Hi, everybody
Brand new here, appreciate the patience if I bone out a bit.
Here's my question:
I looked at vid card reviews 'til I was blind and decided on the MSI NX6600GT. Well, as well-rated and beautiful as this card was, it wouldn't even boot past BIOS. Did everything I could to make it work: called MSI's tech, surfed board after board for a solution, nothing worked. Did some research, found thousands of complaints with this series card. I sent it back.
I found that a lot of vid cards are real particular about mobo chipset, power, etc. I don't have the time or inclination to make this any tougher than it's been. So, what I'm looking for is anyone's suggestions about what vid card will work with my setup. I'd appreciate it if the folks who have a very similar setup to mine could let me know what I should narrow my search to when picking a card.
Setup:
WinXP Pro, Service Pack 1
ASUS P4S333 with ACPI BIOS Rev. 1007 (which is the latest for this board)
And the mobo does have the SiS645 chipset
2x/4x AGP
Intel P4 2.60Ghz proc.
Kingmax SuperRAM 1GB DDR333 SDRAM (PC 2700) Unbuffered (the highest speed the board will take)
Antec 350watt PS (one of their best units)
Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS
The rest is pretty common: coupla HDs, coupla CD players/writers
If anyone _knows_ or has first hand experience with what vid card would work in this system, I'd be forever grateful. I've done my homework, honest. I'm not trying to waste anyone's time, but I'm stuck here.
I game a fair bit, but it really must be a great all-around card.
Thanks in advance, you guys are great!
DocEye
Brand new here, appreciate the patience if I bone out a bit.
Here's my question:
I looked at vid card reviews 'til I was blind and decided on the MSI NX6600GT. Well, as well-rated and beautiful as this card was, it wouldn't even boot past BIOS. Did everything I could to make it work: called MSI's tech, surfed board after board for a solution, nothing worked. Did some research, found thousands of complaints with this series card. I sent it back.
I found that a lot of vid cards are real particular about mobo chipset, power, etc. I don't have the time or inclination to make this any tougher than it's been. So, what I'm looking for is anyone's suggestions about what vid card will work with my setup. I'd appreciate it if the folks who have a very similar setup to mine could let me know what I should narrow my search to when picking a card.
Setup:
WinXP Pro, Service Pack 1
ASUS P4S333 with ACPI BIOS Rev. 1007 (which is the latest for this board)
And the mobo does have the SiS645 chipset
2x/4x AGP
Intel P4 2.60Ghz proc.
Kingmax SuperRAM 1GB DDR333 SDRAM (PC 2700) Unbuffered (the highest speed the board will take)
Antec 350watt PS (one of their best units)
Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS
The rest is pretty common: coupla HDs, coupla CD players/writers
If anyone _knows_ or has first hand experience with what vid card would work in this system, I'd be forever grateful. I've done my homework, honest. I'm not trying to waste anyone's time, but I'm stuck here.
I game a fair bit, but it really must be a great all-around card.
Thanks in advance, you guys are great!
DocEye