i got a dell

[Trevor666]

ok well i gota Dell dimension 2400.
-2.66ghz P4
-256 ram (going to add 512 pc2100)
-40gb 7200 hd
-cd burner/rom
-SOunblaster 5.1
-Monitor etc.


But alas, NO ***** AGP SLOT. I just noticed this probably because im retarded. But am i screwed as far as video now? Im not a HUGE gamer but i want to be able to play some games and what not. Are there any good PCI video cards?

watch the language please

GroundZero3

[Vagabond]

i know there are some PCI cards out there do a search or check out pricewatch.com
radeon 9000 pci (it ok card)

[John Prophet]

Thats one of the drawbacks of those dells...they flash all those splashy prices up but they dont tell us everything, lol.

But there are some ok pci vid cards out there.

JP

[jmichna]

trevor,
welcome to TechIMO.
May want to read the forum rules re language.

[Bill in SD, CA]

Yes, ................ a little editting is in order!

There are younger ones on the board as well.



Bill

[osprey4]

Originally posted by John Prophet
Thats one of the drawbacks of those dells...they flash all those splashy prices up but they dont tell us everything, lol.

This is one of my pet peeves. Just look at the system description...

Video Card; Integrated Intel® 3D Extreme Graphics

When was the last time you dropped several hundred dollars on something without checking the details?

[Bill in SD, CA]

Now that that is out of the way, welcome to TechIMO.

Here is a review on ATI PCI cards.

ATI PCI Video Explored

Bill

[John Prophet]

Osprey....dont let it peeve you, lol....I was reffering to the spashy ads the general public sees on tv...and the fact that when I pass out business cards the first thing people ask me is if I can match Dells $399 price.

So yeah, I am usually in the habit of checking specs, hehe....but the general public usually wouldnt even know what all those specs mean in the first place....they buy it thinking their 16yr old son will have a nice fast new machine to play "might and magic" on......hehe.

JP

[osprey4]

I hear you. I know a guy who bought a system from Dell several years ago that had integrated graphics, although the system was described as having "on-board AGP graphics" (they've stopped using that description). But being a low-end machine, he understood that he should have looked more closely.

I'll offer advice to those buying computers for their kids to steer clear of the 2400, the kids will eventually want to play something that system can't handle. But for many people, it's more than adequate.

[thronka]

Dells are OK but they lack what you can get better at that price range.