What are some graphic cards that supports directx10 but is only a PCI card?

Question

I have a compaq persario sr1123wm and PCI cards are the only ones compatabile with it, not AGP nor PCI-E, anyone know of some graphic cards that supports directx10 but is a PCI card?
I mostly want one for my sim games and FEAR. but buying a graphics card with directx9c would be useless since everything will eventually move up to directx10

Answer 1

sorry brit,at the moment pci-express only supports direct x 10,although some agp cards will support dx10 so you may find that some manufacturers will bring out a pci version,but the problem will be can a pci interface which only has a low bandwidth (133mb/sec)support the amount of memory needed to run direct x10
this will also become a problem with agp,which has a x8 bandwidth(2133 MB/s),but not as much as the pci interface
one option open to you is to use a pci to agp riser expansion card(http://www.ameri-rack.com/AGP.htm),this plugs into a pci slot and gives you your pci slot plus a agp slot aswell.these are handy for guys like yourself when no agp alot is avalible
or for the price of this card you could buy a new motherboard with a pci-express interface on it,and this will future proof your p.c for years to come
i have just found your computers specs at http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?dlc=en&lc=en&product=424349&cc=us&dest_page=product&docname=c00192728,and it states it uses a socket 478 processor so a compatible motherboard should not be a problem
for example the Asrock P4VM890 from http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=553667 is a great motherboard that will take your current Intel Celeron(P) 330 2.66GHz processor,however you will need to buy different memory as this supports the faster ddr ram(pc3200) were as your current board uses the older pc133 sd ram,however the speed difference will be substansial
all other peripherals such as hard drive,soundcard and power supply should be easily transferable
this will bring your p.c up to todays standards and is better than trying to find a pci card that will support direct x10,which i dont personally think will happen
i build p.c,s as a hobby and would be more than happy to give you help with this transfermthe only problem i can forsee is the changing over of the c.p.u,from previous experience you can bend the cpu pins if something goes wrong,however take your time and thing should be ok
any problem let me know
good luck mate!

Answer 2

No PCI cards support DX10. That may change because some AGP cards are starting to come out with DX10 support. I doubt any PCI will support it. If you want to run Vista and DX10 and play high-end games such as FEAR get a new computer!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

PCI slot is SLOW and not ideal for new and better GPU. If a card maker ever comes out with one, it will be expensive but still SLOW. There would be few takers. Move up to PCIe. Your PC is a business desktop, not really a gaming PC.

Answer 5

NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 it will run dx10 but dx 10 is desigened for vista, ...only works in vista not before

Answer 6

Well, not yet they dont. Let's just see if Sparkle Tech. can actually pull this off:
http://www.techpowerup.com/index.php?37731

Yes, an 8500GT (DX10) in a PCI slot...