Best PCI Card?

[Trogdor]

Whats the best PCI card out there? I know most of you are going to say get a new motherboard, but at the time it isnt in the budget really so I would rather get a good PCI card. I currently have this
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/eVGA-GeForce-FX-5200-Video-Card-128P1N309DX/sem/rpsm/oid/105701/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do#tabs

Would this be a huge upgrade with the 256MB?
http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-nVIDIA-Geforce-FX-5500-PCI-256Mb-Video-Card_W0QQitemZ140091042539QQihZ004QQcategoryZ40161QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And I assume this would be better? This price tag is a bit too much for now I think
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7638292&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat107700050041&id=1130987962366

 

[Buy-it PC]

Your video card problem?

I don't know if you are just asking if this card will work for your problem or not, if the board is older... and all you have is PCI - or if you have AGP on the board, go that route instead.

If not, you can buy this card... or even the EVGA nVidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB DVI/TV-out PCI Video Card 128-P1-N309-LX card, it's a bit more. But it's available.

But the choice is yours.

Good Luck!

 

[diduknowthat]

The best PCI card is either the 6200 or the x1300, but they're still very bad at gaming.

 

[Kornowski]

Yeah, PCI cards, aren't really worth considering... The best is the X1300, I think.

 

[Geoff]

Yeah, PCI cards, aren't really worth considering... The best is the X1300, I think.

I believe it is, and they cost $115 on Newegg. Which is extremely overpriced considering you can buy a 7600GT for under that.

 

[elitehacker]

You can only get Budget PCI cards anyway, so the performance is REALLY REALLY restricted. Better off getting a new motherboard if it doesn't support AGP or PCI-e.