Hi, I'm new to the forum and I have a question about a video card. I am NOT a hardcore gamer and I don't need a very powerfull card but I do play some old games now and then. I have an old Dell desktop:
OS-Windows XP Pro/Windows 7
PSU-575W (upgraded from 230W)
CPU-P4 @ 2.8ghz
RAM-2.5gb DDR2
HDD-SATA 160gb+250gb external
GPU-ancient ATI radeon 9250 (PCI)
Because my current card does not fully support windows vista/7 or directx 9 O_o I decided to upgrade but because I have an old motherboard my only option is a PCI which is not so great for gaming but is more then good enough for me. I found a 9400GT 1gb DDR2 PCI by EVGA that is compatible with my system but they also have PCI-E version of the same card with 1gb DDR2 but it costs 15$ less, I know that PCI-E is much more advanced but how much difference does it make in games since both cards use same GPU and RAM, I wasn't able to find benchmarks on the card though. Does anyone know the difference in performance between those two? Any help apreciated.