Want a new Graphics Card

matt12685848

matt12685848

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I got a new computer and I just play games on it. I think the graphics card sucks compared to everything else and I want to buy a new one. I bought an ATI Tv Tuner Pro, so I think I need to stick to ATI. I also think I can trade in my old card for $25 but I don't know if that would be worth it. I currently have an ATI x300 card.
Heres the specs on the pc.
3.0GHz P4 Processor
1GB ram
160 GB hard drive
etc... (rest is irrelevant to this subject)
I would like to spend around $200, but I don't have to. What would be the best card for my pc?
 
I dont know, its black, same length as a pci slot but a little (about 1/4) inch further away from the back of the pc than the pcis. Its ontop of the pci slots.
 
matt12685848 said:
I dont know, its black, same length as a pci slot but a little (about 1/4) inch further away from the back of the pc than the pcis. Its ontop of the pci slots.
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probably AGP 8X. they are usually set apart from the PCI slots and a differnt color.

How much are you willing to spend? A 6600GT AGP can be had for ~$200 or less and its a great card.
 
matt12685848 said:
I don't even know how good my x300 is. Do you?
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its a lower end budget card, definetly not for hardcore gaming. but on lower settings it should still do fine. a 6600GT is much better, and within your $200 budget however.
 
matt12685848 said:
would i need a fan on it?
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it should come with a heatsink...that will be fine for stock usage. if you want to overclock then maybe aftermarket cooling would be good...but for stock w/e cooling it comes with is fine.
 
the x300 is only as pci-e available. (at least,.. i havnt found a AGP one anywhere.)
but to be shure, does your card have this connector to th moherboard?
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loot for the Gap in the connector ;)
if it looks like this, you have a Pci-e slot.

anyway, i would suggest a 6600GT for you budget :)
EDIT: and the Fan is already installed on such a card
 
hmm...i might have been wrong then. if you've got a PCI-E slot then your future is somewhat brighter:) they usually yield better performance, and i think will overcome the AGP line of cards eventually. also i thik they are somewhat cheaper than AGP versions of the same card on average.
 
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