Can you recommend a graphics card?

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.

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.

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?

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

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Originally Posted by markyp23

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

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

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.

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.

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

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Originally Posted by Morphy666

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

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

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Originally Posted by Gam3Guy

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Originally Posted by Morphy666

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

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

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The 7600GT is two or three times more powerful than the 6600GT.
tomshardware - link

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Originally Posted by Broken

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Originally Posted by Gam3Guy

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

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The 7600GT is two or three times more powerful than the 6600GT.
tomshardware - link

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Bad wording. I meant that they are both about the same level mainstream nVIDIA cards. I thought the 7600GT replaced the 6600GT.