My Graphics card IS Fried Options

[Spartan]

OK now after 5 good years and a lot Of gaming....MY graphics card gets fried along with parts of my motherboard and some other card which i have no idea what they do. Sadly this mean my comp is goin to the
scrapyard. But that also means that i wont be playing with u Guys for a While or be on ventrillo. that also means that iam looking for some New gear. Since iam freakin out I was wondering if u guys could help me find a good graphics card and motherboard or just another CPU and b4 any posts Ebay ive looked and what i want aint there. or Newegg or Tigerdirect.....This computer was special because i built it myself.

Cheap as @#$# though this was my graphics card.
( Gforce Nvidea Mx/Mx 400 )
I totally forgot everything else!

If any1 can find somethin Ied really appreciate that

This Barborossa Prince is going to be managin some bills and making moats so peace!

[ScrapyardBob]

Assuming a standard ATX case...

MWave sells CPU / MB / RAM bundles and they'll even put it together and test it for $9. No worries about what's compatible with what. You can even get WinXP Pro OEM along with the motherboard for $135 (cheaper then retail).

For the graphics card, go with something that was released in early 2005. Off-hand, that probably means a plain old 6800 or a 6600 (NVIDIA). I game with a regular 6800 and it still performs quite well (I run CoD:UO at 1600x1200).

Since it's an older case, odds are high that you'll need an updated ATX PSU. The newer chips require either the new 24 pin connector (instead of the 20-pin ATX), or the 20-pin ATX + 4-pin 12V connector. Plus the newer gfx cards require a PSU connection. Figure 400W as a bare minimum, but 450/500 would be safest (if a bit overkill).


(I always build my own systems)

For gfx cards, here's the best chart that I've ever found:

http://www.pcvsconsole.com/features/video/

And for pricing:

http://www.pricescan.com/0101.asp

The GeForce 6800s are around $170 now, while the 6600s are only $100. For a new purchase, you'll probably want a 256MB card even though you could get away with 128MB for a few more years. (The 256MB cards are starting to become mainstream.)