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Plextor
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_ 		15. September 2006 @ 23:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have:

Amd 64 3400+
2.40ghz
2.00 gb ram

graphics card ati radeon 9800 which is old and i am going to purchase a new one which card is the best at present no other brand only ati under £50 what does interface mean

PS Do the grapics cards have to be compatible with the computer and if it does what/how

thanks
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tailschao
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_ 		16. September 2006 @ 05:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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what does interface mean

in this case, it means how the graphics card connects to the rest of the computer, gfx cards do this through a PCI slot, an AGP slot or a PCI-E slot. I beleive the radeon 9800 you have now is only made for agp, i.e. a new graphics card would need to be an agp card too.
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Do the grapics cards have to be compatible with the computer and if it does what/how

Yes, and see above.
i'll have a quick scout around for under £50 gfx cards, but i have to ask, why not nvidia?
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Plextor
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_ 		16. September 2006 @ 05:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i dont want to have nvidia coz ati are better my opinion and my computer came with one they also have a better vareity and i can spend up to 100 have a look at these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ATI-Radeon-9800-XT...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ATI-Radeon-9800-XT...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ATI-Radeon-9600-XT...1QQcmdZViewItem

thanks
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Nissan101
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_ 		16. September 2006 @ 07:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well, if you want ati, heres some ati for you:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102038

its a radeon X1600PRO
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tailschao
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_ 		16. September 2006 @ 08:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i'd go £6 over budget and get an ATI Radeon X1650 Pro
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/A...hics_Cards.html
^^^about 3/4 way down
otherwise i agree with nissan101, get an X1600pro
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/A...hics_Cards.html
^^^either of the ones at the bottom of the page
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Plextor
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_ 		16. September 2006 @ 09:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAPPHIRE-ATI-RADEO...1QQcmdZViewItem

what u think i aint getting this one coz its not acp but this one ok

ok ok what if i was going to say i dont mind nividia what would be the best
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tailschao
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_ 		16. September 2006 @ 09:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oh, just re-read your post, yeah like that but agp
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