Diamond PCI X1300 people say this is an ownage card if you only have pci... is that true?

Thanks Rage_3K_Moiz!

It is one of the better pci cards.

The x1550 is also a good choice, even though it's basically an x1300 rebranded.
Diamond x1550 256MB 128bit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814103031

so which PCI card is the best currently available? i thought they dont produce new ones anymore so there must be a top one on which they stopped?

As far as I know, the x1300 and x1550 pci cards with the 128bit memory interface(even then some claim to be 128bit, but really are 64bit ) are the fastest pci cards out. All I've read seems to indicate that the x1550 is the equivalent of the x1300, but with a new "more powerful sounding" model name.

That said, v00j00 mentioned a few posts up that both the 7300gt and 8500gt cards have press releases stating that they will be available in pci format. This may well happen, or they could fall by the wayside if the company doesn't see incentive to do so. I believe either card would be better than the current best x1300 or x1550.

wish i could know which one is the perfect one too bad its not all that easy...

Hey i have a dell dimension 2400, I bought a e-GeForce 6200 256 MB DDR2 PCI Graphics Card a few months ago and im happy with it. The first post says 6200 only uses ddr 128 ram. Just letting you know theyre better now, if you didnt know. If you didnt know, how does my video card compare to the x1550? I got it off the dell website for 50$. I have my old 56k modem sitting in a pci slot next to it, do you think that slows down my video card? Since everytime I try to link something on this site ill just tell you how to get to it.
Go to dell.com and search for 6200, it should be the third one down.


By the way this card gets crazy hot, I checked my core tempature, when i was gaming with it. It was at 77 celcius. Since then I openend my case and have a little fan pointed directly at it. If I didn't actualy look into it, it probaly would have fried my computer.


I forgot to mention this is a bad as thread i wish i would hae seen it 2 months ago. I read about half the pages and i see you ppl do know about the 256 ram 6200. But did you know about the ddr2? The card I got from dell says NEW by it, Im dling 3dmark03 and 05 right now. I havent used those programs before but ill figure it out n post my mark. Also I didnt remove my integrated chip in bios. I just right clicked and went to properties to switch to my new card, is that a problem?

Dell Dimension 2400
2.53 Ghz Pent 4
2gig ddr ram pc 3200 _200mz) Corsair
No clocking, I dont know how ^^.
Reading these posts makes me want to learn how to clock my card.

I scored
2038 With 3dmark03
1058 With 3dmark05
17068 Aquamark3

I didnt adjust any settings on my card or on these programs.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=2515&Itemid=1

So where are these cards?

MIA apparantly I haven't seen any sparkle cards in the US, maybe they don't import here? It does prove that newer cards can still be made to use a pci bus. I'd imagine newer cards would be severely bottlenecked by pci though.

I sent a email to them, lets hope they respond back, if not i am serious thinking about buying the 6200 Geforce OC from BFG to replace my 5500 256MB PCI card. I would buy the ATI 1550 or 1300 , but it will kill my PSU, so i am not taking any chances, so the Geforce 6200 is my next choice.

I do wonder does the Geforce 6200 have a 128bus?

Almost all (maybe even all) 6200 pci cards have a 64bit memory interface. The nv44a core 6200's are now made with is 64bit only...early 6200's were made with the nv43 core which could support the 128bit memory interface.

Here you can see how the 64bit 6200 compares to a fx5500. (note cards in benchmark are agp, but I'd think pci cards would show similar speed differences.)

Hey my cards a e-geforce whats the difference?

What an incredible thread. This is the exact problem my dad is having with his dimension 3000.

I live in the UK and can't seem to buy the x1300/1500 cards.

i have found a 6200 pci on ebay uk though which i think i'm going to buy

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-256MB-nVid...QQcmdZViewItem

I presume the 9250 here is the same as the one mentioned here as the lesser of the pci cards available

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/92876/...w_order_by=RUF

Nothing, just a different brand, but it works pretty much the same.

WOW great price. I'm either buying a 6200 or a X1300 soon. Those are the fastest PCI cards that will work perfect on my computer. The X1550 is the fastest PCI card tho, but you need a 420 PSU, which i dont have.

i just found this too 8500 gt PCI. Seems to be better than the 6200

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/256MB-nVidia-G...QQcmdZViewItem

what do you make of that one?

I've heard of the card, but never really seen one yet. It's eBay, so it might be a fake. Avoid it and get this 6200 PCI instead. It's quite a bit cheaper and still quite good for PCI.

I'm hearing some conflicting reports that the 'new' radeon 9250 here

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/92876

is superior to the 6200. Surely the 9250 there is the same one noted here as below the 6200?

Rage that card is pci express, not pci. Also its sold out. You can get a pci 6200 at the dell website for 50$. Im sure you can get a better deal somewhere else, but thats one place you can get it for sure. Also comes with a lifetime warranty from dell. Newegg might have one way cheaper than dell.

The 9250 is by no means better than the 6200! Not even close! A 9250 is more like a GeForce FX5200 or FX5500. I have a 6200 now and it runs stuff pretty well, considering it's PCI. That 8500gt on ebay looks legit to me. Just look at his feedback and the number of items he's sold. It really just boils down to how much you're willing to pay. $137.32 for an 8500gt is pretty steep, where as you can pick up a BFG 6200 for $70 at newegg

To bad that one doesn't use dd2 memory.