what's the best PCI video card?
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yeah I figured the best I could do is that 256mb ddr doesn't sound too bad. I'm dying at 30 fps at COD2. You think I'll make a decent jump in FPS with an fx5200?
Newegg.com has a fx5500 that's 10% faster than the 5200 for $55, and several Radeon X1300 cards that are twice as fast starting atr "only" $85 after a $25 rebate.
All of nVidia's earlier products have trouble with the latest (Shader Modelling Two) games, and the low end of the sixth generation continued that trend (6200, plain 6600). PCI as a "video bus" is extremely slow, so although the X1300 Pro cards for either AGP or PCI-e aren't totally useless for some low-demand games, those capabilities are effectively cut in half, or worse, for plain PCI. Both ATI and nVidia have produced IGPs that are better for games than actual cards, when those cards are crippled by PCI's slow speed.
Do avoid the FXes. nVidia literally BROKE that design's SM 2 capability when they rejected the official Microsoft Dx9 specifications for shaders.
Do avoid the FXes. nVidia literally BROKE that design's SM 2 capability when they rejected the official Microsoft Dx9 specifications for shaders.
When ATI added the 9200 card to the rest of their 5th generation, it was a far worse POS than the 8500 card. I thought it was so bad it was related to the 7000, but it did have Dx8, which the 7000 did not. And they kept on making them, the way nVidia did with MX junk (though MXes are really the nastiest crap of all). The 9200 and 9250 were both offered for plain PCI. But so was the MX 400.
You are never going to be able to play recent games on a PCI video card, but if you are still interested in one for Vista or whatever other reason, I would say that a FX5500 would be the best choice.
An X1300 would also not be a bad choice based on features alone.
An X1300 would also not be a bad choice based on features alone.
MX400 was crap? Geforce 2 MXs were pretty good back then; cheap, relatively fast, and once they were overclocked they were even better.
Are you going to use a PCI card on a laptop? If so, how? :roll:
Am I the only one that actually read the posting? :shocked:
Gee, you highlighted the relevant docking station (presumably Dell D/Dock or such) yourownself so who's not reading what?
However, I must confess that while I did read and comprehend, I failed to take into account the unmentioned likelihood that the DS will be limited to a low-profile card in which case the 9100 is not an option and so the 1300 becomes the favoured contender.
However, I must confess that while I did read and comprehend, I failed to take into account the unmentioned likelihood that the DS will be limited to a low-profile card in which case the 9100 is not an option and so the 1300 becomes the favoured contender.
I've never seen a docking station that has any slots for PCI, AGP, etc. 
Does anyone build such a beast?
Does anyone build such a beast?
Come to think of it, you have a point. I don't see how you can install a PCI card into a docking station. Does he mean he has a PCMCIA slot...?
Auric said he'd need a "low-profile card". He must have seen docking stations that accepted PCI cards.
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