I am slowly replacing components. Most imminent 
is a decent graphics adapter. Right now I have 
got an ATI Radeon 7000 with 32MB of RAM. It seems 
sluggish and sometimes images don’t get 
displayed. I think I am ready to move on. I have 
done well with both nVidia & ATI adapters, in the 
past. Apparently ISA and PCI graphic cards are 
out, AGP is on its way out, and I have no idea 
what is a PCI Express or a Crossfire. The 
on-board video accelerator is puny. Here is my 
MB: 
<http://www.jetwaycomputer.com/spec/865pedap.html>http://www.jetwaycomputer.com/spec/865pedap.html

I am not much of a gamester anymore, so most of 
my applications revolve around more mundane uses. 
Latest fun is with family-related video 
production. Nothing fancy, mind you. Some 
conversion of mpegs or VHS analog to DVD Video, 
slide shows… like that. I block most of the Flash 
and animations on the Web, so that doesn’t matter 
that much to me. Still, even with the meager 
video requirements I have, I know I could stand a 
bit more video juice. When I get to 40 or so 
slides, a couple of video clips, things start creaking.

What would be a decent card that would serve me 
well for a couple of years? I am looking at a PNY 
Verto GeForce 6200 or the ATI Radeon 9600 XT, 
both of which I can get for around $70, for the 
256MB version. The AGP slot on the MoBo supports 1.5V 4x/8x AGP.

Any thoughts, experiences, suggestions?

TIA

Andrew

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