Chips' Fun House ~ View topic - just have a question about graffix cards....

I have intergrated graffix and i was told that i could over write the intergrated graffix card if i bought a new one with AGP out on it. If so, what is the best card for your money? Should i upgade my sound card too? Is there a card out there that does both? Thanks for your time
Drew Bob

You would have to disable the onboard graphics to use another card, or just use two monitors (believe me two is a blessing!)

If you get a sound card, you will have to disable the onboard sound.

I would suggest get something better than mine, Nvidea Geforce2 MX/Mx400, which is the better of my two. Look for something that is DX9 capable.

I think there are dual use cards, graphics and sound, but I am not sure.

I would jsut wait DX10 is coming out soon

along with AM2 AMD boards

and 7900GTX series

wait a few months and you could have a bangin system.

What's your Budget?
Who do you want to buy from, Nvidia or ATI?
How much power does your PSU supply.

I don't think there are AGP cards that support BOTH Sound and Visuals. AGP is GRAPHICS ONLY, seeing as AGP=Advanced Graphics Port.

The best cards for your money is soley based on how much you're willing to spend. The top-of-the-line ones are $300-$400 right now. Extremely low end are $40-40.99.

On-board is cool, but you'll want to upgrade to a separate PCI sound card.

2 monitors are good, but then you have to buy a GPU with 2 DVI ports, then buy 2 monitors. If you want, you can.

Kibbles Is right, there will be some big things coming out soon, many may require you to upgrade again. DDR3 RAM, the AM2 Boards, DX10, 7900GTX, ATI's 1900 AGPs, PS3, BTX MOBOs, the works. Even Taco Bell has something new for us.
Very Happy

I can look around for you if you want, but tell me what you want and how far you're willing to go.

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If youre like the rest of us that are just playing TFC until FF comes out ... i'd reccomend Nvidia AGP products since ATI's newer stuff tends to have trouble playing TFC (extreme FPS lag is the most common problem from my experiences)