Need Video Card Recommendation?

Let me start off by asking if anyone wants a ATI Radeon 9600 SE???? What a
hunk of junk.

I need to find a video card that will work in my Asus P3V4X Mobo with a 4x
AGP slot.

I want something that will speed up my gaming for the time being until
hopefully next year when my wife finally lets me build a new PC.

Currently running a Diamond Viper V770 32mb video card, and want something
faster.

SUGGESTIONS? Maybe that won't break the bank?

THANKS

Jim Fox wrote:
Let me start off by asking if anyone wants a ATI Radeon 9600 SE???? What a
hunk of junk.


You're too far away for me, but I bet you get a fair price with an ebay
auction for your card. What exactly is it doing 'wrong'?

I need to find a video card that will work in my Asus P3V4X Mobo with a 4x
AGP slot.

Aren't most 8x cards backward compatible with 4x AGP slots?


I want something that will speed up my gaming for the time being until
hopefully next year when my wife finally lets me build a new PC.

Currently running a Diamond Viper V770 32mb video card, and want something
faster.


What chip is on that card? It sounds pretty old. You should be able to
get a geforce4mx440 card VERY cheaply nowadays, but you may have to do a
little searching online.

SUGGESTIONS? Maybe that won't break the bank?

THANKS




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spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo

I had my 7500 AIW 64mb in a P3V4x 850eb played all games on it...except halo as I really don't care for it. uT, mohaa, max pain,
etc.... Mwave is out of stock at 118$ newegg had them 2 days ago at 115$ darn good for the price and video capture too. Have it in
a P4B266 now and still going strong. Played COD and the like on it, with medium to high settings, enjoyable. I think the AGP in that
slot is 1.5 can't remember off hand.

"Jim Fox" wrote in message ...
Let me start off by asking if anyone wants a ATI Radeon 9600 SE???? What a
hunk of junk.

I need to find a video card that will work in my Asus P3V4X Mobo with a 4x
AGP slot.

I want something that will speed up my gaming for the time being until
hopefully next year when my wife finally lets me build a new PC.

Currently running a Diamond Viper V770 32mb video card, and want something
faster.

SUGGESTIONS? Maybe that won't break the bank?

THANKS

"Sooky Grumper" wrote in message
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Jim Fox wrote:
Let me start off by asking if anyone wants a ATI Radeon 9600 SE????
What a
hunk of junk.


You're too far away for me, but I bet you get a fair price with an ebay
auction for your card. What exactly is it doing 'wrong'?


It looks up whenever it feels like it. I've tried various drivers for
everything on this mobo, vid card, agp slot, etc. I've tried a newer Power
Supply. Tonight I even tried re-installing windows to a formatted drive and
it still hangs. Usually hangs anywhere from the Welcome screen to a few
mins later.

Jim Fox wrote:
"Sooky Grumper" wrote in message
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Jim Fox wrote:

Let me start off by asking if anyone wants a ATI Radeon 9600 SE????

What a

hunk of junk.


You're too far away for me, but I bet you get a fair price with an ebay
auction for your card. What exactly is it doing 'wrong'?



It looks up whenever it feels like it. I've tried various drivers for
everything on this mobo, vid card, agp slot, etc. I've tried a newer Power
Supply. Tonight I even tried re-installing windows to a formatted drive and
it still hangs. Usually hangs anywhere from the Welcome screen to a few
mins later.



Is the fan working on it? Not that I think it's that, it sounds driver
related.

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Jim Fox wrote:


"Sooky Grumper" wrote in message
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Jim Fox wrote:
Let me start off by asking if anyone wants a ATI Radeon 9600 SE????
What a
hunk of junk.


You're too far away for me, but I bet you get a fair price with an ebay
auction for your card. What exactly is it doing 'wrong'?


It looks up whenever it feels like it.

It's 4in1 driver or otherwise related to the Via chipset. Don't blame the
card because Via chokes when it's installed. THAT is the 'hunk of junk' and
don't be shocked when another card brings it to it's knees. Been down that
road with those Mobo's. One video card brand works fine, it chokes on
another while boths cards run fine on another non-Via system.
--

Stacey

Yep, fan is working on it.

Side note: I love this ANTEC TruePower 550 Power Supply. It is so much
quieter than the 300W PSU I had.

"Jim Fox" wrote in message
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"Sooky Grumper" wrote in message
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Jim Fox wrote:
Let me start off by asking if anyone wants a ATI Radeon 9600 SE????
What a
hunk of junk.


You're too far away for me, but I bet you get a fair price with an ebay
auction for your card. What exactly is it doing 'wrong'?


It looks up whenever it feels like it. I've tried various drivers for
everything on this mobo, vid card, agp slot, etc. I've tried a newer
Power
Supply. Tonight I even tried re-installing windows to a formatted drive
and
it still hangs. Usually hangs anywhere from the Welcome screen to a few
mins later.

Jim, I wouldn't blame the video card necessarily. Sounds like there's a
problem and you don't know exactly what it is yet.

"JAD" wrote in message
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I had my 7500 AIW 64mb in a P3V4x 850eb played all games on it...except
halo as I really don't care for it. uT, mohaa, max pain,
etc.... Mwave is out of stock at 118$ newegg had them 2 days ago at 115$
darn good for the price and video capture too. Have it in
a P4B266 now and still going strong. Played COD and the like on it, with
medium to high settings, enjoyable. I think the AGP in that
slot is 1.5 can't remember off hand.

What is a 7500 AIW?

ATI Radeon 7500 All In wonder


"jeffc" wrote in message ...

"JAD" wrote in message
news
I had my 7500 AIW 64mb in a P3V4x 850eb played all games on it...except
halo as I really don't care for it. uT, mohaa, max pain,
etc.... Mwave is out of stock at 118$ newegg had them 2 days ago at 115$
darn good for the price and video capture too. Have it in
a P4B266 now and still going strong. Played COD and the like on it, with
medium to high settings, enjoyable. I think the AGP in that
slot is 1.5 can't remember off hand.

What is a 7500 AIW?