Upgrading a computer

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Jul 13 2007, 2:09 pm
okay my computer is out of date and im thinking about upgrading but I know little about computer(Except for my harddrive which is fairly new)

Okay I went searching and the best gaming cards from Radeon i can get is the one i have now.. cause i have PCI not PCI Express

So what would you recomend for a graphics card?(gaming computer)

I amy be thinking about upgrading sound so if you would liek to point me in the right direction on those that would be great thanks
Jul 13 2007, 2:14 pm
Black Wolf Production wrote:
Okay I went searching and the best gaming cards from Radeon i can get is the one i have now.. cause i have PCI not PCI Express

So what would you recomend for a graphics card?(gaming computer)

I recommend getting a computer with PCI Express.

PCI is a *huge* bottleneck on the graphics card. AGP is far better. PCI-Express is even better than that.
Jul 13 2007, 2:16 pm (Edited on Jul 13 2007, 2:30 pm)
In response to Jon88
If i had the money to get a new computer I would...Unfourtunatly I don't so for right now please tell me the best i could get with what I have...
Jul 13 2007, 3:15 pm
You're probably not going to be able to play any of the newer games (or probably anything including and beyond the Source engine) with just a PCI slot, so I'd recommend that you upgrade. However, any one of these is probably your best bet for gaming.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609642+10681096 02+1068309611+1068509618+1068409613&name=GDDR2
Jul 13 2007, 4:02 pm
In response to CaptFalcon33035
AGP 8x is faster and better compared to PCI express.
considering many people such as myself do not have the budget for a new computer or some 300 dollar card you can always get nice deals with ATI - GeForce somewhere about.

However the best gurantee on better performance through upgrading is always to buy more RAM which is cheap.
Jul 13 2007, 4:14 pm
In response to I_Delete_MJ_Clans
I_Delete_MJ_Clans wrote:
AGP 8x is faster and better compared to PCI express.

You mean compared to regular old PCI. PCI express is something newer and much faster than both of them.
Jul 13 2007, 4:18 pm
In response to Jon88
oh yeah I'm still stuck in 2001 debating AGP vs PCI. d:
Jul 13 2007, 5:17 pm
In response to I_Delete_MJ_Clans
....How many time do I have to say it?
I CANT USE AGP OR PCI EXPRESS!
Jul 14 2007, 3:27 am
In response to Black Wolf Production
Replying to the wrong post is like talking to a wall. I gave you a link which lists the more powerful video cards you can get for PCI cards from Newegg. It's up on the list.