Graphics card

[nickcc101]

Looking to buy new graphics card for my desktop pc. Presently uses the motherboard graphics. PC has a 2800 + processor with 2mb memory and XP pro operating system. Want to be able to use for Google earth etc. What should i be looking for ? Thanks

 

[Chattonmill]

I may have one for sale, my old PC died and The new one has a good card in, will let you know later, works well for gaming too(The littl'un does this not me!)

 

[glojo]

Looking to buy new graphics card for my desktop pc. Presently uses the motherboard graphics. PC has a 2800 + processor with 2mb memory and XP pro operating system. Want to be able to use for Google earth etc. What should i be looking for ? Thanks

My son is thinking about replacing his graphics card so do not make any hasty decisions.

Regards
John

 

[MikeL]

My son is thinking about replacing his graphics card so do not make any hasty decisions.

Regards
John

PCI-Express ?

Mike

 

[nigel cross]

Agp?

 

[jpskiller]

Looking to buy new graphics card for my desktop pc. Presently uses the motherboard graphics. PC has a 2800 + processor with 2mb memory and XP pro operating system. Want to be able to use for Google earth etc. What should i be looking for ? Thanks

prob AGP card in this

 

[glojo]

PCI-Express ?

Mike

Hi Mike,
My son tends to get the latest all singing all dancing card, but I then get his old one, then my daughter get's mine. Which will leave a decent graphics card at the bottom of the chain.

I'll have a chat with my son to see what we can give to the author, but I think he is waiting until August to buy his card

Regards
John

 

[MikeL]

Hi Mike,
My son tends to get the latest all singing all dancing card, but I then get his old one, then my daughter get's mine. Which will leave a decent graphics card at the bottom of the chain.

I'll have a chat with my son to see what we can give to the author, but I think he is waiting until August to buy his card

Regards
John

Hookay-Dookay, if a PCI-E is spare at the end of all that I'm interested.

Mike

 

[Chattonmill]

Mine is, I will find the details from the repair shop, the card is fine it is the motherboard that has died.

512MB ATI Radeon X1950GT PCI Express x16 Graphics Card

 

[glojo]

Hookay-Dookay, if a PCI-E is spare at the end of all that I'm interested.

Mike

Hi Mike,
We will eventually have a spare 7800GTX PCI-E 256mb card. My son tells me this card is not quite as good as Chattonmill's.

I have NO idea if this card will work in Nick's computer but I did offer it to him first.

If it's unsuitable for his computer then when my son does the business.... You are more than welcome to it.

Regards
John

 

[A210AMG]

Hello

can offer a Sapphire RADEON® HD 2600 Pro, (512 MB) PCI Express Video Card

Card only with DVI to VGA convertors @ £25 plus postage ? £2

Any good to anyone?

 

[MikeL]

Hi Mike,
We will eventually have a spare 7800GTX PCI-E 256mb card. My son tells me this card is not quite as good as Chattonmill's.

I have NO idea if this card will work in Nick's computer but I did offer it to him first.

If it's unsuitable for his computer then when my son does the business.... You are more than welcome to it.

Regards
John

Thanks John and everyone else - I couldn't believe how cheap cards have got - anyway I jumped the gun and bought an ATI HD 3850 pro 256 MB.

Just impatient me.... Less than £80 delivered so quite happy.

Probably overkill, the real reason though is so the other half can have the old card and therefore twin monitors.
(notice how I slip in a valid reason for tweaking the PC?!)

Mike

 

[nickcc101]

My son is thinking about replacing his graphics card so do not make any hasty decisions.

Regards
John

Thanks John, if you can pm me when you no longer need.

Nick

 

[glojo]

Thanks John, if you can pm me when you no longer need.

Nick

Will do

Regards
John