Best pci videocard for...

[Bennyb]

My friend has a dell 2350 which does NOT have an AGP slot, so im basicly wondering what the best pci videocard is for:

Everquest
Diablo 2
Counterstrike

Nothing recent... he's going to upgrade to a new system when it comes time for college... money is not an issue, though i dont think it ever was with PCI vidcards.

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by Bennyb
Everquest
Diablo 2
Counterstrike

None of those 3 are demanding. He can probably get away with a PCI Radeon 7000/7200 or a PCI GF4 MX440-SE/MX400, each is around $40 on pricewatch.

If he has a little more to spend, around $60 can get him a Radeon 9100 64MB PCI (pricewatch) or a PCI 5200 Plus 128MB (250/500 core/mem speed... faster than a regular 5200, on sale at officemax this week for $59.99 after rebate).

start: http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=445
benchmarks: http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=445&pid=1591

 

[MemoryInAGarden]

PCI 9100 would be the best out of those options.

 

[V0ltage]

definetly the 9100pci.

 

[pxc]

what deep thinkers.

 

[digiram]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-237&depa=1

9200 nonse,256 mb, 128 bit memory bandwidth. It should play doom3 and hl2, but won't be the fastest.

 

[malingjc]

Originally posted by digiram
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-237&depa=1

9200 nonse,256 mb, 128 bit memory bandwidth. It should play doom3 and hl2, but won't be the fastest.

no reason at all to get a 256mb 9200, just a waste of memory and money. 128 or 64 is fine for a card in that range.

 

[TwiceSliced]

9100 is much better than the 9200.

 

[obs]

9100 pci. Pretty much a no-brainer.

 

[cupavi]

nothings gona look better in D2 than 3dfx Glide. A nice V3 would do nicely and you can get one cheap too. It will also do good in CS for the rest you might want something better!