Can you recommend a graphics card?

[threelions00]

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]

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 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143046).

[macking]

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]

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

[Virtualbody1234]

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]

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]

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.

[Morphy666]

Dont spend much if its AGP. Go for a 6600GT until you upgrade the whole pc.

[geranimo]

which card is best to use for rendering in Autodesk Maya

[silent h3ro]

Dont spend much if its AGP. Go for a 6600GT until you upgrade the whole pc. The 6600GT is now the 7600GT, isn't it?

[Broken]

Dont spend much if its AGP. Go for a 6600GT until you upgrade the whole pc. The 6600GT is now the 7600GT, isn't it?


The 7600GT is two or three times more powerful than the 6600GT.
tomshardware - link (http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/6600GT-7600GT-ftopict180474.html)

[silent h3ro]

The 6600GT is now the 7600GT, isn't it?


The 7600GT is two or three times more powerful than the 6600GT.
tomshardware - link (http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/6600GT-7600GT-ftopict180474.html)Bad wording. I meant that they are both about the same level mainstream nVIDIA cards. I thought the 7600GT replaced the 6600GT.