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I'm not big on off topic threads, but here goes.
I have a HP m7360y XP MCE desktop, from about 2005 w/ LCD monitor. I recently did a factory reset/reboot to clean up all the problems/software/etc. So after a week the screen started going a little funky once in a while. Well today it's all messed up, it's like looking at the monitor thru a color screen 9currently it's blue, but sometimes orange). At first a reboot fixed it for a while, now not at all. I've updated windows and the graphics driver. I replaced the monitor & the cable, still have the problem. I think the timing is just coincidence. It's a ATI Radeon x600 card now.
I've kinda been wanting to get a new card anyway so I might be able to play Stargate when it's finally released. Currently the most graphice intensive game is AOE III, MCE & youtube.
If I need a new card, what do I get? I think I should double the memory to 512, I'm pretty sure I have a PCIx16 slot. There are so many choices. I'd like to stay around $100 or less, but might splurge to $150 for sometihng great.
Help, suggestions?!
Edit: Oh I think I can rule out the drivers, the screen is messed up at boot up as well (dos/Bios) before windows even starts.
So any good/cheap cards?
Of course any ad makes their card look like superman!
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=1826
I have a HP m7360y XP MCE desktop, from about 2005 w/ LCD monitor. I recently did a factory reset/reboot to clean up all the problems/software/etc. So after a week the screen started going a little funky once in a while. Well today it's all messed up, it's like looking at the monitor thru a color screen 9currently it's blue, but sometimes orange). At first a reboot fixed it for a while, now not at all. I've updated windows and the graphics driver. I replaced the monitor & the cable, still have the problem. I think the timing is just coincidence. It's a ATI Radeon x600 card now.
I've kinda been wanting to get a new card anyway so I might be able to play Stargate when it's finally released. Currently the most graphice intensive game is AOE III, MCE & youtube.
If I need a new card, what do I get? I think I should double the memory to 512, I'm pretty sure I have a PCIx16 slot. There are so many choices. I'd like to stay around $100 or less, but might splurge to $150 for sometihng great.
Help, suggestions?!
Edit: Oh I think I can rule out the drivers, the screen is messed up at boot up as well (dos/Bios) before windows even starts.
So any good/cheap cards?
Of course any ad makes their card look like superman!
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=1826