bonestonne Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 i need a PCI graphics card, there are some that i'd love to have but cannot. i am limited to 3 PCI slots total, one has my ethernet controller. my current graphics card that gives 32-bit graphics is a Genoa Phantom d3/ViRGE v. 8375. its got to be at least 5 years old, probably much older, i can't say for sure, i don't know much about it.its 32it graphics, 6MB of memory. i need a 32bit PCI graphics card soon, and i need suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 pci? okay then...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130186http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130188 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 The MX4000 from nVidia doesn´t have so much performance altrough the RAM is the same as the 5200FX. I persony go with ATi for PCI;http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....250&Ntk=allIn general the ATi Radeon 9250 works better then the nVidia 5200FX.What kind of CPU do you have, how much RAM and what OS? What are you planning to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 For hardware recommendations, puntoMX is your man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 The MX4000 from nVidia doesn´t have so much performance altrough the RAM is the same as the 5200FX. I persony go with ATi for PCI;http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....250&Ntk=allIn general the ATi Radeon 9250 works better then the nVidia 5200FX.What kind of CPU do you have, how much RAM and what OS? What are you planning to do with it?1.1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, Windows XP Home/Ubuntu v5.08/Windows Vista 5384 [soon to upgrade to 5536]i need the card because vista requires 32bit graphics. the intel chip thats on my motherboard is 24bit graphics, which runs XP and linux fine, but with vista, i want to be able to have a card i can use without having to short my computer out to kill a stray volt.i don't exactly plan on playing many games [although over the summer i like to do a little]. i am unable to get a screenshot of my problem, but to describe it, i loose all graphics on the bottom 2 inches of my screen. i know its the card because its the only thing that causes the problem. when i first used it for Vista, it worked well, but it is a very old card, and its dying quick. right now im back on XP, but on tuesday im getting a new card and needed help on what to get. i can't really go for any high powered gamers card, but i do need something that shows all of the screen, all of the time.out of fear of ruining my second hard drive i haven't tried upgrading vista yet, if i loose graphics halfway through, that could be a lot against me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsposter Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 no agp slot on the mobo?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 (edited) no, sadly. the mobo is just about 5 years old now, all its got is 3 PCI slots. the case isn't that big either, room for 2 optical drives, 2 hard drives, 1 disk drive.if i had an AGP slot, i'd have better card in there, i've got an ASUS and an ATi at my disposal. just no slots for it Edited September 1, 2006 by bonestonne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814143059The nVidia 5500FX will be the best choice with Vista because it has more hardware DirectX 9.0x and OpenGL 1.5. You can even play Need for Speed Underground 2 with it at 800*600 .If it was for XP I would go for the ATi 9250 128bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Vista, on a 1.1GHz machine? That's not going to perform well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prx984 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 my 1.8ghz is slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 Vista, on a 1.1GHz machine? That's not going to perform well.you say that, but i haven't had problems with it. i've only got minimal programs installed, AV, MS Works, Photoshop...basic things, actually i don't think i have photoshop on it...i think i actually have Gimp...but im running XP right now so i can't exactly check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 this isn't really meant as a bump for the topic [it really isnt] but is this a good final choice?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814143052it has what i need, and its vista ready. i would ramble on about the whole new 'vista compatible' stickers but im not in the mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 that one is pci-e. i thought you needed pci? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 crappo..thats not good...ok, no more making an 4$$ out of myself..http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...82E16814145087Rthats it, more or less a similar item, leaves room for a newer moniter [if that ever happens]. and its more or less what the other one is anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 that open box... you might as well go with the evga i posted above... or an ati card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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