Recommend a good video card please.

[duhoh]

Not to noob up this thread anymore, but what is AGP?

 

 

 

Well, the link that I gave in the first post lists what the parts of the computer is, I thought it would've listed the motherboard as well, but I guess not. As for the model its HP PAVILION P6214Y DESKTOP PC

 

AGP is pretty much the older standard for video card slots. Now modern machines use PCI Express (PCIe)

 

Now, without having to upgrade the power supply:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102829&cm_re=low-profile_video_card-_-14-102-829-_-Product

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187063&cm_re=low-profile_video_card-_-14-187-063-_-Product

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134089&cm_re=low-profile_video_card-_-14-134-089-_-Product

 

These aren't the best, but they're far superior to onboard video, and cheap too.

 

And FYI, check out this site:

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

so that you can get a ballpark estimate whether or not any card can run with a 300W PSU.

 

Now if you upgrade your PSU, then that would open up your options significantly. The cards that were recommended by our fellow SG are darn good ones, and would be a huge upgrade.

 

Hope that helps!

[kool]

Thanks a lot for your help duhoh, I'll look around a bit more before buying a card though.

[Altanish]

i recommend 2 very good and cheap graphics card:

1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447

2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143211

[Altanish]

i've had both of them and there both very good and the can take eg: Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 or crysis/-warhead on MAX these two graphics card is a must, bcuz the geforce works with Nvidia 3D and Ati is good bcuz the performance is outrageous.

[trakaill]

LOL! First of all:

Second, if you're going to go with Nvidia I'd suggest a 9800 GTX+. If you lean towards Radeon, then I suggest the HD 5970 (If you have some money of course).

 

You go from nVidia card thats $130 to ATI thats $650...If you are suggesting two different brands wouldnt you want to suggest things with similar price/performance?? so maybe a 4850 or 70??

I like that one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102865&cm_re=5750-_-14-102-865-_-Product

 

Anyway I bought this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016&cm_re=OCZ_PSU-_-17-341-016-_-Product

Its ok but Ill be honest Im a little disappointed and should have gone with corsair I would not buy it agan!...It ok though...