i have a amd athlon 64 processor 3500, 512mb memory, 160gb hard drive, i just bought a new power supply unit (500 watt ATX). im only looking to spend around $100, from what i see on ebay there is a lot to choose from, i dont really want nvidia ive had problems with them in the past. i have a pci-e slot and agp slots, what is better? Give me your input.
2007-02-02 12:14:31 · 5 answers · asked by bryan a 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
i want to get a 512mb card, im looking for someone to look at what i have and tell me what would be the best card. ive looked at video cards but i dont understand everything. i know very little when it comes to what i need and what the card can do
2007-02-02 12:21:19 · update #1
so is 512mb to much? i see them on ebay for around $100. i have a nvidia geforce 6150 LE right now
2007-02-02 12:49:50 · update #2
i just bought a nvidia geforce fx6600 512mb, but i was having problems with it, check out my other question.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhEvPyZoxDzMqzxmQP_KQErsy6IX?qid=20070125185438AAtzMli
2007-02-02 12:57:03 · update #3
If you want to play BF2 online. 512 Ram can kill you with the waiting time as punkbuster goes thru its anti-hacking thing. Get at least a gig of RAM. If you want better graphics, your video card is sort of on the cheaper side. Get a 7600 for 150-200 dollars. You should see an improvement easily.
And PCI-e is better than AGP. So if you have to slot, go for the PCI-e card.
2007-02-08 12:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by Darchseraph 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say what video card you have right now!!! well there is a lot of options out there, but I wouldnt worry about trying to get one with 512MB, at $100 range is better get a nicer one with 256, I know you don't like nvidia, but I have a BFG 7900 OC GT for over 6 months now and I love it, I can play any game with good quality and is also very quite!!! but anyways I wouldnt get anything less then ATI X1600PRO or Nvidia 7600 gs. and you definitely need at least 1 Gb of ram!!! and I wouldn't go with AGP, they are good cards but you way better off with PCIx.
AMD X2 3800+, 1 GB (2X512) DDR Corsair XMS, 7900 GT 256mb
2007-02-02 12:46:29 · answer #2 · answered by Brazilian1978 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need more memory to run that game effectively to begin with. Secondly, you are not going to find a good 512MB video card for that price, you need to look at 256MB cards, and probably save a little more money. PCI Express is the faster of the two. Remember on the video card amount of RAM is not everything, in fact it is low on the list of importance. You need one with a fast core clock, fast memory, and at least 12 pixel pipelines.
2007-02-02 12:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the Crucial Radeon video cards:
http://www.crucial.com/store/listmfgr.asp?cat=Video+Card
2007-02-02 12:18:33 · answer #4 · answered by sm177y 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 08:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋