PCI or AGP

[GamerGuy007]

I'm in need of help! I have an old motherboard that doesn't support AGP. This motherboard came with an extremely crappy video card.... and when it comes to playing [good] games... I GET SCREWED!!! I need to know whether to upgrade my motherboard, pay lots of $$$, and buy a decent AGP GFX card, or upgrade to a TotL (Top-of-the-Line) PCI card, and risk another gamers' dissapointment!

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This is the most experienced person you can get gaming tips AND advice on... if it exists, I've played it!
>>Jason Hunke

[K6-III]

Describe in greater detail your system config.

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Gimme my TriLevel Cache

[COZITSTHERE]

You may want to replace the motherboard, an AGP slot is almost a must have. There are not a whole lot of good PCI video cards out there. If you realy want to keep the current board for now you could get a Voodoo 3 2000 or maybe a TNT2. I suggested those 2 cards because they are inexpensive. I wouldn't put a lot of money into a PCI video card, the ones I mentioned are decent cards though.

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PIII 700
Abit BM6
17" Viewsonic E773
Antec Gemstone Case
384 mb PC 100
Global Win FOP32
32 mb Gforce 2 MX
Sound Blaster Live!
2x 30GB IBM HDs
NEC FDD
Diamond Supra Max 56K
Kenwood True 52x CD-ROM
Plextor 12/10/32 CDRW
HP DeskJet 932c Printer
Windows 2000 Professional

[GamerGuy007]

Sorry K...
Intel Celeron 533 (upgrading very soon!)
64 mb RAM
17 " Monitor
SBLive! X-Gamer 5.1
piece of crap video card
Sony 12x CD Write
Panasonic 16X DVD Rom
Altec Lansing Surround-sound (5.1)
20 GB Hard Drive
Conexant 56k Modem
Windows 98

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This is the most experienced person you can get gaming tips AND advice on... if it exists, I've played it!
>>Jason Hunke

[morphious]

with that system i recomend you get a geforce2 mx pci. if you are not satisfied with the speed your computer is running at (not just in games) i recomend upgrading the mobo and cpu and putting in a cheap temporary vid card until you get enough money for an alright/good vid card. the last thing you would want to do is go buy a pci vid card then upgrade your mobo cpu and be stuck with pci when you could have gotten a better vid card

[Shinma]

AGP is the current standard used.
Suggest that you hold off on any purchases since you posted that you would be upgrading soon.
Do it all at once.

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Cheers.