JW

Many of the current graphics cards are also available as AGP cards. Vista
and Vista Aero will run with 128MB graphics cards so I don't se any real
need for you to upgrade for so little performance gain. Is there a specific
application you are trying to improve the performance of?

"Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
news:B4FD854E-184F-452B-87D5-8C258FB8CFC2@microsoft.com...
>I presently run the FX5200. Aero works fine. Everything (bar the bloody
>NETWORKING with my wife's XP Pro machine!) works fine. But my FX5200 only
>has 128MB RAM onboard.
>
> Will upgrading to FX5500 with 256 MB onboard RAM make an appreciable
> difference?
>
> Both are, by necessity, 'older' style PCI cards...not PCI Express....old
> mother of a motherboard!
>
> Rgds