Can you recommend a graphics card?

**threelions00** · 03-16-2007, 06:02 PM

Hello, currently I have a Geforce FX 5500 and after seeking advice about another problem, this could be the reason why my games stutter so to speak.

So I am looking for a better graphics card which will last a while and be able to handle pretty much whatever I throw at it in the way of games.

Are there any compatibility issues I should worry about? Also would it be better to get it shipped from abroad?

I am not made of money unfortunately so I am looking for something that is reasonably cheap.

Cheers, 3lions

System Specs:

Its an Advent T9100 3.2E GHz

Pentium 4 Processor

512mb DDR

I dunno what else you'd need to know.

**mr. nails** · 03-17-2007, 05:42 AM

there's a lot u have to take in consideration. how much do u wanna spend? do u want to play dx10 games? if so u'll be doing a lot more upgrading than u thought. if not, then i'd just upgrade to this.

**macking** · 03-17-2007, 11:32 PM

I wouldnt spend too much money on a graphics card mate your bottlenecked with the RAM with all new games.

If your talking brand new games you need about 2 gig to get them running smooth as a babys butt.

Slightly older 1's like Doom 3 and Half Life 2 would do well with around a gig too but should be OK with half a gig at lower settings.

What games have you got in mind and how much you looking to spend?

**markyp23** · 03-23-2007, 05:03 PM

Need to know if the physical slot on the motherboard is AGP or PCI-express.

**Virtualbody1234** · 03-23-2007, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by markyp23

Need to know if the physical slot on the motherboard is AGP or PCI-express.

He did say he has an Advent T9100: http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/pc/t9100.htm

**maxrebo** · 03-24-2007, 04:02 PM

If you want a video card that's going to last a while, you might want to upgrade to a system that has PCI-E slots. AGP has gone the way of the dodo, though there are still some reasonably high end cards out.

The trouble with buying a high end AGP now though is that when you upgrade your computer, you're going to have to buy a new video card again, because the motherboard won't have AGP slots.

You can get a decent computer these days for <$600 + $video card. If you just want to stick with your computer and buy an AGP video card, you should probably just get something like a 7600GS($100) or 7600GT($150), as well as another 512mb($30) or 1gb($60) of ram.

I'm not sure what prices are like in the UK though.

**Broken** · 03-28-2007, 04:36 AM

The most powerful AGP graphics card at date it the Radeon X1950PRO. It'll set you back about $220 USD. It puts up numbers that mirror it's PCI-E counterpart.

The only draw back to the card is that it is very power hungry.
You'll need 30+ amps on a single rail powersupply, or 22+amps on a dual rail.
This card could keep an APG system alive and current for another year or two.