Well it all started out when I was flying around before school about a day or two ago and left flight sim running by mistake. When I came home there was a strong smell of electircal fire. Eventually I discovered there was smoke coming out the back of my PC. So Naturally I unpluged it and opened it up to discover my video Card was a little browner that before.

Now I need to Know what a good replacement card is for around $120 and it has to be PCI

Just out of curiousity.
What was the card, and how old?

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Hey Mr Tantrum, don't blow your stack 'cos your naffy PCI card's died & gone to heaven !

Fly In was only trying to help, pointing out that an AGP is better than PCI.

Next issue, the FX5200 is a poor card, even in AGP format.

Do some research, you'll find, for little outlay, you can get into last years technology (get an AGP Motherboard) or, really come into the 21'st century and go for a current PCI-Express motherboard & card.

If you insist on a PCI card, yes, they exist, but are a pointless investment, unless of course, your paying about £10 on Flea-Bay.


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/FX_Series.html Geforce FX PCI & PCI Express cards.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/MXPCI_Series.html

You'll find, if you do your homework, you'll be able to buy a "tower upgrade" i.e. Motherboard, CPU, RAM AND Graphics card  for ,roughly, what I paid for my graphics card ,  - Under £150.....

£150 is pretty much an average price  for a current "mid range" Card (consider a 6800Ultra 512MB is way over £400! ) 

Your money, your choice. I would upgrade to at least AGP, especially as I am a Flight Sim user !!!!