agp card update-HELP

[timmcleod]

have sony vaio unit w/pentium 4 1.4 chip. has nvidia Geforce 2mx card w/32.
understand board has 4x agp slot that will not support 8x.
is upgrade to 8x card w/ 256 or 512 worth investment ?
primarily video w/ games.
thanks.
tim

 

[Ika]

No.

Video card performance is NOT based on the amount of memory a card has.

That said, even a 256mb video card will be overkill for your system.

You're best off with something such as a 6600GT or a 6800 vanilla.

All new AGP cards are 8x, but they will work in a 4x system. They just might not work as fast as they really can.

 

[apoppin]

what games do you want to play and at what resolution.

Your CPU is very slow by any standards. How much system RAM do you have.

 

[lopri]

apoppin? As in apoppin and smilies?!

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: lopri
apoppin? As in apoppin and smilies?!