Upgrading graphics card....

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Kurushio

Oh...wow...I just found out the 7300 is a PCI-Express card. What does that mean??!! Can I slot it into a normal AGP or the other normal slot on my mobo?

Please help guys....I'm bad at this stuff!!

That is what I am talking about - you need an AGP card and there are not many decent performing ATI cards left. The x800 GTO is the best bang for the AGP buck right now that I know of. That is why I mentioned it.

-S

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

GeCube Radeon X1300 256MB DDR2 (AGP)

http://www.gecube.com/products-detail.php?prod_id=49921

Wow. The minimum x1000 series of cards I would ever buy is an x1600 minimum. If I had an NVidia 5500, I'd keep it until you can get at least the x1600 in the 1000 series since the x1300 will probably have lower FPS than the 5500!

[kiwi_2005]

Correct. I choose that cause its simular to the GF7300 which he wants but can't have.

I recommend the 6800gt but might be abit dear.

[Gizzmoe]

The Nvidia 6600GT and ATI X800GTO are very good cards for the price, anything below is basically a waste of money. I would take the X800GTO.

[PeriscopeDepth]

Just got an eVga 7600GT for $180. Pretty impressed with it so far.

PD

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

The Nvidia 6600GT and ATI X800GTO are very good cards for the price, anything below is basically a waste of money. I would take the X800GTO.

Agreed. The x800 GTO is faster, but if you are making a Media Center system, the 6600 GT is the card to get - has excellent video.

-S