whats the best pci

ugeely · 10-22-2009, 05:47 PM

What the best pci (not PCIe) card you can get. I know...none. I search and i get 8-10 types and 3000 different reviews on each.
Got an fx5200, I know pci is out of style, but there's gotta be something better than this out there.

Phædrus2401 · 10-22-2009, 06:11 PM

According to our quicklist:
Video card quick list

The 9500GT is currently the best available PCI card. However, if you have an AGP slot that would be much better.

ugeely · 10-23-2009, 06:54 AM

Don't know if last post went through,(went to preview and things went fubar), but just wanted to know which 9500gt, i want to order. most are PCIe. Is PCI HDCP actually PCIe ?

**emosun** · 10-23-2009, 07:03 AM

From the looks of your specs your running a single pentium 4 2.8ghz. You might be better off going with an 8400 or 8500. The cpu is just far to low end to justify a 9500.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=8400&name=PCI

ugeely · 10-23-2009, 07:20 AM

Thanks, on it's way here. For $50 it'll hold me till i can do a full build.

10-22-2009, 05:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
ugeely Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 41 OS: win xp	whats the best pci What the best pci (not PCIe) card you can get. I know...none. I search and i get 8-10 types and 3000 different reviews on each. Got an fx5200, I know pci is out of style, but there's gotta be something better than this out there.

10-22-2009, 06:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,763 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: whats the best pci According to our quicklist: Video card quick list The 9500GT is currently the best available PCI card. However, if you have an AGP slot that would be much better. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

10-23-2009, 07:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,921 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: whats the best pci From the looks of your specs your running a single pentium 4 2.8ghz. You might be better off going with an 8400 or 8500. The cpu is just far to low end to justify a 9500. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=8400&name=PCI __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

10-23-2009, 07:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
ugeely Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 41 OS: win xp	Re: whats the best pci Thanks, on it's way here. For $50 it'll hold me till i can do a full build.