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[Q]a video card for a pentium 4?

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buickskylark Canada664 Posts March 04 2010 07:19 GMT #1 Okay, so we the 4870s, and the 9800s, and the GTS 250s, and so on that are used by you quad core and duo core users. What about us that are still stuck with Pentium 4s and Athlon 64s? I'm on an Athlon 64 2400+, what kind of video card can i get that will make some sort of difference in my ability to visually enjoy my computer more?

FragKrag United States11556 Posts March 04 2010 07:20 GMT #2 An ATi 4650/4670 should do the trick.

buickskylark Canada664 Posts March 04 2010 07:21 GMT #3 On March 04 2010 16:20 FragKrag wrote: An ATi 4650/4670 should do the trick. aren't those really expensive on a system as old as mine? edit: or am i think of the radeon cards, they are different i guess? btw, did u get my PM? =]

FragKrag United States11556 Posts March 04 2010 07:24 GMT #4 50-60 USD for the ATi HD 4650 and around 70-80 USD for the 4670. They're budget cards.

blabber United States4448 Posts March 04 2010 07:56 GMT #5 you'll be paying a little more since you're (probably) limited to AGP video cards, but it still isn't super expensive by any means.

FragKrag United States11556 Posts March 04 2010 07:58 GMT #6 Some Pentium 4 mobos support PCIe! Though having only AGP would increase the prices by about $20

CharlieMurphy United States22895 Posts March 04 2010 09:35 GMT #7 depends on your mobo dude, does it have PCIE? or is it AGP?

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