Computer gaming graphics card experts help plz?
813331
I'd stick with the nVidia, you'll have less driver issues since you already have an nVidia card.  The Ati may make the graphics prettier, but the nVidia will give you better framerates.
1150238
install the drivers for the graphics card from the motherboard CD. then update your drivers from the manufactures website. for example if your GPU is made by Nvidia go to www.nvidia.com/drivers
1148252
the best and most exspensive on the market right now is NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8828136606&category=3762 ...go to http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php/page_id=5/form_keyword=video%20card/rd=1/popup1[]=15:387 and explore different memory amounts, brands, and compare prices
290416
Go with the GeForce 7800.  I never buy the latest greatest product as it's usually too expensive.
974282
PCI? Are you sure you don't have an AGP slot? If you just have PCI slots then you are pretty much screwed. PCI is two graphics interfaces old. In lieu of that you have two options. Either get the Radeon X1300 which is PCI and should run all those (not to the best that they can be run but run none the less) or buy a whole new computer that supports PCIe graphics card.\n\nYou can pick up an X1300 for about $115 here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814129062&ATT=14-129-062&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r\n\nA new computer will run you about $1000 - 2000 depending on what parts you want. Stop by www.ibuypower.com if you are in the market for a new computer. For a good gaming computer you will want...\n\nProcessor\nAMD FX or X-2\nIntel Core 2 Duo (as much as I hate to admit it)\n\nRAM\nAt least 1024MB\n\nGraphics\nnVidia 7xxx or better (7800 is a good place to start stay away from the 7950 GX2 though)\nATI x1xxx (x1800 or better)\n\nHard Drive\n7200 RPM SATA or better\n\nBasically everything else is just what you prefer though you might want to get one of those Ageia PhysX physics processors if you have the cash.\n\nTo test your current computer to see if it can run those games of which you speak go to www.srtest.com.
539262
buy a new graphics card and install it.
1167819
If you have a PCI Express slot get one of those.  Regardless go with NVIDIA or an NVIDIA line, they are better than any other company out there.  All my friends who work for CAD, Architecture, programming and for Disney, Dreamworks use Nvidia.  I would go with a 256MB Nvidia line that supports directX 9.  The higher the res it can max out at the better as well becaue if you play it at a lower res than the max supported your card works faster.  Also the Nvidia drivers are much easier to work with I had a 5500OC 256 card and was able to use the 5700 drivers for it without any problems.  If you want to change and upgrade your mobo, then upgrade to one that has PCI Express slots in them as PCI is going to be completely phased out  and soon AGP will be phased out as well.  Depending on how soon you plan to upgrade your mobo I'd wait and get one with a PCI Express slot then buy a PCI E card with the specs previously mentioned.
475660
Go with ATI. its cheaper and my 512 MB card plays EVERYTHING on full graphics. Whether you have pcix, pci, or agp, there isnt much difference because the true speed is determined by your motherboard. If you have an old motherboard, dont waste your money on an expensive video card.
987119
Generally it's not the case that a card is advertised as compatible with a list of games, but more often that a game supports a list of graphics chipsets.\nI have found \nhttp://www.tomshardware.co.uk/site/vgacharts/index.html\nuseful in determining the relative ability of graphics cards.\nEssentially, it comes down to how much you are able/willing to pay, within the constraints of which card type your mobo will support.  \nhttp://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=48 is useful for filtering down the list of what's generally available.\nGood Hunting!
935171
Find out what graphics card you have and visit the companies website, they should offer free driver updates
865216
It depends on what you will use it for. Games, business, etc. It also depends on on your motherboard. Does it have PCI, AGP, PCI-Express. If it has PCI-Express, get a video card for that particular slot. Me personally, I stick with NVidia. You can't go wrong with either a NVidia or ATI card. As for the best and cheapest, start buying Maximum PC. They do Vs. features which will help with taking the guesswork out of deciding which video card is best for you. Good luck!
428017
It depends on the chip used for the integrated graphics, but most on-board video cards would have a tough time with WoW or Galaxies.  Depending on if you have an AGP port of PCI-Express port on your motherboard, there are a number of budget cards that would allow you to play those games at a decent speed and frame rate without killing your wallet.  I run an old AGP Radeon 9600 and it is able to play WoW perfectly well.
890345
First you have to determine what kind of graphics card slot is available on your computer.  In order of speed graphics slots are..\n\nPCI-express\nAGP 8x\nAGP 4x\nAGP 2x\nPCI\n\nOnce you figure out what kind of slot you have available you can go to a site like Toms hardware and look at speed ratings based on the video bus.. \n\nhttp://www.tomshardware.com/site/vgacharts/index.html
210549
your card can't handle the graphics.
874774
not much in it really card for card. radeon bring one out and geforce responds with a similar or better one and vice versa. as for games written for specific card.... well that's a new one on me, after all the game companies would lose millions if that were the case surely??
527533
no problem man. these are all ATI AGP video cards in the range of $200 ..$300, the best is IMO the ATI 100-435603 Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X.\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2000380048+1069609639+4018+1305520549&Submit=ENE&Subcategory=48
861905
Your system is slow, you should use the low graphic card series.  Even you get the Geforce 8 series (running in directX 10) [ranking from over $400 to $700], your system cannot handle it. It wastes money if you buy a new graphic card but your system cannot support for it.