Need video card suggestion for a crappy system.

[Capitalizt]

Hey folks, I have an Emachine celeron system with Intel integrated "extreme graphics". The performance stinks...(see this post http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?p=3226213#post3226213), so I went to the emachine website to see what I could upgrade when it comes to video. They recommended these cards:

POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9200SE Video Card, 128MB DDR, 64-bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI for $99.00

or

nVidia MX400 64MB DDR PCI 4X Graphic Card for $59.00

This will be my first time upgrading anything on any computer (total 'NooB' at this, and I was wondering what you folks think of it, and what (if anything) you recommend I get instead.

I don't have an AGP slot, so I am stuck with PCI video cards.

Any thoughts or suggestions GREATLY appreciated.

 

[Capitalizt]

Here are the specs from their website. I have upgraded the RAM to 766mb, but everything else is identical.

OS: XP Home Service Pack 2
Memory: MEM,DDR-RAM 256MB (Max. 2GB)
FDD Model: FDD, SFD-321B/LTGNQ
HDD: HDD, 80G 7200rpm 100125
Power Supply: PS, 250 WATT 100744
Speaker: SPEAKER, SP-20A
CPU Fan Type: FAN,H/S CEL-P4 2.8
MB: MB,IMPERIAL GV 100979
Modem: MODEM,CONEXANT FAX/MODEM 56K V.92
Mouse: MOUSE,SILVER 3 BUTTON WHEEL 1689
ODD1: COMBO,CDRW(48X24X48)/DVD(16X) 100521
Keyboard Model: KB, PREMIUM BLACK KB-0108,PS/2 PORT
Chassis: BEZEL, NEXGEN-2 MAIN CHASSIS FRAME
CPU: CPU,CELERON 2.7GHZ 478P 128k F400
Video: Video, integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 845GV
LAN: LAN, 10/100 integrated

 

[Stiffler69]

rather buy my ti4200 64meg one

 

[4megaserver]

You should have bought a dell P4 off ebay for less money that that crappy emachine celly, the Dell Dimension 4600 sells on there for like $400. Your problem is I doubt you have an AGP card slot to put a decent video card in anyway. check out www.newegg.com they have the best prices on video cards anywhere.

This is the best card you can get in a PCI slot

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-434&depa=1

its only $121 + $0.99 for shipping through newegg

BUY IT< YOU WONT BE SORRY!

 

[Quailane]

Eh, try getting a pci geforce fx 5200 ultra or 256mb version.

 

[Yuriman]

The best PCI card I can think of would be a PCI radeon 9100, but they are hard to find. The most common one would be a PCI Geforce FX 5200, but make SURE you get the one with 128bit ram. The Radeon 9200se you listed is a super-crippled version of the 9100, less than half as fast, and the MX400 is the card I used in my cheap-o pc in 1999.