I need a graphics card recomendation

[Reed Richards]

the title says it all

i'd like to spend 100 or less, and im a bit of a gamer. recomendations would be very apprecaited.

my card died so im using my VERY OLD NVIDIA GeFORCE 2 MX 100/200 card as a crutch until i get a new one...

[Timmay]

Would be nice to know what your motherboard supports.. I'm assuming it's AGP 8X in which case you can probably buy something like a ATI Radeon 9600 for around $100.. possibly a 9800.

[Bird Boy]

If you want to stick with NVidia, you can go up to a 7800GS in AGP 4X/8X, but they're pricey and from what I hear ("Computer Gaming Monthly" before anyone asks) aren't worth it. I'd go with a 6600GT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122206) or 6800XT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130268).

That's pretty much as fast as you can get for AGP slots anymore. Everything's switching to PCI-E.

-BB

[Reed Richards]

yeah i have a dell Dimension 4800 computer with an AGP slot.

So PCI is back huh? Jeez. And I thought it was a big deal back in the day when my old ISA card gave out :-D

[solarflere]

yeah i have a dell Dimension 4800 computer with an AGP slot.

So PCI is back huh? Jeez. And I thought it was a big deal back in the day when my old ISA card gave out :-D
PCI is not back, PCI-E x16 has arived. E for express. its much faster than AGP wich is faster than PCI.

Since its AGP we are talking about, you have limited options, everything is moving to PCI-E.
Newegg.com is your Best Friend when it comes to relatively inexpensive parts.
Be sure to get Nvidia card with Direct X 9.0c and Open GL 2.0 with 256RAM.
Just go here (http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Subcategory.asp?N=2000380048&Subcategory=48) to Newegg.com video card section, and use the custom search menu to find a card that fits your budget and your rig.

[Reed Richards]

is this card any good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143056

i like to play games like Sim City 4 and Morrowind (soon Oblivion as well)

thanks for the sites so far!

[solarflere]

is this card any good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143056

i like to play games like Sim City 4 and Morrowind (soon Oblivion as well)

thanks for the sites so far!Its alright, it seems that it will be good enough for you, but don'r expect to play the newest games on it though.

[Reed Richards]

Its alright, it seems that it will be good enough for you, but don'r expect to play the newest games on it though.

yeah i really dont. i used to be a HUGE pc gamer, but lately....not so much. Ive been into my PS2 for hard gaming for a while now-- except for MMOs of course-- those are PC only for me.

anyway thanks for the advice