Video Upgrade options

[todpod]

My Mom has a Compaq persario with no AGP slots. She likes to play Tiger Woods 2005, it doesn't like the intel extreme graphics. So I am looking to eithr upgrade the video or the computer, though that options isn't likely. I am sure she will by games with out asking that maybe to much for this computer. Trying to do most cost effective thing here

I was thinking of striping the compaq of everything except M/B and case (or could I reuse the case and PSU) and get a barebones compter from mwave and put all the parts in from there. BTW, 2.5 gig celeron, 40 gig hd, 512 mb ram, etc, etc

Here is my video card options.

MwaveNewegg

TW 2005 System requirements

The minimum required specifications for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 are as follows:

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Windows XP, ME, 98 and 2000 (Windows 95, 2000 Server and NT are not supported)
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500 MHz processor
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128 MB RAM
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CD/DVD-Rom Speed: 8x
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At least 2 GB of hard drive space
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Sound: DirectX 9.0b compatible sound card
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Keyboard
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MS compatible Mouse
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Laptop users may need to use an external keyboard to play Tiger Woods 2005 though our titles are not tested or supported with notebooks or laptops.
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No controllers are supported with this title
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A video card with at least 16 MB of video RAM with DirectX 9.0b compatible driver and one of the supported chipsets.

Supported video cards:

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ATI Rage 128 or greater
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ATI Radeon or greater
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NVIDIA TNT, TNT 2, Geforce or greater.
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Power VR Kyro or Kyro II



Additionally, the following specifications are required for Multiplayer:

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One set of game discs per player.
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Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
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Macromedia Flash 6.0.79.0
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56Kbps or faster direct Internet connection is supported
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DSL or Broadband connection is recommended

 

[Woodchuck2000]

That 9200SE on newegg is probably your best bet - there's not point going for anything faster on PCI as the lack of bandwith will kill the performance.