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| Thread ID: 74120 | 2006-11-12 07:43:00 | Need new PCI video card, suggestions please | Fishy (10540) | Press F1 |
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| 498353 | 2006-11-12 07:43:00 | I need to buy a new PCI graphics card, must be PCI not PCI-E or AGP. Any suggestions on a good one to get? I cannot buy a new computer even though I know I need one this must do for now, the video card is very far out of date, so is the whole computer. What I am wondering is if I put a decent 128mb or 256mb PCI video card in my computer will it be able to handle it, like will it work properly? I have a 1.1Ghz Intel Celeron CPU and some random VIA motherboard with a few PCI slots and some other random slots. Also I want one that will run games like counter strike source and half life 2. Thanks for any suggestions. |
Fishy (10540) | ||
| 498354 | 2006-11-12 08:26:00 | that might be hard to get as i doint think they make pci video cards and certanly not 128 or 256 but i might be wong have a look on trade me or go in to a stor like IT@WORK or Global pc and have a look | altrounson (11366) | ||
| 498355 | 2006-11-12 08:30:00 | Look here for options www.pricespy.co.nz |
Fishy (10540) | ||
| 498356 | 2006-11-13 00:47:00 | I bought one recently for a computer (this computer) that would always fail to load the Linux GUI. I had thought the graphics card I had (AGP) was the problem, but lo and behold, with a PCI card it still corrupts the graphics in Linux... so I now assume it to be some peculiar problem with the motherboard / bus drivers. Anyway, I now have a new PCI graphics card that I don't need. It's 64MB though, but if you want to trade... email me paul dot cov - ihug Can't comment on what it will / won't run, having never used it for more than trying to boot into Linux and Windows. It's a passive cooling model (no fan noise) If you want to serach for it online, GF MX4000 64MB DDR TV PCI aka XFX GeForce MX 4000. Paul |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 498357 | 2006-11-15 18:40:00 | Im actually in the market for a PCI video card aswell, i know its a bit eccentric these days what with PCIE taking over... but i have an old P-3 1GH that i use for media/lan parties, it can run World of Warcraft at a reliable 3-6 frames per second on the on-board video which surprised the heck outta me! Anyways what im getting at is that ive done some research on PCI cards and from what ive found they make 128 and 256 and i think i saw a 512 somewhere, tho i doubt any machine that requires PCI can accept that big of a card. im looking into getting the 256 hopefully but one of my main concerns is will the card fit in any PCI slot? or is there some whacked-out version im not aware of? ive seen a few that looked like PCI slots that were farther back, but my machine doesnt have that, all i have are standard PCI slots. oh and to answer your question about HL2 and CS source i would reccomend the 256, i think the min. req.'s call for 128mb card, though im not sure that it will run period on that procy, 1.1g is a bit slim. and i think it calls for a P-4 also, however WoW should run fine and other games like regular CS and Battlefield 1942. I hope this long-winded answer helps you in your search, and if any of you know could you tell me if PCI vid cards fit in any PCI slot, or do i need a special card slot for it? Thanks again, from California USA -Xeroe:thumbs: |
Xeroe1 (11442) | ||
| 498358 | 2006-11-15 19:25:00 | AFAIK if its a PCI (en.wikipedia.org) card, it should fit any PCI slot in a system. OTOH, I think AGP (which neither of u want) come in different sizes. I think there's the normal version, and the other version is AGP Pro (en.wikipedia.org) which are longer than the standard AGP cards. |
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