Best PCI Card

[MightyMouse]

My computer died suddenly, and I needed a new computer for school, so instead of going through and making a computer, my parents wanted me to just grab a computer from bestbuy, and with them paying for it, I said sure.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0926INGFS10069770&catid=20217&PCName=pc_basic_productivity&logon=&langid=EN
They ended up getting me this computer, which I don't know how good it is, but it looks decent, however it has two PCI slots with no AGP and PCI-E slots. My last videocard was a GF4 ti 4200 8agpx.

Im just wondering whats one of the better video cards I can get for the PCI slots. I noticed a Gforce FX 5200 256mb and 128mb but I dont know the difference and much about it. Ther was also the FX 5500.
5200
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1339387&CatId=0
5500
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1520540&CatId=0

I also was looking at FX5700 128mb from newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814139166
Any suggestions would be nice, I dont know much.

[thrash_head]

5700 or radeon 9550

[Janus]

see if you can return the computer and get one with agp/pci-e slots... or are you not playing any games at all?

[MightyMouse]

see if you can return the computer and get one with agp/pci-e slots... or are you not playing any games at all?
PCI is THAT bad?

[thrash_head]

The worst part is they stopped making PCI cards after the 5700. So if you ever want to play FEAR or any kind of newer game there is probably no way you will be able to. If you plan on playing few to no games, this computer will be alright. But If you play anything beyond TFC or better.. I'd do as Janus suggested.

[ass*assassin]

I third this.. if you can get a replacement with agp, you will thank us profusely in the future, eh?

[MightyMouse]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1755850&CatId=0

Maybe I will sugest this, hows it look? Its less $ then the best buy computer also, but its also american.

[Janus]

not to sound too misleading, but TigerDirect has (and can be known for) very spotty customer service, take a look at resellerratings.com:

Tiger Direct
Home Page: http://www.tigerdirect.com
Customer Satisfaction
Six-Month Rating: 5.97
Six-Month Reviews: 503
Lifetime Reviews: 3906

Lifetime Rating: 6.93 Average Store: 6.76
High Average: 8.89
Low Average: 3.18
6.99 Pricing of Products and Services
5.43 Likelihood of Future Purchases
6.05 Shipping and Packaging
4.02 Customer Service
4.22 Return or Replacement


and hard as it is to say it, if you have to buy a computer (prebuilt) for cheap, you are better off getting a dell. If you can afford maybe a bit better builder try ABS.

[MeestarK]

You're paying way too much for that system, especially since its a refurb.

[Dave]

I didn't know they made desktop boards without AGP or PCI-e. And I sure as hell would never buy one.

[Kaneda]

and hard as it is to say it, if you have to buy a computer (prebuilt) for cheap, you are better off getting a dell. If you can afford maybe a bit better builder try ABS.

From my own personal experience avoid ABS. Total shit they gave me. Shoddy building and crappy case and eventually 3 RMAs including one for the mobo