I am planning on getting a new video card for my pc, and I motherboard only supports PCI.
Here's what my PC already has:
Windows XP Home Edition
2.7 Ghz Celeron processor
512 MB RAM
25 GB of HD space left (out of 60 GB)
64 MB Intel Extreme 3D Graphics card (integrated, it sucks)
Which video caerd would you suggest? I'm looking for a 256 MB PCI card. I already know that my computer's CPU and RAM aren't the best, but I'm not planning on playing anything like Crysis or Lost Planet. I just want my current games to run much faster, like Battlefield and Halo, and I want to get Call of Duty 2 to actually work.
2007-06-18 12:36:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I checked my motherboard's manual on the computer and I see that it has three PCI slots. No AGP Slots. But I could be wrong because I've never opened it to find out.
Is AGP better than PCI?
I don't have a Dell or an HP.
I have an eMachines.
I don't like it.
Never let your parents buy you a computer for your birthday without asking you what you want.
2007-06-18 12:56:12 · update #1
ATI makes a x1300 for PCI and thats got 256 of GDDR2 and costs about $120.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2467314&CatId=319
My best bet is that your computer is a Dell or HP isnt it? :)
2007-06-18 12:43:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure you don't have an AGP port? With those specs it sounds to be of the era when AGP was popular. The reason I'm asking is that an AGP is much better and less expensive than a PCI one. It is usually a brown port that looks alittle different from a PCI one.
2007-06-18 12:42:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry that's consistent with possibility not an answer on your question yet I might desire to warn you you will possibly be able to desire to get a good PSU (potential supply) so which you do not fry your card. additionally bypass to optimal suited purchase or destiny save even with in case you purchase the cardboard on line so which you will discover which partaking in enjoying cards they're offering. additionally ask them approximately PCI-e and agp with any success you have a PCI-e slot open on your pc. reminiscence frequency interior of reason significant a card might have fairly some ram even with the undeniable fact that the ram could exact be "slow" using reality of low reminiscence frequency ram interior of reason significant on a card yet optimal partaking in enjoying cards have concerning to the comparable reminiscence frequency so there should not be to a lot themes
2016-12-08 12:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your motherboard doesn't even have an 8x AGP slot?
If you want to play games, I'd at least buy a used motherboard with an AGP slot and then buy a decent 8x AGP video card.
2007-06-18 12:42:25 · answer #4 · answered by Balk 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I always go with ATI Radeon. I have a ATI in all of my computers and they work great. you can go to ati.com and look at the different cards they got and see which would be best for you.
http://www.ati.com
!~Tim~!
2007-06-18 12:44:53 · answer #5 · answered by Tim C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is a list of pci cards. only these card will work in ur system
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609642&name=PCI
2007-06-18 12:42:29 · answer #6 · answered by Jake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋