Graphics Card Question

[Tenko]

Ok, I've got a Dell Dimension 2400 I guess, and I'm at the dell website looking at the graphics cards. Anyways, can anyone tell me which is better, a Geforce 128 Mb 64 bit DDR AGP Gfx Card, a Radeon 9250 8XAGP 128 Mb Gfx Card, or a Radeon 9250 AGP8X-128 Mb DVI Gfx Card. Also, are all those compatible with any computer, specifically mine?

Thanks in advance, I really need help and am a computer noob. =)

[Dilvish]

Are you sure your computer has an AGP slot? All the video cards you mentioned require an AGP slot. Many (or all?) of the Dimension 2400s don't have one.

 

Edit: I fount this thread talking about upgrading with a PCI video card:

 

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/bo...scending&page=1

 

They list some of the best PCI cards. I think you can still buy a GeForce FX 5500 (PCI version) online.

[Tenko]

Lol, I don't know where that slot is but I heard my computer doesn't come with one, and I haven't upgraded it at all, so Dell officially stinks. =( Looks like I'm savin up for a PCI Gfx Card

[.chaos]

yeah... im supprised you found AGP cards, those are old. but for PCI whats the price range you are looking at?

[Sticky Mick]

PCI cards are older than AGP. PCIexpress is the newest interface. Also known as PCIe.

 

As far as I can find out, that machine only has PCI, not AGP or PCIexpress (PCIe)

PCI graphics cards are still about, but brand new ones are nearly as common as rocking horse poop.

 

Some pics to help:

 

The long white slots are PCIexpress. Some boards have one and some have two.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/Sti...ick/graphi1.jpg

 

In this pic, the AGP slot is the brown one and the cream coloured ones are standard PCI (The type that the Dell Dimension 2400 has)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/Sti...ck/agp_slot.jpg

[lurchman]

There is nothing your going to find that will do much good. I had PCI in my old PC, 3 month's ago. I ran a Geforce6200OC. It ran Oblivion, barely. I realized I was at a deadend. Time for a new PC. I think your at the same dead end. Save your money, and forget Dell.

[Sativarg]

The good: Full-fledged Pentium 4 CPU; spacious 120GB hard drive; dual optical drives; 15-inch LCD offers strong image quality; attractive case.

 

The bad: Limp speaker system; no AGP slot to upgrade weak onboard graphics chip; minitower case leaves little room for future expansion.

 

The bottom line: A solid desktop for families or students' date=' Dell's budget Dimension 2400 [u']trades 3D gaming prowess for multiple optical drives[/u] and general functionality.

 

Intel GMA

 

http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/eg2/index.htm

 

View Intel® Extreme Graphics Gaming Guide > Game compatibility list > Intel® Graphics DirectX Game Troubleshooting

 

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In spite of the alluring name, Extreme Graphics 2 is obsolete with its one pixel pipeline and two texture-mapping units (I won’t mention VIA or SiS today – their currently available integrated graphics cores are downright hopeless). It is like the long-forgotten TNT chipset from NVIDIA. Like the TNT, Extreme Graphics 2 has no hardware support of T&L as well as shaders