[Technophobe]

I have new games (star trek legacy, Medieval II Total war ) but cannot play because my graphics card does not have 1.4 pixel shading. I need a new graphic card but being so dim with pcs am desperate for help. I have been recommended the following, but have no idea really what I am looking for.

INNO3D GEFORCE 7600GS 256MB AGP

my pc spec is

Name NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0172&SUBSYS_015A10DE&REV_A3\4&124 6FE7B&0&0008
Adapter Type GeForce4 MX 420, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
Adapter RAM 64.00 MB (67,108,864 bytes)
Installed Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.8421
INF File oem16.inf (nv4 section)
Color Planes 1
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1024 x 768 x 60 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0xFD000000-0xFEAFFFFF
Memory Address 0xF8000000-0xFC0FFFFF
Memory Address 0xFC000000-0xFC07FFFF
IRQ Channel IRQ 16
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\copy\system32\drivers\nv4_mini.sys (6.14.10.8421, 3.48 MB (3,650,368 bytes), 06/10/2003 3:16 PM)

DELL DIMENSION 4600 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz Processor Speed 2.60 GHzMemory (RAM) 512 MB AGP 8X

Grateful for any help

[Hybr!d]

What is your budget?

Dave.

[Technophobe]

about £100.00

[Hybr!d]

This > http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=GX-031-BG

Fastest and best card out for that price.

All the mags swear by it.

Note* This is not a standard 7600GS, it is only available from this company and has been modified by the manufacturer to be overclocked and faster. Dont buy a different 7600GS as it will not be the same card even if the model number is the same.

[Technophobe]

Thank you have just taken a look, not sure about all the reviews tho

"Appears to be a very good card, However, doesnt appear to be compatible with Windows XP (Media Centre Edition)"

"Received this card before 2 weeks after my 9800pro went out. Its a very good card. Plays Call of Duty 2 very smooth. Some conflict problems with directX9 were gone after updating the motherboard's chipset drivers".

Do you not rate any of the others that I have been recommended then?

[Hybr!d]

You asked for a recommendation and that's what I have done, if I agreed with your post I would have said.

Most of the people that write those reviews are complete idiots.

"Appears to be a very good card, However, doesn't appear to be compatible with Windows XP (Media Centre Edition)"

I mean hardly concrete evidence is it, this guy obviously has some other problem.

There are always a handful of people who get into problems and they are always the ones who moan and write a review. It is impossible for a manufacturer to make something and then test it on 10 billion computers worldwide to make sure it works with all the different configurations of PC.

If the card was a cheap budget card i would agree with you but BFG make good kit.

[Technophobe]

I am sorry if I sounded offensive, but I have no idea what I need to buy and am always getting different answers. I am a complete novice and do not know who the "idiots" are. The only reason I asked for opinions in my first post is because these have been recommended to by a work colleague who admits to not being totally PC literate. If they are not very good that is a fair point.

[Hybr!d]

I'm not offended, and hope i have not offended you.

The cards that have been recommended to you are all good cards, any 7600GS is a good card, but they all come with different specs even though the model numbers are the same.

The one I have recommended is top of the pops for your budget, trust me I've worked in IT 10 years. Its the best card out for 100 sheets.

[Technophobe]

Thank you very much indeed for your help. As I am sure you will appreciate, this is all very new to me, and I am just a bit scared of buying something that I have no clue about and am just trying to get several views. I am a single mother who cannot afford to throw money away.

[Hybr!d]

I understand, you will obviously get different opinions from people.

The card I have sugested is in both PC Gamer and PC Zone magazine last month as the best buy for £100, you can normally trust these magazines far more then any forum owner (me lol) or friend of a friend.

Cheers, good luck.

Dave.