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My current system in a AMD 1.8 chip
512 ddr ram
80 gig c drive
40 gig d drive
32 meg Diamond Viper Video CardMy question is that i'am upgrading my VIDEO CARD and would appreciate some advice as to what to buy to replace it.Regards
Peter
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If you are planning to spend some big bucks, I would go for the nVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 or Ti 4800 at 128MB of Ram or Radeon ATi 9700. They are both good cards and it starts at $250 and up depending where you are. I got a nVidia GeForce4 Ti4800 at 128MB of ram for $265 from Dell last month. I think I got my money's worth and I'm very happy with it. It works very well with my system for MSTS.
If you're on a budget , you can get a good card like lower end of GeForce4 card with 64MB of ram. It will do your performance OK. But, it depends on your route and details. I can't speak for Radeon cards cuz I never had them. Also, it depends what kind of AGP or PCI slots you have in your machine. Might have to do a little research with the people( or dealer)where you bought your pc from. They might be able to help you.
Don't take my word for it. Someone else might have a different opinions for different video card. Ken 
(F-Units are courtesy of Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society)
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I just bought a GeFORCE-4 MX-440-SE 64MB(PCI) and it work great with all my MSTS addons as well as custom routes. I have a very large collection of consists and everything works well so far. The price was
$99.99 (US). I don't think there is a need to get a high end video card for 2 or 3 hundred dollars unless you are going to do a lot of video work or other things that justify the expense. Save your money and buy more trains sims! Buck & Lap Dog Susie Q
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>I just bought a GeFORCE-4 MX-440-SE 64MB(PCI) and it work
>great with all my MSTS addons as well as custom routes. I
>have a very large collection of consists and everything
>works well so far. The price was
>$99.99 (US). I don't think there is a need to get a high end
>video card for 2 or 3 hundred dollars unless you are going
>to do a lot of video work or other things that justify the
>expense. Save your money and buy more trains sims! Just remember that the MX-440 is a very low end card. It's basically a GeForce2 that's been souped up a bit. (hence the price)Also, a nice video card will improve anything dealing with 3D graphics. Personally, I would recommend the Radeon 9700 Pro. It's the fastest card out. You can get them as low as $325. ($290 for an OEM version)-Jeff
Union Pacific is my drug.
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