Budget Cards - Sometimes You Get What You Pay For

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I just got a new Gateway 3310 Desktop Computer a few months ago. It had built in graphics , plus it had no PCI Express nor AGP Slots. So I head on over to my favorite retailer for computer parts - Newegg http://www.newegg.com I ordered a E-Geforce MX4000 64MB 32bit PCI video card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130217

I thought this would be fine as an upgrade to play older games , and improve overall system performance. Yes and No. While it has nice things such as digital vibrance controls , and improved TV Tuner and video playback image quality , its sad to say that my built in graphics (Intel 865G) Perfoms way better in games then this card did. I guess it has mainly to do with the PCI and 32 bit memory interface on this video card I bought. The price was $41 after shipping and tax. So while this was a cheap upgrade , this was also a bit of a let down. Its no big deal , I guess I was expecting more. Just shows in this case you definently get what you paid for
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Heres a followup to this : After testing many applications , and frustrated by the slowness of this card vs the built in Intel 865g graphics , Ive decided to just sell it on Craigslist. I definently got what I paid for. Now back to being happy again

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The reason AGP and Express came about was purely and simply the through-put limitations af standard PCI.

Think back to pre-AGP days....think of the most 'powerful' Graphic card back then....it CANNOT get any better, other than to support 'little things' like a newer DX, etc.

There's only so much 'stuff' you can poke through a PCI slot at any one time, no matter how new the 'stuff' is...

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Did you know that they have a PCI version of the 6200 Geforce $99 at Outpost.com.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Did you know that they have a PCI version of the 6200 Geforce


Jason: read Jafo's post again....

It doesn't matter what you throw in a PCI slot....it will only go as fast as the PCI bus. If you're hell bent on upgrading then make your bucks count for something. Start with the motherboard and go from there
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just noticed this .. right ... 66mhz PCI bus , no faster then that
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Good ole' Voodoo. I used to love those things back in the 90's.


Midway used this technology in some of their video game machines, including SF Rush , and quite a few others!