what should i up grade to?

[sboy666]

Hello all,
thanks in advance, this is my first post .. been lurking here awhile and have just one question.

I have a Rioworks PDVIA MB with dual PIII 600's.. 640 MB ram (pc133).. says it supports up to 4x agp.

I am currently using a TNT2 64bit 32MB vid card.. and was wondering what to up grade to? I have problems on and off. I thought it was my monitor (17" flat screen samsung syncmaster) but am thinking it must be the card. Screen just goes blank (no out of sync error). Only happens when Im playing games thou.
I really want to upgrade the video card to a 128 MB card.. which will work in my system.. for under 100 bucks.. are there any out there?
thanks again
--Greg

 

[gizbug]

Take a look at http://www.sharkyextreme.com
Then under Value Gaming System.
Check out what they recommend for a "value" video card. Should be a start.

 

[dguy6789]

ahh 600mhz, you need a faster cpu, the geforce4mx420 wont get even the slightest frame increase at that speed, i had a tnt2 on a 533mhz, went to a geforce 4mx420, i only had pci so that was only option then,my quake 3 fps, did not change, bout 30fps or lower at 1024 highest all

 

[sboy666]

thanks for the info,
im running dual PIII 600's... thats two 600s.. would i still have to worry about bottlenecking the cpu's?
thanks
--Greg

 

[kurt454]

Originally posted by: sboy666
thanks for the info,
im running dual PIII 600's... thats two 600s.. would i still have to worry about bottlenecking the cpu's?
thanks
--Greg

Yes. Two 600 cpu's is not the same as having a 1200mhz cpu. You will definitely need an upgrade for newer games.