Best Video Card for Socket A m/b?

sharon_8d · 05-28-2005, 01:31 AM

Hello,
These are my current computer specs:
AMD Athlon 1000Mhz
Biostar M7VKB Motherboard
512 mB 133Mhz SD RAM
nVidia RIVA TNT2 M64 32mB 4x AGP
Windows XP

I'm planning to get a good agp card for this pc but am not sure which ones the m7vkb supports. What would be the best agp card i could run on this motherboard at 4x ?

Thanks,
Sharon

**UncleMacro** · 05-28-2005, 03:30 AM

A Biostar M7VKB uses the VIA KT133 chipset which means that it will support any AGP card (details on AGP compatibility are here). It's more a matter of how much you want to spend and whether your power supply is strong enough. Video cards which are good deals would be:

Low-end: Radeon 9550 with 128 bit RAM at $59. This is probably about 4 times as fast as your current card.

Midrange: Radeon 9600XT at $101 (probably more expensive outside of US) or Geforce 6200 with 128 bit RAM at $112.

High-end: If you're in the US, you can get a very good deal on a Radeon 9800 Pro at $124. This card is WAY faster than the other cards but you may need a larger power supply to handle it and your CPU will always be the bottleneck with this card.

You can put faster video cards in your motherboard but there's not a lot of point given that your CPU isn't that fast.

**waffleweed** · 05-28-2005, 10:51 AM

not only the cpu but also the ram will be the bottleneck too.

ebackhus · 05-28-2005, 02:41 PM

Yeah. It'd be a waste to put anything about a 9600 (ATi) or 5600 (nVidia) in there with that CPU.

05-28-2005, 01:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
sharon_8d Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5 OS: Windows XP	Best Video Card for Socket A m/b? Hello, These are my current computer specs: AMD Athlon 1000Mhz Biostar M7VKB Motherboard 512 mB 133Mhz SD RAM nVidia RIVA TNT2 M64 32mB 4x AGP Windows XP I'm planning to get a good agp card for this pc but am not sure which ones the m7vkb supports. What would be the best agp card i could run on this motherboard at 4x ? Thanks, Sharon

05-28-2005, 03:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
UncleMacro TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,133 OS: Vista SP1 My System	A Biostar M7VKB uses the VIA KT133 chipset which means that it will support any AGP card (details on AGP compatibility are here). It's more a matter of how much you want to spend and whether your power supply is strong enough. Video cards which are good deals would be: Low-end: Radeon 9550 with 128 bit RAM at $59. This is probably about 4 times as fast as your current card. Midrange: Radeon 9600XT at $101 (probably more expensive outside of US) or Geforce 6200 with 128 bit RAM at $112. High-end: If you're in the US, you can get a very good deal on a Radeon 9800 Pro at $124. This card is WAY faster than the other cards but you may need a larger power supply to handle it and your CPU will always be the bottleneck with this card. You can put faster video cards in your motherboard but there's not a lot of point given that your CPU isn't that fast. Last edited by UncleMacro; 05-28-2005 at 03:33 AM.

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05-28-2005, 10:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
waffleweed Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 629 OS: winxp	not only the cpu but also the ram will be the bottleneck too.