pci slot suggestion

[ashfame]

I want to buy the best ATI graphics card with 256MB RAM for a PCI slot (not PCI-e).
Kindly suggest me a good one which can play Directx9.0c games.
If anything can hinder me in future, please tell me about that also.
Pl help

 

[mesarectifier]

The only card that springs to mind is the Radeon 9250, with 256mb RAM on PCI. However, that's only DX8.1 compat. You won't get a DX9.0C full-compat graphics card on PCI, I'm pretty sure.

 

[ashfame]

The only card that springs to mind is the Radeon 9250, with 256mb RAM on PCI. However, that's only DX8.1 compat. You won't get a DX9.0C full-compat graphics card on PCI, I'm pretty sure.

does that means i won't be able to play newer games like nfsmw & gta san anreas with a pci slot g card

 

[mesarectifier]

I play San Andreas with my 9200 64mb, so you should be okay. I haven't tried NFS:MW but I'm pretty sure it'd work. Wait for one or two others to reply, though.

Why can't you get an AGP/PCI-e card?

 

[mad_fitzy]

Pci is extremely limited with a max bandwidth of 133m/s which is shared between all pci devices including onboard sound but im not 100% sure. AGP offers a maximum of 2gb/s (or is it 1) so u really need at least AGP. But if you must have Pci I think there is a 9600 that is on Pci.

 

[mesarectifier]

A breif look on Google says otherwise. I think the 9250 is the last PCI Radeon. Unless you have a link?

 

[mad_fitzy]

Im in Australia and the last I saw the 9600 was a couple months ago. I just checked and yes, we now only have the 9250 or the 9200se from ati and the fx5200 from nVidia. I really should have a look and make sure I am 100% current with what I say. My bad

 

[JonathanDeane]

I miss my old PCI Voodoo5 5500 🙁 that was a nice card at the time anyway I think this is the badest PCI video card out right now FX5500 256megs of DDR (DDR2 I would hope...)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1520540&CatId=319

Edit: Also its DX9 ! woot lol

 

[mad_fitzy]

I miss my old TNT 2 M64 pci card. i used to overclock it and occaisionally it would just show the outline of the polygons and no textures which would result in a performance boost 😀