can someone plz help me?

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

okay as you can see in my sig i have a vanta vl, which goes up to 2x...now how fast is 2x cuz my mobo supports upto 4x...and how many mhz is 4x? i'm so lost when it comes to graphix, and i watch alotta movies on my comp so what card if any should i get? price range b-tween 35-50$

 

[KillermilleR]

use google!

 

[Cromewell]

AGP is 66MHz, so 4x mode has the equivalent transfer rate of 266MHz (about 1 GB/s). 2x is the equivalent of 133MHz transfer rate (~532MB/s). As for what card, movies don't need a really powerful card but I'd say a GeForce4/equivalent ATI or better will do really well. You can probaly get away with an older card like Radeon 7000 series or geforce2

 

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

well yes i understand lower performance is allowed as for movies but i was gunna install a game "counter strike" and i assume it needs alotta graphix power so i want a medium high-end card..i'm really bad with video cards so bare with me tyvm for input

 

[Cromewell]

original counter strike or CS: Source? the original can be run on the older cards without too much trouble

 

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

CS my friend is gunna let me use his disc

 

[Jackson_T]

use google!

Rude, much?

 

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

so n-e specific reccomandations?

 

[Praetor]

movies don't need a really powerful card but I'd say a GeForce4/equivalent ATI or better will do really well.

In fact movies can run off a basic VGA card as the decoding is done by the CPU.... of course this excludes rendered cutscenes

well yes I understand lower performance is allowed as for movies but I was gunna install a game "counter strike" and I assume it needs alotta graphix power so I want a medium high-end card..i'm really bad with video cards so bare with me tyvm for input

As Cromewell said a GF4Ti is prolly good enough. Avoid the GFX series. As for ATi the 9600/9700+ make very good candidates

so n-e specific reccomandations?

Not until we have a budget

 

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

45-50 bux i'm only needing a 64mb 4x agp card....

 

[SlothX311]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-140-024&depa=1

good chipset

 

[b3n]

Yes it is....what did you want help with??

 

[Praetor]

A couple others to consider:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-148&depa=1 (R9250 128bit)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-182&depa=1 (MX4000 128bit)

 

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

those are all gr8 but all are 8 x and i only have a 4 x....will this matter

 

[Praetor]

those are all gr8 but all are 8 x and i only have a 4 x....will this matter

1. They dont make 4x cards anymore
2. no it wont matter

 

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

....oh....well thanx..i guess i should get the most expensive of those, cuz it'll prolly be the best thanx for all of your help ppl

 

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

hold on if i get an 8x and mine only goes to 4x would the core speed of the video card be cut in half, or would a multiplier have to be moved up? or will this be assigned automatically

 

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-135-155&depa=1

would you get this card, or bad choice?

 

[ZER0X]

45-50 bux i'm only needing a 64mb 4x agp card....

Geforce 4, Radeon 9200 there about the best cards i've seen under $50 if you can't find one Geforce 2/Radeon 8500 or sumfin

 

[pentium III @ 1000 mhz]

thanx for the help