Grpahics card pixel pipeline

[Chris.]

i think my graphic card just about makes the spec for 06 and i want to update it but im really cheap right now so i want to know what i should get that is good but cheap any ideas?

heres my pc specs:
Windows: Windows XP or .NET server 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180
Memory (RAM): 512 MB
CPU Info: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
CPU Speed: 2411.3 MHz
Sound card: SB Live! Wave Device
Display Adapters: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD |
Screen Resolution: 1024 X 768
Network Adapters: WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface |
Power Status: High
Time Zone: GMT Standard Time
CD / DVD: D: TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-H552B | F: PHILIPS
COM Ports: COM1 COM2
LPT Ports: LPT1
Hard Disks: C: 49.7GB E: 136.6GB
BIOS Date: 02/20/03
Serial Number:
Manufacturer: Award Software International, Inc.
Product Make:
PCMCIA (Laptops): Not Installed
USB Controllers: Detected: 4 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): Not detected

...and well whilst on the topic of graphic cards if anyone wants to know any advice on graphic cards post in here so there is not like 100 graphic card threads

[Username123]

As i said in the other thread the best performance cards for cheap are 9800 pro or 9600XT.

[Chris.]

oh ok then thanks i will see if i can get some cheap deals

[Chris.]

i didn't want to make a new thread so i though i will add to my old one
i found this info on wikipedia after finding that a GeForce 6600 LE is cheaper than a GeForce 6600

GeForce 6600 LE (NV43v)

* Core Clock: 300 MHz
* Memory Clock: 500 MHz
* Pixel Pipelines: 4
* Number of ROPs: 4
* Vertex Processors: 3
* Memory: 128 MB/256 MB DDR1 memory on a 128-bit interface


GeForce 6600

* Core Clock: 300 MHz
* Memory Clock: 500 Mhz / 550 MHz (depends on manufacturer)
* Pixel Pipelines: 8
* Number of ROPs: 4
* Vertex Processors: 3
* Memory: 128 MB/256 MB GDDR1 memory on a 128-bit interface
* MSRP, (RRP): $150 USD

the only difference i see is the amount of pixel pipelines are more in GeForce 6600. what are pixel pipelines and do they really matter

[Patr1ck]

what are pixel pipelines and do they really matter

A pipeline that processes the pixles in an image. The more there are the more pixles a video card can process. This is all about pixel pushing power. A card with 8 pipelines can process twice as many pixels as a card of the same core speed and 4 pipelines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_pipeline

[Chris.]

thanks i should of searched on there myself

[curious101]

If I were made to choose between a Radeon 9800 Pro and a GeForce 6600LE, I'd choose the former. But if made to choose between a 9800 Pro and a 6600GT, I'd choose the latter.