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god of the unkown · Nov 01, 2006, 11:42 AM // 11:42

I am currently using intel graphics, but want to upgrade, but would also like some advice on what PCI (Not Express) graphics card to get with my £40 budget? and with £40 will it even be an upgrade?

Veneficus · Nov 01, 2006, 11:51 AM // 11:51

I think anything can be considered an upgrade over intel graphics..

An old style PCI graphics card limits you alot, are you sure your motherboard doesnt support AGP?

If not, then i suggest an ATI Radeon 9200 PCi, shouldnt set you back more than £30 if you know where to look.

They are old cards now, but will be able to run GuildWars better than Intel.
I also suggest upgrading to at least a motherboard capable of running AGP.. but for now you should be content with that graphics card i suggested.

god of the unkown · Nov 01, 2006, 12:12 PM // 12:12

My motherboard is a ms7131 version 1. Lost the manual - i dont know!

Mushroom · Nov 01, 2006, 03:14 PM // 15:14

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Originally Posted by god of the unkown

My motherboard is a ms7131 version 1. Lost the manual - i dont know!

That motherboard supports PCIe, why would you want to install a PCI video card?

Trust me on this, hold off until you can get a PCIe card. Otherwise, you are just wasting your money. In fact, the graphics on board are just about equal (if not a little better) then a low end PCI card.

If you are going for budget, look into the ATI X300. They come with what they call "Hyper-Memory", where it uses some on the card, and some of your system memory for more power.

In fact, I found a card just like that for £30.55.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...9374&GroupID=0

So double check to make sure you have PCIe, then get a card like that (or even a little better). At the same site, I found an X550 for £47.47. That is a much better card, because it has 256 MB of RAM on-board, and does not take any from your system memory.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Product...5211&GroupID=0