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booboo

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I have a Asus P4SGX-MX motherboard with a P4 2.8 and 1.5GB ram. Right now I have a Nvidia GeForce 256 and I would like to upgrade it. This motherboard only takes 1.5V 4X AGP cards. What card would be the best for me to get?
 
if u want some new vid card i really think u should get a new mobo
 
If you just want a new video card you can use any AGP card. Here is a newegg review from someone that has your board and a 7600GS

Pros: Very quick. Silent. Gorgeous output. Very stable in old motherboard running Ubuntu Edgy Eft Linux.

Cons: 58 - 65 degrees Celcius. Not too bad.

Other Thoughts: Greatly surpassed my expectations with Asus P4SGX-MX AGP 4X/P4 3Ghz/1.5Gb RAM... UT 2004 now does 80 to 130 fps at the highest settings @ 1024x768 resolution.
 
if u want some new vid card i really think u should get a new mobo
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I am not looking for a gamming card or the latest and greatest. I just upgraded to Vista and the video, like in media player, is choppy. Seems the video card is the problem. I assume there are cards out there that will work in this motherboard that are a lot faster than what I have now.
 
booboo said:
I am not looking for a gamming card or the latest and greatest. I just upgraded to Vista and the video, like in media player, is choppy. Seems the video card is the problem. I assume there are cards out there that will work in this motherboard that are a lot faster than what I have now.
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I have a Pentium 2 366 and a Riva TNT, and Vista works fine for me. :rolleyes:
 
booboo said:
I am not looking for a gamming card or the latest and greatest. I just upgraded to Vista and the video, like in media player, is choppy. Seems the video card is the problem. I assume there are cards out there that will work in this motherboard that are a lot faster than what I have now.
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Yes, you can get any AGP card! Look for one in your price range and you are all set.
 
Shmuckety said:
Yes, you can get any AGP card! Look for one in your price range and you are all set.
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Yeah but running Vista on and rig like that will most likely still not fix his frame drop problem. He needs to revert back to XP, Linux, Windows 2000, or buy a new computer.
 
You can turn off Aero desktop orm whatever its called and it will use fewer resources. From What I have seen from research min specs for Vista:

Around 3Ghz single core
1-2GB Memory
256MB direct x 9.0 video card

He has 2 of 3 requirements met.
 
Provided the video card is capable of handling it, Aero is actually lighter on overall system resources than the Windows Basic/Standard GDI+ desktop. This is in part because Aero is managed a bit more efficiently under the hood than GDI, and also because Aero is drawn by the graphics card, thus freeing up the CPU to do other things at the same time.

Aero requires a Direct X 9 card, which the GeForce 256 is certainly not. I agree that a 7600GS is a good choice, but it is a bit expensive if you're not going to game. The 7300 series may be a better option if you want a current card, or, perhaps you can find a used 9800XT or X800/850 AGP card instead. Each of these cards should run Aero w/o sweat sweat and will work well with the rest of your system.

Mark.
 
Would a Sapphire Radeon X850PRO be worth an extra $10 over a Sapphire Radion X800 GTO? I assume either would be a good selection for my situation.
 
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