I need to upgrade my video card

[joeodd2]

I'm looking to find the best video card that I can buy for my current system. Here is a complete rundown of my system.

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) No details available
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Celeron
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P4S8X-X REV 1.xx
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software, Inc. ASUS P4S8X-X ACPI BIOS Revision 1005 Beta 001 10/31/2003
Drives Memory Modules c,d
522.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
24.74 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

AOPEN COM4824/AAH [CD-ROM drive]
DVDRW IDE 16X [CD-ROM drive]
PR7074H NXV118U SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
UL6346O PXS338K SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6Y080L0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 1
WDC WD1200JB-00GVC0 [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 0
WDC WD32 00JB-00KFA0 USB Device [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) -- drive 2
1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Any good Nvidia cards would be a great help.

 

[OatesyX]

erm with that processor youve got a real bottleneck i think. Maybe a 6600 or 7600gt. not sure how your cpu will affect it

 

[phucng_10]

If you have the money, I would say go for the 8800GTS [320mb]. Due to some research, many have said that the 640mb isn't worth getting.

 

[Invisible]

how much do you plan on spending?

 

[OatesyX]

I cant see a 8800 working well with a celron

 

[b1gapl]

Agreed...it would be a pretty big bottleneck, between the 8800 and the Celeron. A 6 series or 7 series will do, like OatesyX said.

 

[joeodd2]

Well I was thinking about going ahead and spending the money on getting a motherboard cpu combo. Check it out, I found this package. Tell me what ya think I could do with this?

Intel P4 3.06 GHz 533 MHz CPU sSpec SL87L
* Mfr Part Number: JM80547PE0771MN
* Process Type: Intel Pentium 4 524 Processor
* Frequency: 3.06 GHz
* FSB: 533 MHz
* Cache: 1MB
* Process: 90 nm
* Package Type: LGA775
* Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
*

Socket LGA775 form factor, Newer technology than the Socket478 factor



New Abit SG-80DC Motherboard

Support Intel Dual Core Processors

Support Both Intel P4, Celeron D, Pentium D and XE Processor

Support both DDR DUAL Channel memory

Support both AGP video upgrade



Support SATA,8X AGP

　

Manufacturer's Website
# LGA 775
# SIS 661FX/ 964
# FSB800
# DDR 400
# AGP 8X
# SATA 1.5Gb/s
# 5.1 CH Audio

Specifications


CPU

* LGA775 Socket for Intel® Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D Processors with 800/ 533 MHz FSB
* Compatible with Intel P4-05A processors
* Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading / XD-bit / EM64T Technology

Chipset

* SIS 661FX/ 964

Memory

* 2 X 184-pin DIMM sockets support max. memory capacity 2GB
* Supports DDR 400 Un-buffered Non-ECC memory

Graphics

* Integrated SIS Mirage Graphics GPU high performance 256-bit 3D engine and 2D Accelerator

LAN

* On board 10/100M PHY

Audio

* On board 5.1 CH Audio CODEC

Expansion Slots

* 1 x AGP 8X, 3 x PCI

Internal I/O

* 1 x Floppy Port supports up to 2.88 MB
* 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 IDE connector
* 2 x SATA 1.5Gb/s connector
* 2 x USB header (support 4 ports)
* 1 x FP-Audio, 1 x CD-In

Back Panel I/O

* 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 Mouse
* 1 x Serial Port, 1 x Parallel Port, 1 x VGA connector
* Audio connector (Line-out, Line-in, MIC-in)
* 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-45 LAN connector

Serial ATA

* 2 x SATA 1.5Gb/s (RAID)
* Supports SATA RAID 0/1

Form Factor

* Micro ATX form factor 244 x 244mm
* PCB Color: Orange

RoHS

* 100% lead-free process and RoHS Compliancy

 

[b1gapl]

How much are you paying for it? I think I can find a better combo, for the price.

 

[OatesyX]

Ya there basicly selling you an old 775 mobot with a pretty low spec pentium 4 and branding it as if its new.. Like for example agp is the older interface now and it uses ddr ram when the standard is ddr2 now.. Also that board doesnt support core 2 duos.. bad deal to be honest

 

[joeodd2]

Yeah they want about 186.00 for it. i was thinking about just trying to find a p4 3.06 cpu and buy a new video card. But apparently my MB only has a 533 fsb and Those type of P4 CPUs are very hard to come by. Then I figured why not just get a MB with a 800 mhz FSB? And of course I was thinking about getting a board with PCI Express anyway. Then I started looking for different combos. I basically want to get a decent board, not the highest end but better than average, a strong CPU that can handle any game out there, and a video card that can handle any thing out there. Not looking to turn every effect on my system is pretty basic and I just need enough power handle anything I look to buy in the future. My system as it stands can run Doom 64 and Farcry no problem, but it can't run Hitman: Blood Money.......go figure. I'm looking to spend from 250 to 300.