Ehhhh Vista Question...Video Card?

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#1 mrtywalsh
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Ehhhh....So I recieved a new computer as a gift from my parents today...it's a basic model..but an upgrade IMO from my older computer...

anywho this computer comes with an onboard ATI X1200...that is just a lil below my ATI 9800 PRO AIW thats in my old machine...

Soooo I can't really play BF2 the way that I want it...on medium with a medium resolution...its just too bumpy with the x1200...so i was wondering if i could place my 9800 pro from my old XP machine into my Vista machine...DL the vista drivers...and BAM! it'll work fine...?

I bet this is wishful thinking...and things never seem to work out that well...I just want a card to hold me out until I can upgrade to a DX10 card...

I searched google for this answer, but nothing really...I see a bunch of people have the 9800 in thier dell with vista, but it came fomr dell like that...? PLEASE any help is aprechiated?

anywho heres my current specs to my old specs..see what you guys think of the lil upgrade..

AMD 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+

1024 DDR2

Integrated X1200

250 Gig HD

Vista

my old machine (4? years old?)

2.6 P4

9800 PRO AIW

180 gig HD

XP

It's a lil upgrade right? That processor seems to be a leap over my old one..thats all that matters cause I plan on upgradeing the vid card soon.

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#2 LouieV13
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If it has an AGP slot then yes but NO computers these days come with AGP slots. I reccomend getting a 7600GT for BF2 there only 95$ and I could play with everything on high with x2 AA on my 7600GS.
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#3 smoothanddeadly
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I agree with Louis about the video card; you need to check your motherboard documentation to see if you have an AGP slot. If it does, you'll be fine to transplant the card, but if not, you'll need a PCIe card, but they're reasonably priced. Also, if you want the bells and whistles of Vista to work well, you should increase your system memory to at least 2 gb if possible.
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#4 Hot_Potato
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Make sure you have PCIe, then since you have Vista I would get THIS card.
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#5 mrtywalsh
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Thank you all for the replies...after reading the first reply i opened up my machine..and no apg..thanks for the link! im going to live with the x1200 for a couple of weeks...and then move up...
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#6 mrtywalsh
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whaaaaaatttt...just looking at that link....thats a dx10 card...! awesome...its pretty cheap...this looks like a winner...great reviews...i love newegg very fast very cheap! thanks a lot again!