I have a 1 ghz AMD Athlon system with 256 mb of RAM. The problem is 8 mb is shared from the system memory for video. The motherboard does not have an AGP slot though. Will a 32 mb or 64 mb PCI graphics card give me a boost in performance?
I don't play any hardcore video games. I do the usually internet/e-mail/MS Office stuff, but I also do digital photography and just a little photo editing. I also do a lot of music (I'm in the process of converting all ~500 CD's into mp3's).
I found this 64 mb card on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000WTV1W/qid=1083379293/br=1-4/ref=br_lf_e_4//104-0105471-3083904?v=glance&s=electronics&n=290434) for only $37, but it's actually from TigerDirect (don't know if I should stay away from them). Also, newegg.com also has a few that are similar (based off the GeForce MX400) for around $40 - 45. Should I be concerned with brand name since they are all based on the same chip or should I go for the cheapest?
Or am I just wasting money that I should be saving for a better computer all around?
Matt
I don't play any hardcore video games. I do the usually internet/e-mail/MS Office stuff, but I also do digital photography and just a little photo editing. I also do a lot of music (I'm in the process of converting all ~500 CD's into mp3's).
I found this 64 mb card on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000WTV1W/qid=1083379293/br=1-4/ref=br_lf_e_4//104-0105471-3083904?v=glance&s=electronics&n=290434) for only $37, but it's actually from TigerDirect (don't know if I should stay away from them). Also, newegg.com also has a few that are similar (based off the GeForce MX400) for around $40 - 45. Should I be concerned with brand name since they are all based on the same chip or should I go for the cheapest?
Or am I just wasting money that I should be saving for a better computer all around?
Matt