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telegramsam · 05-19-2009, 12:41 PM

Hi;

I'm trying to put together a light gaming rig for a friend out of some parts I have, which are:

Asrock P4VM890:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...=P4VM890&s=478
**This is an old S478 board with a PCIex16 socket

Pentium 4 Prescott 3.0Ghz
1 GB DDR 333 RAM
Will run XP Pro

The power supply is an Antec SmartPower SL400
+5V Max 38A
+12V Max 23A

I'm hunting for a cheapish video card to get it able to play moderate games.
I did find this on Ebay, which I thought was a decent deal for a decent card...http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tab%3DWatching

So my questions are:
1) Is this card sufficient for non DX10 games?
2) Any other suggestions for something in that price range that might perform better?
3) It appears that this power supply should be able to handle this card, am I correct?

Thanks!

05-19-2009, 12:41 PM	#1
telegramsam Member (9 bit) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 368	Need cheap video card advice Hi; I'm trying to put together a light gaming rig for a friend out of some parts I have, which are: Asrock P4VM890: http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...=P4VM890&s=478 **This is an old S478 board with a PCIex16 socket Pentium 4 Prescott 3.0Ghz 1 GB DDR 333 RAM Will run XP Pro The power supply is an Antec SmartPower SL400 +5V Max 38A +12V Max 23A I'm hunting for a cheapish video card to get it able to play moderate games. I did find this on Ebay, which I thought was a decent deal for a decent card...http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tab%3DWatching So my questions are: 1) Is this card sufficient for non DX10 games? 2) Any other suggestions for something in that price range that might perform better? 3) It appears that this power supply should be able to handle this card, am I correct? Thanks! __________________