re: Looking for a graphics card

Do not pay any attention to JC. I have Windows 7 running very well on a computer with an AGP video card. Windows doesn't care whether your motherboard has an AGP card or a PCI express or even an onboard video system. The only difference the video card will make to Windows 7 is whether or not you can get the fancy aero glass effect. Any modern card with 128MB of memory will do. Try going to expresspcparts.com.au - they have a good reange of cards suitable for an AGP slot.

re: Looking for a graphics card

A 64 Mb nVidia Geforce 6200LE?!
Well, that would basically make it an AGP slot video-card.
If so, that's you've got....to work with.....on your PC's motherboard.
You can get a 256 Mb, or a 512 Mb one, it's up to you, really, if you care to pay closer attention.......to what the Manual (of your motherboard).....ACTUALLY recommends.....as it's 'preferred Graphics-card/Video-card'!
In truth, get the WRONG one.......and, you'll have no end!.....to the problems it will give you.

It's 'judgement call' here, and, since it IS your PC, if you make a very bad choice, then you wear that 'responsibility'. (Not me nor anyone else who may give you some very sound advice!)

A AGP-rated motherboard is fast becoming 'out-dated'.
(In other words, incompatiable............for Vista or Windows 7! And, I think that's where your thoughts are headed, Cephyr............that you can do a very cheap upgrade...of your whole System....and, be able to use the latest OS available with it.)
Sorry, it doesn't work that way, Cephyr.
That' why they (Microsoft) changed.....the platform of Vista/Windows 7.....to make us ALL up-grade.....to conform to their 'new OS platform'!

re: Looking for a graphics card

The most powerful AGP video card I know and used is the ATI 3850 video card however if you do purchase this video card please make sure to download the hotfix driver from the ATI website for full performance capability.

PCIE video cards vary greatly on what you are after however becase you have the 6200LE video card which is a lower end series 6 video card then I must ask what is your current CPU?

If you get an NVIDIA series 8,9 or 10 video card it would make little difference if your CPU is significantly older then the video card.

Currently the fastest video cards and some previous generation video cards do not operate at their maximum potential due to the fact that ALL current (03/2010) mainstream home market CPUs are unable to operate at speeds that make total utilization of the video card possible.

If you dont want to upgrade your video card anytime soon then I would suggest you acquire a directx 11 certified video card and focus all future upgrades on CPU purchases (a quad core is a must).

At the momment NVIDIA series 6 & 7 are considered lower end spectrum cards with x500 or lower designed for multimedia and x600 and greater designed for games (where x is the Nvidia series number 6 or 7).

This also applies to series 8 & 9 although some series 8 cards are faster then series 9 video cards but they do lack the features the series 9 video cards offer.

Any card that is considered Nvidia series 10 (GT2xx or greater) is considered high end and should operate games smoothly as long as your CPU also exceeds the game requirements (more cores the better for multi core aware games and faster clock on individual core basis for single core/older games).

The most expensive video card is usually not the best to purchase (as it will break the bank). I have found since the days of Voodoo 2 that the third/fourth most expensive card (which is a few models below the "king") is usually enough for 5 years of solid high detail gaming (or until the cpu burns out).

As we are "once again" entering the era of multiple core computing I would recommend a direct X 11 "certified" video card and future upgrades to the CPU & system ram until the video card drops to the minimum supported video cards list of the games to come.

re: Looking for a graphics card

Get a XFX GTS 250 nVidia graphics card 512mb. Great value and very nice. I think its around 2$0$0$ in some places but mainly around 250$

re: Looking for a graphics card

Assuming you have a PCI Express x 16 slot (your mobo manual should tell you if you dont know the difference),I would say go for an ATI 4770 which seems to be the hot spot for price, features and performance at the moment. If you dont have a PCI Express slot give it a miss until you upgrade your computer. Good luck

re: Looking for a graphics card

Not enough information......?.

"Please explain"

Motherbord make an model/AGP or PCI-E/CPU/MEMORY
Frank N St3in

re: Looking for a graphics card

Well, Like what MikeP said above, you should give some more info on your PC. A decent graphic card I think would probably be a nVidia GeForce 9500GT 512MB which is around $100-$150 AU. With this, make sure your motherboard has the right chipset for it....But it all depends on what you want to do with it.

re: Looking for a graphics card

As previous posters have indicated you need to provide more information.
Are you using your PC to play the latest 3D games? Is it being used as a media centre and if so what a/v connections does your TV, monitor or a/v amplifier have? Does the card need to be fanless? What type/s of graphics port does your mainboard currently have?

Only after providing this sort of info can we recommend a card with specific architecture, processing power and ports. (e.g. vga, twin dvi, s-video, hdmi).

BTW. I have a MSI 6600GT which is several years old and has either 64 or 128Mb of on-board memory. It is the current 16x PCI-E graphics standard (which began in 2004) so don't be discouraged.
If in doubt check this:http://www.directron.com/expressguide.html

re: Looking for a graphics card

First check your PC's PCI slot type.
All the current video cards use the PC-Express standard, so if you haven't got that then you will have to buy a new motherboard and probably CPU and memory to match. Your 64MB sounds very old - there's nothing under 512 MB these days, so if your motherboard is the same vintage then you probably need to throw it all in the bin and waste more money on the latest stuff.

re: Looking for a graphics card

You really need to give a little more info on your PC.
what you've asked is the equivalent of asking what gearboxes will fit your car without letting people know what make and model it is.