: April 12, 2005 at 15:33:16 Pacific
Reply:
Typically, your PCI slots will be off-white in color and will be lined up evenly with each other. If you have an AGP slot, it will be offset from the PCI slots and will often be brown in color. Check also to make sure that if you get an AGP card it is compliant with your PC ... the earlier cards (e.g., ATI Rage Pro cards) will not fit in the newer AGP slots (and vice versa).
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