dblazen
07-29-2008, 09:06 PM
I'm ordering parts for a new computer & was toying with the idea of trying to upgrade the video in my 6 year old Gateway as I'm replacing my 16" crt monitor with a 22" lcd.
The gateway has a 4x AGP slot & I currently have an NVidia GeForce2 MX 400, 64Mb card & was thinking of replacing it with something like a card with Nvidia GeForce fx 5200, 128mb, AGP 4x/8x.
I'm assuming the slash means it will work in EITHER a 4x OR 8x AGP slot.
I'm just wondering if the doubled ram & the fact the card is 6 years newer will create a noticeable improvement in performance. It's 30 bucks at Newegg & I figure I'll save on shipping if I order with the other stuff.
Another idea I had was to get a cheapo PCI video card to use as a temporary emergency backup.
The gateway has a 4x AGP slot & I currently have an NVidia GeForce2 MX 400, 64Mb card & was thinking of replacing it with something like a card with Nvidia GeForce fx 5200, 128mb, AGP 4x/8x.
I'm assuming the slash means it will work in EITHER a 4x OR 8x AGP slot.
I'm just wondering if the doubled ram & the fact the card is 6 years newer will create a noticeable improvement in performance. It's 30 bucks at Newegg & I figure I'll save on shipping if I order with the other stuff.
Another idea I had was to get a cheapo PCI video card to use as a temporary emergency backup.