[SOLVED] graphics card

gamer_man · 05-14-2008, 03:08 AM

anyone know of a graphics card that is better than a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 so i can play wow which is not PCIe? (sumthing not to expensive would be great too)

I hav 3 PCI ports and a AGP port.

**emosun** · 05-14-2008, 04:56 PM

Wow should run fine on that card. The game barley uses any graphics power.

ebackhus · 05-14-2008, 06:35 PM

emo's right, a 5700 can easily run that game. if you want more power you can always step up to a 6800 series or X1xxx series.

gamer_man · 05-15-2008, 01:49 AM

does any AGP graphics card fit into a AGP port. so wat does it mean by AGP 8x and that?

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 05-15-2008, 06:54 AM

yes they will aslong as you have the power supply for it you can run any agp card

**vladimirb** · 05-15-2008, 07:00 AM

For example, I have ATI RADEON X1550Pro AGP graphic card and I can tell you that I have great picture when I play WOW...
But you need to have at least 1GB of RAM [DDR or DDR2] so game can run smoothly...

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 05-15-2008, 07:03 AM

Yeah... please post your other system specs (including power supply) so we can recommend a card best suited for your system

**emosun** · 05-15-2008, 10:05 AM

If its a newer system I would get a 2600pro, or if its an older system a x1650. Both should work on stock psu's.

gamer_man · 05-16-2008, 01:21 AM

i looked in my computer and i found a sticker which said this:

400W Model: ATX -400

Vac ~
INPUT VOLTAGE CURRENT FREQUENCY
115/230v 10A/6A 60/50Hz

Vdc MAX +3.3v +5v +12v -12v +5vsb BLK GRN GRY

DC OUTPUT 28A 30A 20A 0.8A 2.0A COM PS-ON PG

PEAK TOTAL 9.6w 10w Return Remote POK
OUTPUT 380w

This is the closest i could get it to what it looked like. hope that helps

**emosun** · 05-16-2008, 10:29 AM

Yea that should be fine for one of these.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...648&CatId=2234
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...073&CatId=2234

If its a newer pc go with the 2600 pro , if older then the x1650.

gamer_man · 05-19-2008, 11:47 PM

how can u tell what agp u hav? (AGP 8x, AGP 4x etc)

**emosun** · 05-20-2008, 01:16 AM

Both are compatible with 4x and 8x

gamer_man · 05-24-2008, 11:26 PM

how do i check what type of agp bus i have? i just wanna know just in case.

**emosun** · 05-24-2008, 11:32 PM

What motherboard you have?

gamer_man · 05-28-2008, 05:33 AM

umm not to sure
how do i check?

gamer_man · 05-28-2008, 05:54 AM

ok i think my motherboard is P4M800Pro-8237 ( i dowloaded a CPU - Z thing)
i also looked in it and it said my Graphic Interface was:
Agp version 3.0
Transfer rate 8x
Max. supported 8x
side band enabled

Edit 1: extra details
Processor
Name: Intel Pentium 4 640
Code Name: Prescott
Specification:Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
Memory
Type: DDR
Channels: single
size:512mb

hope it helps =)

**vladimirb** · 05-28-2008, 06:56 AM

So you have AGP slot... I can suggest you to buy ATI X1600Pro or ATI HD2400...
But if you want to buy some better graphic card you must have on mind that 512MB is little...
So you should buy at least 512MB DDR RAM memory so with new graphic card your PC can run smoothly...
Hope this will help you mate...

gamer_man · 05-28-2008, 11:17 PM

am i able to remove my 512mb and put in two 1gb's??

**emosun** · 05-28-2008, 11:27 PM

How odd , your motherboard supports both ddr 400 and ddr2 533. But not both at the same time. But yes it supports 2 gb , but only ddr 400 or ddr2 533 , not both at the same time.

**vladimirb** · 05-29-2008, 02:09 AM

am i able to remove my 512mb and put in two 1gb's??

That is correct mate, you should replace 512MB with 2x 1Gb, or you can keep 512MB and put 1X 1BG more...
But if you have space for DDR2 I would suggest to remove 512MB DDR and put 2xGB DDr2 RAM because it is better and it is cheaper than DDR...
With this you can get lot of improvement in performance + new graphic card...

05-14-2008, 03:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
gamer_man Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24 OS: win xp	[SOLVED] graphics card anyone know of a graphics card that is better than a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 so i can play wow which is not PCIe? (sumthing not to expensive would be great too) I hav 3 PCI ports and a AGP port. Last edited by gamer_man; 05-14-2008 at 03:27 AM. Reason: extra info

05-14-2008, 04:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,025 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: graphics card Wow should run fine on that card. The game barley uses any graphics power. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-14-2008, 06:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,312 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: graphics card emo's right, a 5700 can easily run that game. if you want more power you can always step up to a 6800 series or X1xxx series. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

05-15-2008, 01:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
gamer_man Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24 OS: win xp	Re: graphics card does any AGP graphics card fit into a AGP port. so wat does it mean by AGP 8x and that?

05-15-2008, 06:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: graphics card yes they will aslong as you have the power supply for it you can run any agp card __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

05-15-2008, 07:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,692 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: graphics card For example, I have ATI RADEON X1550Pro AGP graphic card and I can tell you that I have great picture when I play WOW... But you need to have at least 1GB of RAM [DDR or DDR2] so game can run smoothly... __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager

05-15-2008, 07:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: graphics card Yeah... please post your other system specs (including power supply) so we can recommend a card best suited for your system __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

05-15-2008, 10:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,025 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: graphics card If its a newer system I would get a 2600pro, or if its an older system a x1650. Both should work on stock psu's. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-16-2008, 01:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
gamer_man Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24 OS: win xp	Re: graphics card i looked in my computer and i found a sticker which said this: 400W Model: ATX -400 Vac ~ INPUT VOLTAGE CURRENT FREQUENCY 115/230v 10A/6A 60/50Hz Vdc MAX +3.3v +5v +12v -12v +5vsb BLK GRN GRY DC OUTPUT 28A 30A 20A 0.8A 2.0A COM PS-ON PG PEAK TOTAL 9.6w 10w Return Remote POK OUTPUT 380w This is the closest i could get it to what it looked like. hope that helps

05-16-2008, 10:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,025 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: graphics card Yea that should be fine for one of these. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...648&CatId=2234 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...073&CatId=2234 If its a newer pc go with the 2600 pro , if older then the x1650. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-19-2008, 11:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
gamer_man Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24 OS: win xp	Re: graphics card how can u tell what agp u hav? (AGP 8x, AGP 4x etc)

05-20-2008, 01:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,025 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: graphics card Both are compatible with 4x and 8x __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-24-2008, 11:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
gamer_man Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24 OS: win xp	Re: graphics card how do i check what type of agp bus i have? i just wanna know just in case.

05-24-2008, 11:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,025 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: graphics card What motherboard you have? __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-28-2008, 05:33 AM	#15 (permalink)
gamer_man Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24 OS: win xp	Re: graphics card umm not to sure how do i check?

05-28-2008, 05:54 AM	#16 (permalink)
gamer_man Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24 OS: win xp	Re: graphics card ok i think my motherboard is P4M800Pro-8237 ( i dowloaded a CPU - Z thing) i also looked in it and it said my Graphic Interface was: Agp version 3.0 Transfer rate 8x Max. supported 8x side band enabled Edit 1: extra details Processor Name: Intel Pentium 4 640 Code Name: Prescott Specification:Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz Memory Type: DDR Channels: single size:512mb hope it helps =) Last edited by gamer_man; 05-28-2008 at 06:01 AM.

05-28-2008, 06:56 AM	#17 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,692 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: graphics card So you have AGP slot... I can suggest you to buy ATI X1600Pro or ATI HD2400... But if you want to buy some better graphic card you must have on mind that 512MB is little... So you should buy at least 512MB DDR RAM memory so with new graphic card your PC can run smoothly... Hope this will help you mate... __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager

05-28-2008, 11:17 PM	#18 (permalink)
gamer_man Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24 OS: win xp	Re: graphics card am i able to remove my 512mb and put in two 1gb's??

05-28-2008, 11:27 PM	#19 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,025 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: graphics card How odd , your motherboard supports both ddr 400 and ddr2 533. But not both at the same time. But yes it supports 2 gb , but only ddr 400 or ddr2 533 , not both at the same time. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-29-2008, 02:09 AM	#20 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,692 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: graphics card am i able to remove my 512mb and put in two 1gb's?? That is correct mate, you should replace 512MB with 2x 1Gb, or you can keep 512MB and put 1X 1BG more... But if you have space for DDR2 I would suggest to remove 512MB DDR and put 2xGB DDr2 RAM because it is better and it is cheaper than DDR... With this you can get lot of improvement in performance + new graphic card... __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager