ok, I been browsing for awhile and now idea which I should get for all the games I play,It has to be a PCI only, I dont have a PCI express slot or I would get a 512, I would like a 256, I need a good video card for a lot of gaming. price limit is $225.00 here are some:
WOW: world of warcraft
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2142
Counterstrike:Condition Zero
Civilization 4
O.R.B.
Rise of Nations:Rise of Legends
Hegemonia
Rise and Fall of nations
Empire Earth 2
I need all of these to work, thxs. I was looking at this 1, but if you have a better idea, has to be PCI though
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as...
thank you.
2006-11-27 10:49:39 · 5 answers · asked by easymover00 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
PCI? Are you sure you don't have an AGP slot? If you just have PCI slots then you are pretty much screwed. PCI is two graphics interfaces old. In lieu of that you have two options. Either get the Radeon X1300 which is PCI and should run all those (not to the best that they can be run but run none the less) or buy a whole new computer that supports PCIe graphics card.
You can pick up an X1300 for about $115 here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814129062&ATT=14-129-062&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r
A new computer will run you about $1000 - 2000 depending on what parts you want. Stop by www.ibuypower.com if you are in the market for a new computer. For a good gaming computer you will want...
Processor
AMD FX or X-2
Intel Core 2 Duo (as much as I hate to admit it)
RAM
At least 1024MB
Graphics
nVidia 7xxx or better (7800 is a good place to start stay away from the 7950 GX2 though)
ATI x1xxx (x1800 or better)
Hard Drive
7200 RPM SATA or better
Basically everything else is just what you prefer though you might want to get one of those Ageia PhysX physics processors if you have the cash.
To test your current computer to see if it can run those games of which you speak go to www.srtest.com.
2006-11-27 11:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by Plushified Naruto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy Nvidia or G-force video cards, that have atleat 256 mb of memory , plust u should also buy one core 2 processor for best performance
2006-11-27 14:44:51 · answer #2 · answered by engr_ehsen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check ati they r the best video cards out i think they r cheap
2006-11-27 11:30:40 · answer #3 · answered by Caboose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try G-Force. Anything around 256MB or higher.
2006-11-27 10:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by comn8u 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please review the following links...
visual comperison of video cards
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html
toms hardware's best video card performance/money
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/10/31/the_best_video_cards_for_your_money/
hope this helps alittle
2006-11-27 10:51:24 · answer #5 · answered by jesus_aka_lola 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋