My computer specs at... http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/compaq-presario-s6300nx-athlon/4507-3118_7-30717541.html?tag=sub
I am going to be using it primarily for Autocad and Architectual Desktop. The renderings look horrible with what I have now. I play World of Warcraft and Starcraft every once in a while and in WOW I get a bad lag. I don't need anything extravagant for the games, just something a little smoother. From research I am pretty sure I need an AGP slotted graphics card. I will be adding 1gb of ram as well. Any recommendations on a decent video card for under $100-$125?
2007-05-21 13:47:16 · 7 answers · asked by Kevin H 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
From research I think I narrowed it down to these 2. Which would you guys recommend?
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&prodCatType=1&catalogId=10051&productId=138052&cmArea=SC3:CG18:DP1985:CL140474
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&prodCatType=1&catalogId=10051&productId=154156&cmArea=SC3:CG18:DP1985:CL140474
2007-05-21 13:58:45 · update #1
Autocad and A/D have much different markets than WOW. As a happy medium there are MANY mid end cards for 100-125. AGP8 is getting harder and harder to find. You can get quite a few cards for below that. the new egg link the other guy gave you is a VERY good choice. That's where I've bought most of mine. They have 125 different gp8 models
2007-05-21 14:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by Harrison H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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http://www.cheap-wow-gold.eu
2007-05-24 20:09:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 23:30:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For A Small Price, the Radeon 9550 AGP 256MB 2048x1536 DVI & TV-OUT Should be about $39.99 to $49.99
2007-05-21 13:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by Mixx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
best place i have found is http://www.newegg.com
you want something with at least 256Mb of memory just for WOW. I would go with 512 GDDR2 or 3 if possible
2007-05-21 13:57:02 · answer #5 · answered by PBcompanies.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you get the 7300GT AGP:
http://reviews.cnet.com/XFX_GeForce_7300_GT_AGP_8x_256MB/4014-8902_7-32107439.html
It does not consume a lot of power. Your power supply might still be able to handle it. Faster and more powerful cards would require a power supply upgrade.
2007-05-21 14:02:12 · answer #6 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off, dont buy anything from staples.
newegg is where its at.
for instance, look at this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102086
also, im assuming you have an agp 4x/8x.
2007-05-21 14:14:48 · answer #7 · answered by firstkipchak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋