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dragonz17
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_ 		18. January 2007 @ 09:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey there, I am currently using an ATI Radeon 9200 Atlantis 256MB graphics card, I am considering upgrading to a faster/better graphics card in order to reap the benefits Windows Vista has on offer.

I have an ASRock K7VT4A+ Motherboard.

I found two that are within my price range (£50-£60)

ATI X1300 512MB PCI-E VGA + DVI-I Graphics Video Card

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...09611&rd=1&rd=1

256/512MB nVidia GeForce 7300 PCI-E Graphics Video Card

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...30922&rd=1&rd=1

Thanks.

-Simon
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ddp
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_ 		18. January 2007 @ 11:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
doesn't that board have an agp slot & if so than can't use a pci/e videocard without also upgrading motherboard, cpu & possibly ram & psu? just checked your motherboard manual & you have a 4x\9x agp slot & 5 pci slots so can't use a pci/e card on that board.
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dragonz17
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_ 		19. January 2007 @ 03:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cheers for the reply ddp, can you be advice me on which graphics card would be worthwhile on my mainboard? (A good overall one- from which I will be using with new games like Fifa 07, F.E.A.R. etc)
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steimy
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_ 		19. January 2007 @ 09:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150210
I have the above card, but mine is a PCI-E card. Not sure how much that would effect it's quality. But i can play F.E.A.R. just fine without lowering any graphics quality.
It also plays the newest most demanding game i have found, Rainbow 6 Vegas.
I doubt highly that any of the cards below $100 US will play most of the newer games.
You also have to take into account your processor and RAM
Like mine is a core2duo 2.13GHz (overclocked to 2.5 per core)
with 2GB of RAM
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demon406
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_ 		19. January 2007 @ 11:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this is the best u can get for an agp 4x/8x slot ..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143046
make sure u have enough power to run this.
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dragonz17
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_ 		19. January 2007 @ 12:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cheers for the reply guys.

At the moment, I have got an 480 WATT whisper quiet power supply, so I should have no power problems.

@steimy

Your PC specs are great, I've only got an AMD 2800+ XP pushing 512MB of DDR RAM :( (Desperatly in need of upgrading lol)

@demon406

Cheers for the link, any chance of a UK link for the same product?

-Simon
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demon406
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_ 		19. January 2007 @ 12:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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_ 		19. January 2007 @ 12:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sorry that was the OC'ed 1 but this is the actual one
http://shopping.lycos.co.uk/13486en103597.html
looks abit expensive than real but owell its pounds that should be expensive!
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dragonz17
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_ 		19. January 2007 @ 13:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@demon406

Cheers for the link, The AGP graphics cards are tooooo expensive.
For £136, I could buy a new up-to-date motherboard with a CPU, memory and a fan and still have money left over to pay for the postage.
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demon406
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_ 		19. January 2007 @ 15:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oh i dont have any idea about euros but yes agp cards are expensive due to the limitations of the chip. a 6600gt is good enough even and effortable.have a look.......
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XFX-6600-GT-6600GT...1QQcmdZViewItem
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