BM08

ok thought id post in here as it will get seen more than in i.t section.

Anyway basically my pc has onboard agp graphics BUT i just want to get a half decent card as when i upgrade to windows vista this will be the only thing letting me down and i wont be able to run all the features, so im going to get a 256mb card.

Now ive been led to belive that it isnt just a case of getting any card thats AGP?

Pc in question is a celeron 2.6GHz, 1 gig ram

DanRSturbo

Get an NVIDIA 265 meg card off www.ebuyer.com m8.

Remember, at the moment most componants will run on windows xp drivers, and hopefully, Vista will support these drivers. If not, we're all fooked

BM08

This wasnt just because i want to download the beta, im in two minds still, but just want a better card anyway as im using photoshop alot and things like that, 64meg on board doesnt quite cut it

You say get that card, im sure theres agp ones that i can and cant use in this machine? its just knowing how to find out, ive got mobo numbers etc but i cant find a site that can tell me what AGP cards i can and cant install

BM08

ok got this http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/100942 sounds fine doesnt it? and it says "agp 2.0 slot or higher" mine says agp x8, are those to numbers the same or is it something else

Ish

if you mobo has an agp slot then any agp card will work in there.

what's your budget?

UBster

just had a radeon x800 pro off ebuyer

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/74745

Just noticed they have put the price up though i pad £90 inc vat now £103

Good card for the old AGP if your gonna spend anymore money though its time to think of a full mobo upgrade and pci-express etc

Cheers

Matt

BM08

Nah as said above i dont game so i wont be needing anything more than 256mb

Ish

if you are not gaming then a basic nvidia agp card will do like this http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/103128

DanRSturbo

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/107115

Ish

no need for a card like that imo if all he is doing is surfing , photoshop etc and not gaming

DanRSturbo

Yeah, but there's no 256 cards in the 6 series

UBster

sorry my mistake, thought it was for gaming. get something cheap as chips

Ish

he doesn't NEED a 256mb card though for what he is going to be using it for

BM08

oh yeah the one i posted says stock over due

Cheers everyone, big help

Ish

the cheapo card i recommended will work fine with vista as shown here

http://www.nvidia.com/page/technology_vista_home.html

BM08

windows vista needs minimum 128 card for some of the fancy features, so having a 256 would make it that little bit sweeter plus it would be able to go to higher settings id imagine

Ish

which features need 256mb on vista? Got a link as i'd be interested to see as i've never seen that mentioned before.

Jim Galbally

they dont need a 128mbn ccard, they just say that as most of the cards that have 128mb meet a certain minumum spec.

its not actually the memory that matters.

ps the X800 and the 9800 are the two "top" AQGP cards from ati/nvidia

i personally run a 9800GS and can't fault it