Graphics Card Help

Uber-Banana · Post by **Uber-Banana** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:18 am

i was wondering, can any graphics card go with any computer, with limitations i understand, but lets say someone has a decent computer that is about 4 years old, and they have an NVIDIA Geforce2 MX Pro and they want an upgrade,do you think that someone could get a 256, 128 would be enough for me, but personally 256 would pwn, i am wondering if it as all possible

maze · Post by **maze** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 5:42 am

yea sure its totaly posible, do you have AGP or a pci slot or
both just gota find out which one you have, then go crazy
http://www.nvidia.com/page/desktop.html
http://www.ati.com/products/gamer.html

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:34 am

If you can tell us your computer's specs. If not get something like sisoft sandra and look them them up with that.

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:38 am

Uber-Banana wrote:,do you think that someone could get a 256, 128 would be enough for me, but personally 256 would pwn, i am wondering if it as all possible

Yeah sure you could probably use a 256MB card but its gonna do nothing in the long run. Unless its like a 6800 or 6600. But any other card smaller then that does not have the enough power to make use of extra 128MB ram you get with the 256MB of ram card.

Uber-Banana · Post by **Uber-Banana** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:12 pm

just wondering, is this a good card RADEON 9250 256MB PCI

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:26 pm

Uber-Banana wrote:4 years old

keyword.

maze · Post by **maze** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:33 pm

no not realy...well it was... in its day, but not much power.
and its getting old realy old...in fact i think the drivers for this card
are for derectX8..... I dont know, depending on ur cash flow..personly
i would choose an ATI9600xt or 9800pro,,, or you no what?..even look at
some of the diamond video cards, see what they have to offer.
But stay away from any of the cheaper nvidia card (ie)the5200 types
unless you know how and are good at OCing_over clocking them.
Realy good prices now that the new bread are out so yea look at the
9600's from ATI : good frame rates and more then enuff power
to run any of then next generation game's

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:40 pm

ATI 9800!

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:39 pm

Spartan (Foods?) wrote:
Uber-Banana wrote:4 years old
keyword.

just hold on there, just because his computer is 4 years old dosen't mean he can't a good GFx card. You need a crash course through computer hardware.

Robin · Post by **Robin** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 5:55 pm

No, graphics cards only work with computers compatible to them. It is usually printed in the instruction book for the graphics card.

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:49 pm

Robin wrote:No, graphics cards only work with computers compatible to them. It is usually printed in the instruction book for the graphics card.

And I didn't say they wouldn't work with his computer. He really needs to give his computer specs out so we can help him select a video card. Anyways he mentions he has a geforce2 mx pro. So hes bound to have either a AGP slot or some PCI slots to use or make use of.

Robin · Post by **Robin** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:16 pm

Tech^salvager wrote:
Robin wrote:No, graphics cards only work with computers compatible to them. It is usually printed in the instruction book for the graphics card.
And I didn't say they wouldn't work with his computer. He really needs to give his computer specs out so we can help him select a video card. Anyways he mentions he has a geforce2 mx pro. So hes bound to have either a AGP slot or some PCI slots to use or make use of.

Exactally. So what are the specs? It wont hurt to give them out. We can do research and search for the best possible card for you if needed.

Spartan Foods · Post by **Spartan Foods** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:45 pm

Tech^salvager wrote:
Spartan (Foods?) wrote:
Uber-Banana wrote:4 years old
keyword.
just hold on there, just because his computer is 4 years old dosen't mean he can't a good GFx card. You need a crash course through computer hardware.

Shut up.. I have a 5 year piece of junk that was state of the art at that time.. Now its useless and I use it for experimental use.

And no, i dont need hardware teaching, i have been building computers for years. Maybe you need it.

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:28 pm

Spartan (Foods?) wrote:
Tech^salvager wrote:
Spartan (Foods?) wrote:
Uber-Banana wrote:4 years old
keyword.
just hold on there, just because his computer is 4 years old dosen't mean he can't a good GFx card. You need a crash course through computer hardware.
Shut up.. I have a 5 year piece of junk that was state of the art at that time.. Now its useless and I use it for experimental use.

And no, i dont need hardware teaching, i have been building computers for years. Maybe you need it.

It was a joke so just cool down. I been buildinc computers for years to. Now lets back to the topic of this title.

Robin · Post by **Robin** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:59 am

Both of you, stop flaming each other in every thread of this forum!

G0DF47H3R · Post by **G0DF47H3R** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:08 pm

LOL^^ Anyway. My ti4600se came out when? And it still whoops up on most cards out today. Except for the highest ones now, of course. 15k 3d marks, 200+ fps smooth, and for $70? Beat that!!

james587 · Post by **james587** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:11 pm

man my graphics card used to suk, but i got a 128

the graphics were so good at first they hurt my eyes!

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