new video card?

Question

i want to get a new video card for my pc but im not sure what kind to get. i need one that will work with vistas and support a dual monitor setup. It also needs to be under $150. the graphics don't have to be to fancy but good enough for games like WoW and oblivion.on my mother board i have open pci pci-e and agp slots any recomendations?

Answer 1

For PCI-express graphics card, you need a PCI-e 16x slot. There were very few computers that ever had PCI-e 16x and AGP, so make sure you really have the slot before buying a card.

The long lower slot is PCI-express. The slot which is the same height as the others but further away from the back of the case is AGP.

Try to use the best interface available in your computer. If your motherboard (web seach for the model number printed on the board for details) has an AGP8x or a PCI-Express slot, get a graphics card with the correct interface.

Most stores will just try to sell you a PCI graphics card because they will work in any computer (without knowing what your motherboard supports) but they are slower and you won't get maximum performance

Good Luck!

Answer 2

If your computer has a built-in video card which it should, installing another enables the dual monitor capability, so in this case I would suggest (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2231768&sku=E145-7874) also know your OS needs to support dual monitors for it to work. Otherwise if you don't have a built-in video card or it broke you can search for a dual port(x2 DVI or VGA depends on monitor) video card at tigerdirect.com, I recommend tigerdirect because its cheap plus its a trusted site.

Answer 3

i have a couple of video cards that can handle dual monitor. they are pcie cards. let me know if you're interested.

Answer 4

probably you should go with geforce 7600gs/gt or a radeon x1650pro.But oblivion is a very demanding game.

Answer 5

Go here, there are tons to choose from, http://www.newegg.com/