PCI CARDS

[SuThErNMuD]

yea i was wondering what the best PCI card would be to buy. i relize that pci cards are probably the crappiest things ever put on this planet but my brother is getting a custom cpu for christmas so i didn't see the need to upgrade nething more than a gfx card

[DIXIEPB]

What about a radeon x1300

[SuThErNMuD]

like i have a shitty pc. and i need something to play cs source. and my integrated blows dog shit. how good is it

[DIXIEPB]

um. to tell the truth i have no clue. ur asking the wrong person. um some1 help this dude out

[soeren]

graphic hmm...only a radeon X1300 or a GeForce FX 5200.....or a Matrox

[D.8080]

What is your system? Cpu, ram, motherboard name.


You mean PCI Express? Or old Pci slot in older mobos, because you don't have an agp slot to upgrade?



I don't understand exactly, we can sort it out though with more infos.


If it's a pci express an X1300 will be more than enough for counter strike source.

[CPUShack]

Something like this should work nicely
256mb and DX8 compatible


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814103167

Here is a nice Nvidia one, that happens to be DX9 compatible, not sure what CS requires

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814145087

and if you need to save money here is the 128mb version:

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

[Marcin]

[Wizzard1]

Go with either the 7600 for $130 or a 7900 for $180, they are what I am deciding between

[SuThErNMuD]

um i my system specs, i have a Celeron D. 2.93ghz. 496MB ram, and i don't know about my mother board but i do know that it's a 478 socket think that was it. and wizzard i have pci the 7600 and 7900 both require pci express. like i said i considered buying a new computer howerver my borther was gettin a custom built one for christmas so i didn't see the need

[DIXIEPB]

um.......i have no clue

[frusciante]

maybe this can help you
i have ur problem so this topic help me a lot
im buying this card right now
hope it helps
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic51437.html

you can alsosearch for visiontek radeon x1300 pci 256 mb on google
u may find 3 or 4 reviews

[frusciante]

talking about pci cards
i got a question
i know that all the pci slots share the bandwidth
i got a modem on a pci slot but i dont use it (only use ethernet which is integrated), im buying this pci video card so my question is
i have to take out the modem and uninstall drivers etc just to get my pci card working at 100%? or maybe the bandwidth only decrease if i got the modem working?
thanks