Lookin to upgrade (Finally! ;D)

[xFLAMESx]

OK guys, it's time for me to splash some cash.

I recently came into some money and decided it was time to 'trick-out' my rig

I'm lookin at a new graphics card (currently at an 'impressive' 64mb ) and have about

[asda_price]

First off, we have to found out what your current mobo and specs are, then we will be able to recommend some good harware for current rig.

Cheers,

Rob

[asda_price]

If we consider for a moment that your PC is AGP, then I would say for you to go for the nVidia GeForce 6600 GT, which is only

[eno]

Just Google for  Graphics cards and narrow the search down to UK sites. Prices can vary drastically for the same card so what is

[xFLAMESx]

I was lookin at maybe one of these :

BFG TECH
GEFORCE FX5200OC
256MB DDR PCI GRAPHICS CARD - Web :

[asda_price]

To find out if your PC supports AGP, download the utility called CPU-Z available here:

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Open it up, then go on the tab that says 'mainboard'. From here, tell us what your motherboard model is. At the bottom of that page there is a section called 'Graphics Interface'. It should say either 'AGP' or PCI-Express.

Rob.

[Fozzer]

P.S. : Asda, how can I find out if my PC is AGP?

Hi Carl... ..!
I would have thought it is as simple as looking on your motherboard for a "brown" slot, which will be an AGP slot for a latest graphics cards... ...!
The others will be PCI slots...generally black.

Cheers Carl... ..!
...(Watch out for Thames flooding due to Global Warming)... ...!
LOL...!

Paul.

P.S. Note that "smilies" don't work in the Title Headings.. ...!

[Gixer]

Personally I wouldn't purchase any of the cards you listed, and its likely that a few of them will not performa any better than your existing card.  Ram size on a g/card isn't everything.

I am taking into account that you have an AGP port (If you dont then you will be stuck with an FX5200 PCI card)

The two I have listed are from http://www.overclockers.co.uk

Connect3D ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB DDR TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-025-CO)

- 256MB DDR high performance two-channel DDR memory interface
- Highly Optimized 128-bit 2D engine with support for new WindowsXP GDI extensions
- 3rd Generation Visual Processing Unit (VPU) comprised of 4 rendering pipelines and 2 geometry engines
- Fully compliant with PC 2002 requirements
- Supports the AGP 8X and AGP 4x standard
- Full support for DirectX

[xFLAMESx]

Hi Carl... ..!
I would have thought it is as simple as looking on your motherboard for a "brown" slot, which will be an AGP slot for a latest graphics cards... ...!
The others will be PCI slots...generally black.

Cheers Carl... ..!
...(Watch out for Thames flooding due to Global Warming)... ...!
LOL...!

Paul.

P.S. Note that "smilies" don't work in the Title Headings.. ...!

LOL - Just noticed...

BTW - now living on top of a big hill, many miles from 'old smokey'

Carl

P.S. AGP Supported

[asda_price]

Since you've confirmed that your PC is AGP, we can make a couple of recommendations as to which video card to get for you.

nVidia GeForce 6600 GT
This card supplies very good performance for a very low price.

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro
The 9800 Pro is only

[Fozzer]

Here is a useful little performance guide* which someone posted here some time ago.... 8)...!
I saved it for my own reference...>>>



Cheers all... ...!

Paul.

 * Performance guide...Viagra instruction book... ...?
LOL... ...!

[xFLAMESx]

[quote]Here is a useful little performance guide* which someone posted here some time ago.... 8)...!
I saved it for my own reference...>>>

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Cheers all... ...!

Paul.