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Messiah O F Light · Jan 28, 2007, 09:47 PM // 21:47

i currently have a GeForce 6200, bought it for around 150$ a way's back. i was wondering if there are any better ones out now for less than 100$. i found this card at circuit city.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/EVGA-...oductDetail.do
would that be a significant upgrade?
also, would i have to buy a better power supply? i'm not sure what kind i have now. thanks

oh this is officially what i have now. found it at best buy.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1108124982622

Tachyon · Jan 28, 2007, 09:59 PM // 21:59

What graphics slot do you have on your motherboard? That 6200 you linked to is AGP whereas the 7300 you also linked to is PCI-e.

Messiah O F Light · Jan 28, 2007, 10:10 PM // 22:10

how do you check which graphics slot i have?

Tachyon · Jan 28, 2007, 10:24 PM // 22:24

Right click on your desktop and go into the drivers panel for you graphics card. You should see something like this :-

titan_gwguru · Jan 29, 2007, 12:29 AM // 00:29

The 7300SE, LE, and GS are all going to be practically the same speed as your current card. The 7300GT is a completely different beast and runs like a 7600GS.

You can get an nvidia 7600GS or ATI 1600 Pro for just a bit over $100, very good cards.

If you want to stick under $100 you can get a 6600 or x700 which were both decent cards last generation. PriceWatch is worth checking out.

Messiah O F Light · Jan 29, 2007, 03:59 AM // 03:59

ok my BUS is AGP 4x, what does that mean?

titan_gwguru · Jan 30, 2007, 05:39 AM // 05:39

It means if you buy a PCIexpress card it won't fit and you'll have to take it back to the store and exchange it for one that fits in an AGP slot

Aecum · Jan 30, 2007, 12:04 PM // 12:04

remember, when changing your video card, and your not really sure about the PCI express and AGP issues, its a safe bet to take your old video card with you to the store,