Which Video Card

George Lowe · 11-23-2007, 01:22 AM

I want to do a bit of upgrading from my onboard video to a card. 256 will be plenty and I don't need any state of the art cards. However, I am not sure what to look for. My main board is older but the info on it says it is a P4X400-8235 made by Elitegroup and it has 1 AGP and 4 PCI expansion slots. Two PCI's are available and the info on them says PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available. Can someone tell me what description to look for in a video card to purchase one for the machine. Thanks for any assist. George

**Terrister** · 11-23-2007, 10:15 AM

Your system board supports a 8X AGP card. This will be faster than a PCI video card.

Do you play any video games? Do you plan to purchase any? What kind of power supply do you have?

George Lowe · 11-23-2007, 06:06 PM

Thanks for your response. I'd have gone for a PCI otherwise. No games but I notice that when I am playing a movie it tends to pause and break up a bit periodically. Are there any other factors that I should be mindful of? Thanks again. George

11-23-2007, 01:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
George Lowe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Which Video Card I want to do a bit of upgrading from my onboard video to a card. 256 will be plenty and I don't need any state of the art cards. However, I am not sure what to look for. My main board is older but the info on it says it is a P4X400-8235 made by Elitegroup and it has 1 AGP and 4 PCI expansion slots. Two PCI's are available and the info on them says PCI 32-bit +5V PME Full-Length Available. Can someone tell me what description to look for in a video card to purchase one for the machine. Thanks for any assist. George

11-23-2007, 10:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Which Video Card Your system board supports a 8X AGP card. This will be faster than a PCI video card. Do you play any video games? Do you plan to purchase any? What kind of power supply do you have? __________________

11-23-2007, 06:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
George Lowe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: Which Video Card Thanks for your response. I'd have gone for a PCI otherwise. No games but I notice that when I am playing a movie it tends to pause and break up a bit periodically. Are there any other factors that I should be mindful of? Thanks again. George