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nvidia MX4000 PCI buying help

Discussion in 'Audio and Video' started by akaivan, Mar 22, 2006.

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Should i buy this video card

Poll closed Mar 29, 2006.
Yes 1 vote(s) 14.3%
NO 6 vote(s) 85.7%
  1. akaivan TechSpot Maniac Posts: 620

    o so should i get this one for 25$??heres my future card

    anyways i have a question, i found another agp 32 mb can i put that ina and keep my current pci slot video card so i can run at 64mb, just curius?
  2. Akifuddin Newcomer, in training Posts: 150

    No, that would be SLi but those Helluva crappy cards can't do SLi. And no you can't get that 9550 because that uses AGP. Look at my previous post. It tells you what to buy. You should get nothing less than that. If you want, get that card from ebay but get THAT SPECIFIC CARD which is the Geforce FX5500 256MB memory (128-bit memory) but I suggest you get it from newegg because that is retail. DO NOT get the MX4000, that card had its days of owning but now it's the other card's turn.
  3. akaivan TechSpot Maniac Posts: 620

    ok i undetstand but why cant i get an agp.? Thants what i was looking for.
  4. Akifuddin Newcomer, in training Posts: 150

    Because you said your motherboard doesn't support AGP.

    EDIT: Nevermind, actually you might be able to use. Open up your computer, look at the motherboard and search for an "AGP" slot. If there is one, then you could get a better video card.
  5. Mirob TechSpot Paladin Posts: 837

  6. SOcRatEs TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,382

    I just bought a brand new MSI mx 4000 128 agp fpr $37 whosale for a system
    going out tomorrow.
    It's 8x agp the ram is sdram,svideo out. Not a bad card just not a true gamer
    card, though it will do much more than your current card.
    It will do in a pinch.
     
  7. akaivan TechSpot Maniac Posts: 620

    wow thats a graet card for its price, ithink i might get it
    but what about thes for the prices please look below
    vid 1
    vid 2
    vid 3
    these above all look good, i want to run battlefeield 2 at med-high settings, wil this be possible, and wich choice do you think the best?


  8. Mirob TechSpot Paladin Posts: 837

  9. akaivan TechSpot Maniac Posts: 620

    yea thats a nice one, but i dont see the rebate.....?
  10. Mirob TechSpot Paladin Posts: 837

    VisionTek Radeon 9550
    Original Price: $57.90
    Instant Savings: -$10.00
    $47.90
    ($37.90 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate)

    The 9600pro has a faster core and a wider128 bit memeory interface.
  11. akaivan TechSpot Maniac Posts: 620

    ok lets this, witch is the best one threw these
  12. Akifuddin Newcomer, in training Posts: 150

    It has to be the 6200. http://www.pricegrabber.com/p__XFX_GeForce_6200_Video_Card,__15806413

    But I say don't get that. You wanna run BF2 at med-high settings and that will run it at low. It's called Newegg and it owns you. :unch

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150096

    That's a 'holy crap' 170 bucks and you need a way better power supply for that. So well, don't get it. But don't expect to play BF2 at med-high settings. Expect to play it at low settings at low speeds. 1GB is essential for playing BF2 at even medium settings. But you need 1GB for playing at low settings because 1GB of the kind of RAM your motherboard can handle (Pc-133 I'm guessing) is too slow. So a 6200 + 1GB Memory could make your game at low settings run faster. You'll still need a power supply if you're going to upgrade to a 6200 + 1GB RAM though. Ask some computer genius friend if you have one. Also, Akaivan don't get any of the cards that Mirob is recommending because those have a 64-bit memory interface which is slow and sucks. Get the 6200 because that's the best on the pricegrabber list you showed us.
  13. akaivan TechSpot Maniac Posts: 620


    i cant afford that