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saik09
07-26-2006, 10:45 AM
sup yall im new to the forums and i was just wondering what video card i should get to run RO and Source. it can only be PCI... i know i need buy a new MoBo to be able to accept PCI-E or AGP, but for now can i give me any suggestions for a great PCI card that will tun those games with decent performance. specs in my sig.
qoou
07-26-2006, 11:42 AM
well for AGP i recommend the ATI Radeon 9550 and for PCI-E i recommend 7600 GT. ive tested both of them and they should both run source games. good low range cards.
saik09
07-26-2006, 12:08 PM
well, what about a PCI card to run those games. right now my MoBo only has PCI slots. :(
Razors Edge
07-26-2006, 12:23 PM
Same with my future power. Thing is so old, only has PCI slots.
qoou
07-26-2006, 01:47 PM
as i said in my post above, the ATi Radeon 9550.
saik09
07-26-2006, 02:59 PM
do you think this video card would run those games pretty decently?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143058
.Maleficus.
07-26-2006, 05:15 PM
From what I can tell, that has the highest Core Clock speed of all of the 128mb cards, so unless you want to spend some more money and get one with 256mb of memory, that is probably your best bet.
EPYK
07-26-2006, 08:35 PM
check out this card should do what ever you want it to for a while, and has higher specs than the one your looking at, for only a few dollars more..
GeForce FX5200 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133007)
qoou
07-26-2006, 08:51 PM
check out this card should do what ever you want it to for a while, and has higher specs than the one your looking at, for only a few dollars more..
GeForce FX5200 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133007)

the first con on that card says it runs source poorly. trust me, go with the card i suggested.

Sapphire's ATI Radeon 9550 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102484)

This 9600 XT has the best reviews. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102338)
Airbozo
07-26-2006, 09:09 PM
I have one of the pci 5200's and you are right qoou it runs source poorly (and several other games). When my SO's laptop died I slapped together a pci only system and she got that card. She is happy with it since it looks good playing on-demand hockey at 1280x1024.
saik09
07-26-2006, 09:54 PM
thx for the suggestions. i gonna just get the one posted in my sig. o yea, qoou i need PCI thats the only interface my mobo will accept. i hope tis wil run RO and CS:S