looking for graphics card but no clue whatsoever??

[gavinprice02]

FSX Graphics are pretty rubbish on my PC the plane textures are blurred and the trees sometimes have square outlines. I'm looking to update my Graphics Card but I honestly don't have a clue about what type is suitable for my pc or what is a fairly decent one.
I've managed to get hold of my pc specs:-

-ASUS A7V-8X-A-L DDR 333MHZ MOTHERBOARD
-AMD ATHLON XP2800+ CPU
-1024MB (2x512MB) PC2700 DDR-MEMORY (333MHZ)
-120GB ULTRA FAST(7200RPM) HARD DRIVE WITH 2MB BUFFER
-ATI 128MB RADEON 9500 TV DVI

I don't really want to spend loads of money probably about

[born_2_fly]

To be honest I would probaly keep saving the money you have and wait until DX10 comes out. That way you can have a great card put into your new rig, rather than having an OK card now, and then a 'better' card in your new comp.

Cheers,
|Alex|

[cheesegrater]

I assume that is an AGP system. The best you could do in the

[ctjoyce]

Actually you probibly could get a X850XT which would be a good buy. Again though, your running AGP, so your not going to be able to even buy a DX10 card for that PC.

Cheers
Cameron

[gavinprice02]

cheers for the help, just out of interest, what's AGP? and also can someone send me a link to the actual products themselves, because there seems to be a few different versions

[4_Series_Scania]

cheers for the help, just out of interest, what's AGP? and also can someone send me a link to the actual products themselves, because there seems to be a few different versions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port - What AGP is.  ;)

A new graphics card will reap major benefits with that rig.

BFG GeForce 7600 GS OC 512MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (AGP)

[ctjoyce]

The X850XT is a better card for less money.

Cheers
Cameron

[4_Series_Scania]

The X850XT is a better card for less money.

Cheers
Cameron

True, but, some of us would rather poke our eyes out than buy an Ati for numerous daft reasons.  :P

[cheesegrater]

True, but, some of us would rather poke our eyes out than buy an Ati for numerous daft reasons.  :P

What would those reasons be?

[Mees]

LMAO

[Mees]

LMAO



That'll be because my expiriences with ATi are bad...

[ctjoyce]

LMAO



That'll be because my expiriences with ATi are bad...

The 9 series maybe, but the X have never given me any problems

Cheers
Cameron

[gavinprice02]

got the GeForce in the end guys, and must I say, what a great improvement.  It's even improved frames a little, but still flying in cities is a big no no with my FPS. Would upgrading the RAM make a difference to this?

[ctjoyce]

Adding a second gig of RAM may be a good idea, but its not going to offer the drastic change you want, thats why you bought the graphics card.

Cheers
Cameron

[congo]

got the GeForce in the end guys

Which GeForce did you get ?