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Best PCI card ?


Hi guys I need your help.



I bought a computer a couple of months ago its a :



2.7 ghz intel celeron

512 ddr sdram

and intel extreme graphics with 64mb shared video memory.



It only has a pci slot, no agp.



It is utter sh1t, I can only play halflife 1 at 640x480 at 30-40 fps in windowed mode. Yea thats pathetic.



Now I recently got a job and I have some money to spend.



I'm planning on solving my problem by buying another 512 ram chip and a very good pci card since that is all I can get. I'm thinking of spending 100 bux on one. I know pci cards aren't as good as agp cards, but I think the difference shouldn't be too great.



I hope you guys can answer my two questions.



Question number 1.



Which is the best pci card I can get, for around 100 dollars ?



Question number 2.



What would you guys do in my situation, would you buy the ram and video card or what else are my options ?

    
RafaMarquez

Nvidia 5200 or nvidia 5700

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XHotxEx791

First off, don't expect to do tons of gamming with a Celeron... Now, I don't know the best PCI cards anymore, so yeah, probably a 5200 or 5700 would be a good choice.



Also, I might be wrong, but wouldn't full screen 640x480 be easier on the card than windowed mode?

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The_Other_One

5700le i think they still carry it on newegg it is a jetway

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kof2000


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Originally Posted by The_Other_One


First off, don't expect to do tons of gamming with a Celeron... Now, I don't know the best PCI cards anymore, so yeah, probably a 5200 or 5700 would be a good choice.



Also, I might be wrong, but wouldn't full screen 640x480 be easier on the card than windowed mode?

Nope I've tried everysingle possible setting and 640x480 on windowed gives me about 5 more frames than fullscreen 640x480.

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RafaMarquez

ok guys I have searched for the 5700LE and I've come across these two at newegg



which one do i get this albatron 5700leip



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814170063R



or this jaton 5700le



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814139166R

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RafaMarquez

one thing you could do is buy a new motherboard with an agp slot. just a suggestion.

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elmarcorulz

new motherboard...or get this one...



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814170063R



mobos are cheap these days a good one will run u $60+

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Computer Man5

and if he goes with a new motherboard, then he could get a good agp card too

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elmarcorulz

ok im about to decide on a card and i have one last question



i've searched and there are 256 mb geforce 5200's and radeon 9250s



is the 128 mb geforce fx5700le better even though the above cards are 256 mb ?

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