JW

Then the 5500 card should help but it does need to have more memory.

"Rod Davies" <ldavies@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
news:0E3F79EC-EAFC-4A49-8E6E-7A694E8A888C@microsoft.com...
> Media Player is a little, at times, 'jumpy'.
>
> Apart from that, no, not really. But my PC's basics are OLD, hence a PCI
> card in the first instance. Vista will probably be the last ne OS on it,
> and as I may have trouble getting 'new' PCI-anythings in the future, just
> thought I'd get a new card now...
>
> Rgds n tks for response!
>
> "JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:OYDeE02eHHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> 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
>>
>>
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