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Bob,
I have an IBM Netvista 2292-35U. Original description: Intel Pentium 4
1.8GHz (256KB), 128MB, 40GB 7200RPM IDE HDD, PCI Microtower (4x5),
nVidia Vanta 32MB 4X AGP, 16x10x40x CD-RW, 56K modem, Intel 10/100
Ethernet, Windows XP Home. I have added a 120GB HD and will replace the
CD-RW with a CD-RW/DVD. I also added 512MB. So it looks like it will
support an AGP 4x/8x. I have heard the AGP's run hotter than a PCI card.
I don't do a lot of gameing, but I would like the better 3D graphics. 8^)
Bob Knowlden wrote:
> The cards that consume a lot of power have auxiliary power connectors.
>
> The Radeon 9250 does not; it gets all of its power through the AGP slot.
>
> I believe that the best Radeon card with no auxiliary power connector is the
> 9600. (It's a DX9 card. Aside from that, its general performance is
> significantly better than that of a 9250, if that matters to you.) If you
> buy it from a good online vendor (www.newegg.com), it's not much more
> expensive than the 9250, which I think is basically a relabeled Radeon 8XXX
> series product.
>
> On the nVidia side, the Geforce 6200 also gets its power through the AGP
> slot. I expect that is the best available card at the moment that needs no
> auxiliary power. I'd recommend against the TC (Turbo Cache) models, but I
> believe that TC does not exist in AGP versions.
>
> There are other considerations: does your mainboard have an AGP 3.0 slot?
> (That would support AGP 4X/8X.) I don't recall the details, but there are
> several types of AGP slot, and you want to make sure that whatever card you
> get is physically compatible.
>
> Just curious: what sort of PC is it?
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob Knowlden
>
> Address may be scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
>
> "Only fools are positive." (Groucho Marx)
>
> "Karl P Anderson" <jkanderson2@chartermi.net> wrote in message
> news:kXjwe.293$Si3.228@fe06.lga...
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>>What graphics card can I get that will support Directx 8.0 and works on a
>>pc with a 185 watt power supply. All the ones I can find that reference a
>>power supply say 250 watt. The salesman at Best Buy said the ATI 9250 will
>>work with a 185 watt power supply? That box didn't identify a power supply
>>and I can't find any reference on line.
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