The best PCI graphics card

[WelshKorn]

Well, I am rather unfortunate and have a stupid compaq with only PCI slots.
My mobo specs:
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My current Card specs:
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I am wondering what is the best PCI card I can get? I kno its very limited, but I don't want to buy an agp mobo. So whats the best? And will it be compatible with my mobo? I have been looking at this:
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Is that the best PCI card, and will that be compatible with my comp?
Or maybe this one?
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Any help will be appreciated.

 

[Sh0r_ty]

dude this guy said pci not pci-e look at the mobo info

k well the best ur gonna get is probebly somtin like an ati 9250

my friend has a 9200 and it does the job for mild level gaming some games even run fine on high settings just no aa or af

 

[beedubaya]

He already has a 9250. He is wanting a card that will deliver him much more performance, but that is very hard to find on PCI. Under normal circumstances, its best not to get a GeForce FX series card and get a Radeon 9xxx series. This is different though. I would go ahead and get that FX 5700. Its probably going to be the best PCI card you are going to find. I didn't even know they made cards that high in PCI. If you can find a Radeon 9600 in PCI, get it, but if you can not, get the GeForce FX 5700.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

NO NO do NOT get a 5700 bloody hell! Always go ATI. Looks like you can't go PCI-E with that pic of ur MoBo. I just say get a 9600 SE or something that is overclockable and has 256MB RAM.

Umm, that is the most senseless post ever.

The FX-5700 is the best PCI card, however even a 9250 is bottlenecked by the PCI interface.

 

[WelshKorn]

So get a 5700? is there a 256 version of the 5700?
and how performance wise would it be better than the 5500? cuz that says it has PCIx8, which I am guessing is better, but will it work with my mobo?

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Your mobo doesnt have "PCIx8" which I am assuming by tyhis your meaning PCI-E 8X. You have some genric run of the mill crap (hey, it's better than dell...) motherboard

Dont worry about a 256 version, just get a 128

 

[WelshKorn]

"nVIDIA FX5500 256MB 8x PCI Dual Head Video Card"
Doesnt say anything about PCI-E

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Well im guessing it's refering to 8x AGP since it's probolly nativly a AGP card with a bridge.

 

[WelshKorn]

hmmm, ok guys, thnx for the help. Is there anything higher than an ati 9250 that is available in pci?

 

[Counter-Strike]

Well 9250's aren't bad. Unless your a hardcore gamer like HL2, Doom 3, etc...