Which Video Card suites me?

[rob24]

Ok so I play alot of Lineage 2 and my video card isnt to great. Its fine but I know I can get better. I have a GeForce 4 520 128 mb AGP. I wanted maybe something better. I played on my friends Dell which had PCI express ATI radeon 300x and it was sooo much better compared to mine. I was woundering if I could upgrade my motherboard to something with a pci express or something like that (think thats how you do it). Cause he could alt tab and play cs and lineage 2 at the same time and it was very nice quality even in low graphics. Suggest which video cards are good for what I do. Thanks Also if I upgrade or do what I said above to my motherboard how much would that cost?

 

[Keyser0804]

What is ur setup right now?

 

[AndroidPeru]

is not really whats suited for you, is what do you want and how much money are you willing to spend on a video card...

 

[abudhu]

Post Specs:

The only PCI-Express boards I know of right now are Nforce 4 boards. So you might want to look into them.

www.newegg.com is the place to look.

Any G-Card in the Geforce 6800 will do you right.
Any G-Card ATI 600X/Pro + will do you right

 

[Keyser0804]

You can go intel for pci too. abudhu, dunno bout the 6800le... (just nit picking)

 

[empower64]

if ure thinking le go regular, 4 more pipes

 

[rob24]

My setup is
60 GB hard drive
Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz
512mb ram
GeForce 4 5200 128 mb
Abit BH7 motherboard

Money really isnt that much of an issue. But I dont want to go over $350. How much would It be to switch to PCI express? Rough estimate would be nice

 

[abudhu]

PCI-E would mean a new MOBO which currently run about 150-180
PCI-E G-Cards are Expensivo! 6600GT runs around 220!

Add those two and you are already above what you want to spend.

I'd say:
Upgrade to 1GB of ram.

And then buy a GeForce 6800nu

But thats budget breaking too.

 

[empower64]

if hes gonna use same proc hed also have to buy ram dude cause intel makes u have ddr2 for there pci-e boards

 

[Keyser0804]

Pretty sure ur gonna go over $350.

procecor:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-502&depa=1

motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-152-049&depa=1

and then ur pci video card, x300 or whatever.

You might be better off just upgrading ur video card to a 9800pro or 6600gt agp. I think you will be fine for a good while.

 

[legcramp]

dude.. 350? forget pci express... your current specs are fine... grab a 6600gt or 6800NU and one stick of 512 mb of ram... there enjoy lineage 2 on high settings and high res...

and BTW.. these upgrades will kill your friend's setup in gaming wise...x300 aren't that great.. it's slower than a 9600xt... but anyways.. do what i say... 6600gt or 6800NU and a stick of 512 mb ram...

 

[UltimateMan]

for what you are playing, don't forget there are some cheap cards out there that will perform just fine.

9600pro/xt $100-$140
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-408&depa=1

9800pro- $200
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-362&depa=1

6600 vanilla -$121
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-170-070&DEPA=1

Most 6600s will OC like crazy and most are PCI-E.
For a higher budget I would say


6600GT- $200-$220
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-220&depa=1

6800 NU- $280-$300
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-150-068&depa=1

 

[rob24]

Thanks I think Ill do what azn said . thanks alot guys ill tell you how it goes.

 

[RedShark]

FWIW, I would also suggest just getting a new AGP video card, e.g. 6600GT, 6800 vanilla, or 6800 GT if you're feeling like spending more 6600GT plus another 512 RAM would probably be a great setup.