Upgrading Video Card

[Dohnutt]

First off, it's the ATI Radeon x300, and second, that's sort of a dated card... I'd recommend getting a better one.
It's the one that's in my family computer, and it can't really do very much.

[newguy99]

Well it's for a friend's PC.
And this is the only game that he wants to play
(he has no other game that his PC can't support)
And he does not want to upgrade his psu motherboard or anything.
He doesn't even want to upgrade his video card if he can help it.
So I'm just looking for something his current psu can handle and that will run SWBF 1.
TY for all the help

[AlexSecura]

So I'm just looking for something his current psu can handle and that will run SWBF 1.

If you would have checked out the Back Cover of the SWBF-1 DVD then you could have read this

Chipset Support
Radeon 7200/7500
Radeon 8500/9000/9200/9500//9700/800
Radeon X800 series or higher
Geforce 2/3/4/FX/ or better

So its not running

Your PSU sure can handle GF FX or 5 AGP GFX Cards.Not sure with a Series 6.I have had in the Past a 350W PSU and it was 100% able to handle SWBF1 and 2 while running Faps and what not.

[newguy99]

Ok, thank you very much for the info.

Although the back of my [Star Wars: Battlefront 1] DVD case says it will run:

SUPPORTED CHIPSETS:
ATI Radeon 8500/9000/9200 family
ATI Radeon 9500/9600/9700/9800 family
ATI Radeon x300/x600/x700/x800 family of video cards?
ATI Radeon x1300/x1600/x1800/x1900 family
NVIDIA GeForce3 family
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti family
NVIDIA GeForce FX family
NVIDIA GeForce 6 family
NVIDIA GeForce 7 family

Am I missing something?
TY for all the help!

[Dohnutt]

Yeah, the x300 can handle SWBF2, so I'm sure it'll be okay with SWBF1 also.
I'd still highly recommend a better card - you can get some good bargains.

[newguy99]

Well I still face the problem that his psu will Not support the power load needed by other card!
And since he doesn't want to upgrade if he can help it, I have to stick with a low power consumption card.
TY

[AlexSecura]

I give you another last advise.

Go and check Ebay for a old used Geforce FX 5700 or 5900 8xAGP Card.
But not GF FX 5200LE.LE is crapp.
Buy it and give it your Friend as Present.So you and youre Friend can enjoy SWBF-1 in Full Quality. In Gemany you can get such Cards for less than 30€.

But i dunno if a Radeon X300 is better than a GF FX 5900.You need to check that out.

[Fierfek]

I got a great ATI Radeon X300 for $15 on Ebay, and it runs Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2 great.

[AlexSecura]

Ah Ok.
I thought a X300 is a older and lower than a GF FX.So my mistake.

@ NewGuy
My Geman Cover only shows X800 or better not the Line that you showed.

Hidden/Spoiler:

[newguy99]

Ok, I see about the supported chipsets. np
Well I'll head out "Nvidida Radeon x300 128mb hypermemory PCI card hunting!!!"
LOL

[RogueKnight]

Ok, I see about the supported chipsets. np
Well I'll head out "Nvidida Radeon x300 128mb hypermemory PCI card hunting!!!"
LOL

I hope you realize that what you are looking for doesn't exist.

However, if you look for ATI instead of NVIDIA, you might be more successful.

[newguy99]

Grrr, another miss connection between my hands on the keyboard and my mind.
LOL
Ok I'll look for a ATI card with that name.