I am updating my "old" P866. Just put in a new audio card with 5.1 surround sound (not working yet) and now want to put in a new graphics card.
I installed Windows XP Plus! and it needs at least 16MB and my current set-up only has 4 MB.
I am looking at the following cards. Of these does anyone have a suggestion? I don't want to spend more than $100 and these are in that range. Also, my kids are the only ones who play any games, and so far they don't "need" it.
1. ATI RADEON 9200 128MB DDR AGP Graphics Card 2. PNY GeForce FX 5200 128MB DDR AGP Graphics Card 3. eVGA.com e-GeForce FX 5200 128MB DDR AGP Graphics Card
Also, I see that the PCI version is slightly more than the AGP version. I'm not sure if I have an AGP slots. Would that be where the current graphics memory is now? Is it a slightly smaller slot than the PCI? I have at least 5 PCI slots left, so I know I'm all set there.
Thanks Huw. There is one slot, I'll presume it's an AGP slot, and there is a 4 MB chip in it now. It is the slot closest to the processor. My PC tells me I have 4 MB of video memory so I'll presume that is it and purchase the AGP card.
Your motherboard may be old enough too that it only supports 3.3v AGP cards, you may just need to double check a few things before using a newer card as most are now 1.5v (8x cards are 0.8v iirc)
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Posted - 18 November 2003 : 07:15:16
Nathan Bales