Thanks again Cari. I don't do any gaming so I've saved the info for the
128mb card in case it's needed. Within the next 6 to 8 months I'm going to
buy a new monitor, especially to see if the graphics don't degrade but also
because I'd like an LCD monitor too and they're coming down in price quickly
now.

I hope you have a very Happy Holiday season!

Denise

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"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> It looks as though it is separate.... although without actually looking at
> the back of your PC, I can't be 100% sure.
>
> The Radeon card you have is (of course!!) already obsolete, but if you're
> thinking of a newer one, something like either the nVideia FX 5900 or an ATI
> x300 or x400. You don't sound like a high end gamer, so a 128mb card should
> be quite satisfactory.
>
> Of course if you have $s to burn, then a nice 512mb x1800 XT on a
> PCI-Express card (which your motherboard probably won't support) would be
> very nice, but I'm sure you could spend the $599 on something else for
> Christmas!
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
>
>
> "HartsVideo" <HartsVideo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2A9423E0-EBA3-4092-BB8D-2CB4760CB2BB@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Cari,
> >
> > Thanks so much for the information. I'm planning on buying a new monitor
> > in
> > a few months and if that doesn't fix the problem, then I'll buy a new
> > video
> > card, but hopefully a new monitor will do the trick. With the info you
> > gave
> > me I'll be able to tell the clerk at Staples the type of video card I
> > presently have so he'll know what replacement card I'll need if it comes
> > to
> > that.
> >
> > My last question . . . is my video card part of the mother board or a
> > plug
> > in type?
> >
> > Denise
>
>
>