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Title: Cheapo PCI video card
Post by: Grits on September 14, 2005, 11:26:23 AM

I have an old P3 1Ghz computer with Intel video that I want to set up at my parents house just so I can run AH films on it (trying to get dad a USMC A-4 pilot into the game). It only has PCI slots and I want to know what video card to get without getting too much. I want the minimum that the CPU would push. What do you guys suggest, Radeon 7000, Radeon 9200, nVidia MX4000? 64M, 128M?

Title: Cheapo PCI video card
Post by: Roscoroo on September 14, 2005, 11:38:31 AM

if you could find the "Rare" Ati 9500 pci you would have it made ... but i think your stuck with a 5200 / 9200/9250  128 pci cards.


or if its a 370 pin socket p-3 id suggest a mb change to an agp type then run a card with a better gpu in it 9550 256 or higher .

Title: Cheapo PCI video card
Post by: Grits on September 14, 2005, 11:44:45 AM

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Originally posted by Roscoroo
or if its a 370 pin socket p-3 id suggest a mb change to an agp type then run a card with a better gpu in it 9550 256 or higher .

Ahh! I had not thought of that. I have a couple of good AGP cards (on is an FX5900) sitting around collecting dust. I'll look for an AGP motherboard. Any suggestions for a decent 370pin board?

Title: Cheapo PCI video card
Post by: Roscoroo on September 14, 2005, 11:58:17 AM

check http://www.craigslist.org for stuff in ur area .. i'll have to closet dig for my old gigabite one later tonight .. it was a good one that died in our fire yrs ago ..

you may even find a better pc on CL that would be cool too .

Im not shure if florida CL is as good as the seattle one ... there pritty much giving away p-3's right now.