Re: PCI bus - OK for gaming?

>......"..................it's a PCI bus, ...."

Sounds like a cheaper DELL ???...........

Recently I had a really good look around for a friend of mine on this "good
PCI graphics card" issue...and I'm sorry to report that I found only one
....cant remember its name ..it really is allmost imposible..
try second hand ...you will need one that can do DX9....remember that PCIE
(PCI express) is intirely different from PCI..

found this. new.@@@@@@@@@@@
....ATI Radeon 9250/PCI 128MB 64bit with TV-Out and DVI

£43.48 inc
Description
Powered by ATI RADEON9250, the Excalibur 9250 enables end users to
experience the most realistic, life-like images, and visual effects on the
next generation 3D games or multimedia application. With advanced graphics
architecture, Excalibur 9250 provides best-of-class performance to
accelerate all popular 3D applications. Among other high-end features,
Excalibur 9250 is DirectX 9 compatible for faster gaming, SMARTSHADER
technology for more complex and realistic lighting effects and SMOOTHVISION
technology for smoother-looking images. Excalibur 9250 also features VIDEO
IMMERSION II and FULLSTREAM technologies for unprecedented video quality.

Technical Specifications
Manufacturer HIS
Model Number R9250 - PTDW128-64 BIT
Core Speed (MHz) 240 MHz
Device Type Graphics adapter
Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI RADEON 9250
Interface Type PCI
RAMDAC (MHz) 400 MHz
Supported APIs OpenGL, DirectX 9.0
TV Interface TV out
Video Memory Installed ( Max ) 128 MB - DDR SDRAM

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