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Zero271
January 27th, 2005, 18:20
I have a pci slot what video card should I get?
ScottJC
January 27th, 2005, 19:11
It being a pci slot means your choice is incredibly limited, and pci cards tend to be uberslow as well.

Geforce4mx's come in PCI form though I know that.
Clements
January 27th, 2005, 19:16
The following is a good read for PCI cards:

http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=445
JinXD
January 27th, 2005, 19:44
I recently bought a Geforce FX5200 PCI card for one of my spare boxes (P3 1ghz). Can run ut2k4 no problem, albeit with some tweaks to the detail settings. Also Nvidia is the way to go if you use linux at all....
sheik124
January 27th, 2005, 23:36
GeForce FX 5700 LE, they exist in PCI, you just need to look
Zero271
January 27th, 2005, 23:49
okay thx.
Eagle
January 28th, 2005, 00:58
I have a pci slot what video card should I get?

A new motherboard is what you need. Seriously, if it doesn't have AGP (or PCI-E) its time to upgrade.
Zero271
January 28th, 2005, 01:23
how much does a motherboard cost?
Doomulation
January 28th, 2005, 11:45
http://www.pricewatch.com/
Zero271
January 28th, 2005, 19:04
k thx
fivefeet8
January 28th, 2005, 22:08
What are you going to use the computer for mainly? For emulation purposes, a PCI 3dfx card would be fine. Seriously though, most PCI cards won't be able to run modern PC games at moderately good settings so...
Zero271
January 29th, 2005, 23:19
How do you check which motherboard you have?
JinXD
January 30th, 2005, 00:37
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Zero271
January 30th, 2005, 02:44
ok i don't think i'll be able to get a motherboard right now but,I found a pci card i'm wondering if it's a lot better then integrated extreme graphics.ATI Radeon 9200SE PCI 128 MB Graphics Card?
Clements
January 30th, 2005, 03:39
It's faster than Intel by an ok amount, but it is not a great card at all, since it has just 64-Bit memory (half the bandwidth of the regular 9200) and only supports DX8.1. Do not buy if it is rather expensive, although I would not spend too much on a PCI card anyway. I'd probably recommend a FX 5200 (128-Bit).
Zero271
January 30th, 2005, 03:45
Okay i'll see if i can get a geforce fx5200 thx.