my new pcq

[DooMMooD]

finally. i finally finished it. it took me forever, but i finished my computer. now heres my dilemma: i have a pretty good motherboard, asuse, with a vga slot. it has onboard graphics and sound. so, what video card should i get. the current specs of the computer are:

512 MB DDR DIMM RAM
2.4 GHz Intel Celeron processor
Asuse motherboard-hyper threading supported, FSB 533/400 MHz, integrated VIA ProSavage8 Graphics, Realtek 6-channel integrated audio codec, VGA port, usb 2.0, and other non-important stuff
40 GB hard drive 7200 RPM

i know absolutely nothing about video cards, their power, or their "goodness". so what are some options for video cards that i should get if i plan on playing Doom III on this pc?

scrolling in web browsers without a video card is a pain in the arse

[The Undertaker]

How much are you willing to spend? Are willing to wait for the nex gen cards? You'll want to upgrade to a Pentium then take full advantage of modern decent video card.

[Big_al]

In my desktop I've got a Geforce which does well for both windows work and games, if you don't go cutting edge with the graphics card you can pick up them fairy cheap OEM.

[Looney]

If you want to Play Doom III you will want a decent Video card such as a Radion 9600 or GForce 5, I would go with a 256meg card. I just picked up a GForce 5 fx 256mg for $135. It's like the Undertaker said, How much are you willing to spend...

[chubzdoomer]

Here are some good ones:

For playing original Doom, anything is great


For playing Doom 3:
Geforce Fx 5600 ULTRA - 150$ or over
Geforce FX 5700 ULTRA - 150$ or over
Geforce FX 5900 ULTRA -250$ or over
Geforce FX 5950 ULTRA -250$ or over

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ATI Radeon 9600 PRO/XT (either one) - around 150$
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (owns) - 200$ or over
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (owns, but is tough on your budget) - 250$ or over


all of those are decent video cards and should at least run Doom 3 so that it is PLAYABLE.

(EBAY probably contains lower prices for those cards, so i would check there also, because lots of people are crazy enough to make VERY expensive video cards VERY cheap :D )

[DooMMooD]

thanks for all the advice, buti have no money as it is. my birthday will be here in 4 months, which will be plenty of time before Doom 3! so i will just have to save up and get whatever or ask for my birthday. but thanks for all the advice. think ill start compiling my birthday list now..........