Pci

revannecroblade

revannecroblade

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

I havea computer with pci slots and I am playign gw ont he lowest settings with the intergrated graphics. I was wondering in the 0-100$ range if there was a good pci card I could up grade to that would let me play it liek near high settings?

Ps I have a Compaq persario SR1102BD and i am thinking of gettign GW:EotN

My Green Storage

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2006

Arizona

My Blue Storage

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ATI 9250 PCI for I think 120 (At the time) would be the one I have.

...I didn't know about graphic slots, otherwise I would've got a computer with PCI-e or AGP ;/

Hyper.nl

Hyper.nl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Defending Fort Aspenwood

E/

Just something to keep in mind:

PCI is an outdated standard for video cards now. Any PCI card will have a relative low performance. If your computer has no AGP or PCI Express slot, you probably need to buy a new computer.

The new standard for graphics cards is PCI Express. PCI Express (Or PCI-E) is faster than AGP and way faster than the old PCI. If you are buying a new computer, make sure it has a PCI-Express motherboard with a PCI-Express videocard.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

ATI X1550
GeForce FX5200

Not great cards but better then what you have.

SigurdTheBalmung

SigurdTheBalmung

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

NW Arkansas

Players And Their Handbooks

E/Mo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...611&name=256MB

If all you are wanting to play is Guild Wars any of these cards will probably be your best bet. Just make sure the card you get is Direct X 9c compatible and you'll be good. Also make sure to research the card you are looking at, and that your computer meets the requirements for the card... This is extremely important when it comes to power supplies.

As stated before, PCI is outdated. Newer cards are not being manufactured for PCI slots as it is just too slow compared to newer technology such as PCI-E. Eventually you will have to upgrade your computer to get anything better.

revannecroblade

revannecroblade

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2005

Yeah all I want to play is guild wars.