Author Topic: Whats The Best Pci Graphics Card I Can Get.. (Read 5672 times)

devicenull · August 21, 2004, 11:41:26 AM

And is it a) HL2 compatible, and B) better then my integrated card?

I really need a new one, tired of having 6 fps on some maps

Isamil · August 21, 2004, 12:13:24 PM

The best PCI card is the FX 5200.

devicenull · August 21, 2004, 02:31:35 PM

The question is, is it any good :p

Isamil · August 21, 2004, 05:54:15 PM

No, it sucks completly.

Malevolent · August 21, 2004, 06:26:16 PM

Time to go for AGP, dev.

devicenull · August 21, 2004, 06:55:15 PM

Short of replacing my motherboard, nic, audio, I really dont think thats an option :/

And if I would have to go that far, I would just get a new comp

Magmatron · August 21, 2004, 08:03:22 PM

Get a new computer. Having an AGP slot is just a key component of any machine these days.

Lito · August 21, 2004, 08:23:14 PM

All PCI cards are from newer-smaller companies that you've never heard of. They're also more expensive than thier AGP counterpart. A 128 MB PCI card will cost you more than a 128 MB AGP card.

I'd just wait it out until you can get a new computer.

Malevolent · August 21, 2004, 09:14:16 PM

If you really want a new card (that's good), you can get a pretty good motherboard inexpensively to allow this. If you were to settle for the best PCI card, you might as well get a new motherboard and a AGP card. AGP cards that are equal to the PCI card are still very cheap.

BobTheJanitor · August 21, 2004, 10:43:33 PM

Hold out a little while longer for mobos with PCI-X slots. AGP is about to go the way of the dodo. It's not the best time to invest in a new board and new expensive AGP card, trust me.

Isamil · August 22, 2004, 08:57:25 AM

PCI-X is completly useless at the momment. AGP will not be replaced for at least 2-3 years. We barely even use AGP 8X now.

Malevolent · August 22, 2004, 09:16:17 AM

Yeah, the PCI Express cards aren't improving much over the regular AGP ones right now. But like Bob said, they will later.

devicenull · August 22, 2004, 11:02:37 AM

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Hold out a little while longer for mobos with PCI-X slots. AGP is about to go the way of the dodo. It's not the best time to invest in a new board and new expensive AGP card, trust me.
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Thats part of the reason I didn't want to replace my motherboard

BobTheJanitor · August 22, 2004, 01:13:42 PM

Boards with PCI-X are already coming out. You can't talk about anything in computers in terms of 2-3 years. Three years ago P4s had just recently come out and everyone was impressed that the 2 GHz barrier had been broken. Now you can get 2 gig chips for pocket change. In another two or three years, PCI-X will probably be showing its age, coming with every new board, even on crappy OEM systems from Dell or Gateway (if Gateway is still in business by then) and there will be some new amazing thing on the horizon.

Kenny2.0 · August 22, 2004, 09:55:08 PM

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Short of replacing my motherboard, nic, audio, I really dont think thats an option :/

And if I would have to go that far, I would just get a new comp
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No one has mentioned this so I thought I would... Most Motherboards come with the NIC and Audio integrated on the board. And they really aren't all that bad either.

esuna · August 22, 2004, 09:59:49 PM

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Hold out a little while longer for mobos with PCI-X slots. AGP is about to go the way of the dodo. It's not the best time to invest in a new board and new expensive AGP card, trust me.
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I don't much reckon that PCI-E will be a standard in every computer until at least this time next year, so really, there's still a year's worth of time where a moderately priced AGP card (say 9600-9800) running on a relatively cheap motherboard with AGP 8x (my board cost ~£40, works perfectly) just to bide your time until "true" PCI-E cards are released and the cost of new technology drops.

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PCI-X is completly useless at the momment. AGP will not be replaced for at least 2-3 years. We barely even use AGP 8X now.
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PCI-E is running great as it is, and yes, 8x AGP is being used. What you're talking of is the fact that graphics cards are not utilising PCI-E slots to their full potential. That's true. Right now i don't think there is a "true" PCI-E video card on the market, i could well be wrong, but cards such as the 6800 are "bridged" PCI-E, which is basically just a cheap hack and offers little to no gain over it's AGP counterpart. The reason for the bridging is so you can buy a motherboard with PCI-E, which won't have AGP, and still be able to run a graphics card.

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Yeah, the PCI Express cards aren't improving much over the regular AGP ones right now. But like Bob said, they will later.
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Bingo.

Niteowl · August 23, 2004, 10:35:01 AM

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The best PCI card is the FX 5200.
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The question is, is it any good :p
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No, it sucks completly.
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hhehhahHHAhaHAHhAhhahHA.. pure GOLD BABAY!

devicenull · August 23, 2004, 05:08:12 PM

I'd much rather wait, get a new mobo and graphics card when I wont be stuck with something like PCI again. So, once I see a PCI-E mobo on newegg, then I'll start thinking harder.
This all depends how HL2 preforms

SwiftSpear · August 24, 2004, 04:14:08 AM

Meh, PCI-E mobo's don't come in the AMD variety quite yet (unless your up for a dual CPU opteron board, which would pwn, but that's another story) so if you really want a PCI-E slot board, best wait till they come with socket 940's anyways or else your just going to regret the fact that you bought one. P4's are pretty much on the path of the dinosaur themselfs...

Uranium - 235 · August 24, 2004, 12:38:32 PM

Uh, if PCI can get faster then AGP for graphics cards... what's stopping AGP from getting even faster then PCI?