i'm a poor pc gamer...

[misfits138]

i want to upgrade my 3d card but i can only spend about $100...maybe a little bit more...say $20 more.is there a good pci card out there that i can afford?reason i need pci is thats the only slots i have on my pc.

my pc specs right now are

intel celeron 736mhz
320mb ram
12mb creative labs voodoo2

[Pinky]

I have personally never seen them, but there are Geforce 2 MX cards that are PCI. I would recommend a voodoo 3 3000 for $30-$40 to hold you over until you upgrade your system and can get a good AGP card.

[FerrariF50]

I got a Ati Radeon 32Mb pci card....only $129 and with Tv out

[misfits138]

is that ati radeon pci any good?i mean will it keep up with future pc games for about a year cause thats when i can trade my gateway in for a new one.

ps:has anyone here with a gateway ever traded thier system in for a new one?how good of an upgrade do they give you?

[FerrariF50]

well i can say finding a pci video card is harder then it was about 3 years ago... Sure they are moveing to Agp cards now..But I have not seen any problems with my pci card...i have played all kinds of games on here without a hitch.


Originally posted by misfits138
is that ati radeon pci any good?i mean will it keep up with future pc games for about a year cause thats when i can trade my gateway in for a new one.

ps:has anyone here with a gateway ever traded thier system in for a new one?how good of an upgrade do they give you?

[Warlord2]

go with the voodoo 3

it still does fine in most games and even the newer ones

[DAppel]

The Radeon is a very good card indeed. I'm saving to buy one.

U$129 with TV out is not too much expensive. Maybe a "TV-Out-less" version can be found at a even better price.

[FerrariF50]

And yeah when better games come out that card gets older and older.....When are you guys going to take note that 3dfx is gone!


Originally posted by Warlord2
go with the voodoo 3

it still does fine in most games and even the newer ones

[misfits138]

i just want to know which will keep my pc up to speed with future games?i already have 320mb of ram which should be more than enough.


ati radeon 32mb pci or geforce MX 64mb pci?

should i go with the card that has the most mb?

[TUK101]

Originally posted by misfits138
i just want to know which will keep my pc up to speed with future games?i already have 320mb of ram which should be more than enough.


ati radeon 32mb pci or geforce MX 64mb pci?

should i go with the card that has the most mb?
That would be entirely up to you man. The Voodoo 3 is a fine card and way cheaper than the MX64 mb that you are considering. With that extra 60-70 bucks in your pocket you would have a good start to being able to afford a board with an agp slot and then you could get a faster card to keep up with games if tomorrow.:eek:

[FerrariF50]

I agree I'm about done with my mobo with the pci slots


Originally posted by TUK101

That would be entirely up to you man. The Voodoo 3 is a fine card and way cheaper than the MX64 mb that you are considering. With that extra 60-70 bucks in your pocket you would have a good start to being able to afford a board with an agp slot and then you could get a faster card to keep up with games if tomorrow.:eek: