Need help w/ video card

[emmaholic]

I have a 82845G driver and some of my games do not work
I am almost sure that i need a new video card, i already have a 64Mb but i would like a 128MB but i cant find out what to buy
PLEASE HELP!

 

[emmaholic]

i think.....

I looked at a Diamond_stealth video card and i was thinking of buying.....should i?

 

[DonNagual]

We need more information from you before we can offer you any advice.

Can you give us the details of your system? What are the make/model numbers of all your parts? (mobo, CPU, graphics card etc.).

What kind of a budget do you have for upgrades?

 

[emmaholic]

What my computer is..

I have a windows XP vs. 2002
Dell Dimension 2400 Intel
i would like 128MB
I have about a $40.00 budget
Thank u

 

[DonNagual]

Do you want the bad news or ..... do you not want me to reply?

Your system does not have an AGP slot (let alone a PCIe16x). For graphics this means you are limited to PCI graphics, and if you are trying to play any of today's newer games, I am afraid that your only option is to do a complete upgrade. PCI graphics just can't handle today's games.

But if you are simply wanting to upgrade your graphics so you can have a great game of "pong" once and a while, then shop around for the PCI version of the 9550 cards.

 

[emmaholic]

wait...

so you mean i cant upgrade my video card graphics?
My budget can go over 40$
Is there any other way/

 

[DonNagual]

What games are you wanting to play?

You can upgrade to PCI graphics, and they are a lot better than onboard, but simply not enough for newer games is all....

 

[emmaholic]

Ummmm.....

I would like to play The sims 2 University
and harry potter 4

 

[DonNagual]

Well, at your budget level, I guess it can't hurt to try it out and see if you like the performance increase.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130188

Good luck!

 

[emmaholic]

well...

i just bought a ATI Radion 256MB for my computer and my games work, but there is still a small graphic error and when im playing an error message pops up. ATI Radion PCI 256MB<-----

 

[Coolmatt]

I hate it when those Mobos don't have an AGP slot or a PCIe slot. It burns me up :hotouch: . What does the error message say?

 

[Greenmachine]

Hey Don did you realize that FX5200 was 64-bit? I would recommend paying the extra $7 for this one that is 128-bit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145055

or look around for a FX5500. You can find some on sale for a similar price as the FX5200 I posted.

 

[DonNagual]

Yikes. Nice catch greenmachine!

A 64 bit version of an fx5200..... (donnagual shudders at the thought)

 

[emmaholic]

It said somthing about.... i forgot but in the middle of the game it pops up and makes my screen big. it is annoying!