Capman Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I've been watching the 'A question: Compatibility with a part?' thread and it's prompted me to ask something. In my computer (which is very old) I have a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200 graphics card. I have a Sapphire Radeon 7000 64mb PCI graphics card kicking around, which I believe is newer than what I have in my computer, would I benefit from putting it in instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianna Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I know nothing about either of those cards, but I would be inclined to say that if the card is newer, then it might do you better. I just know that if it's a ''PCI'' Graphics card then it is old, but yeah try and see what results you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Oh, you have a quite old computer. If you have PCI, then your computer is really old, it were before the AGP times... I also think that the Sapphire Radeon 7000 64mb PCI is newer than the GeForce 2. So try to change it, to see if you get better performance, if not, then just switch back. I think you will get better performance with the Radeon though. Maybe time for new computer? ... but then again, maybe its satisfies your needs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted March 8, 2008 Administrator Share Posted March 8, 2008 Though if Capman changes, he should definitely uninstall and completely clean out the old drivers since he'll be going from nvidia to ati. Here's a link to Driver Cleaner Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 You could also google for the two graphics card, and compare their specifications... to see which is best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furr Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 if you want, TigerDirect and even Newegg still sell PCI Standard Cards. Amazon sells them i think... to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 if you want, TigerDirect and even Newegg still sell PCI Standard Cards. Amazon sells them i think... to. Not worth getting these. Better to buy a new computer, than to upgrade a stone-age computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furr Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 well, if you are using Windows 98 and not into gaming and just doing normal stuff on a daily base then surely you can find parts for that computer. CPU, RAM and maybe a bigger HDD. if it were me i'd do that but that's me :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 well, if you are using Windows 98 and not into gaming and just doing normal stuff on a daily base then surely you can find parts for that computer. CPU, RAM and maybe a bigger HDD. if it were me i'd do that but that's me I pity the fool who use Windows 98. </Mr. T voice> If not into gaming, then buying a new graphics card is probably not very relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 I've now given up on the Radeon card, it is branded as being a rage pro card and they are not supported by Second Life, which was the main reason I wanted to improve things in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted March 20, 2008 Administrator Share Posted March 20, 2008 I take it that's where your current avatar is from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Nah, I made this avatar on photobucket, just for using on forums. Although I have made myself bald on Second Life, here's a shot of me with some friends, I am in the bad boy shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted May 18, 2008 Administrator Share Posted May 18, 2008 How is your hunt for a new graphics card going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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