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PSI slot GFX Card

Father Xmas

By Father Xmas,
Posted on: 2010-09-30 19:35 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

Posted

I see a few vid card threads on the front page, so I'd like to ask a little more specific advice from the knowledge-base for a PSI-slot vid card.

I have an "older" computer: custom built in 2005, 32-bit Win XP with 3g of RAM. Currently running with a GeForce 7300 LE which was mediocre-to-good at the time I put it in. Ran the game well before the ultra-mode update, but that kicked everything up to a new minimal standard.

Asking about PSI-slot only since this board has no PSIe slot. College student here so updating to a new PC and starting over is a little out of the question. With a pent 4, 3.2 Ghz it can most likely do well with a new card before it kicks the bucket in time.

So, any suggestions?

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Posted

There is such a thing as a PCI slot (different from a PCI Express slot or AGP slot). It has very limited data bandwidth (CPU can't talk to it fast) so it's not really worth using a medium or high end GPU in a card's design.

Here are the ones available at NewEgg.

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haha ok thx. studying for a test took some brain cells needed for this post. thank you for the link!

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