Graphics cards and steering wheels

halesie · 29 Nov 2005, 13:20 (Ref:1472936)

hi

I am looking to buy an graphics card for my computer and a steering wheel, so i can get into some gaming, racing obviously. i want to buy Toca 3 when it comes out, any suggestions on what i should get? about 100 quid budget and i only have a pci slot in my computer! no agp or pci express etc

cheers, josh

spanner · 29 Nov 2005, 13:50 (Ref:1472969)

I'm sorry to say your going to struggle to find anything recent for PCI. As far as i know they stopped making PCI cards several years ago. I think they made some aTI 9600 as PCI but thats about it. Do you have any details on the PC, only If it doesnt have an AGP port its showing its age, i'd wonder if its going to be fast enough.

Sorry, not really what you wanted

halesie · 29 Nov 2005, 14:09 (Ref:1472991)

well i got 512 ram, pentium 4, 2.80 ghz. its a Dell dimesion 3000. i thought it would have been fast enough, its pretty new. It just hasnt got agp slot. i take it pci express cards cant be used with nomal pci slots?

josh

halesie · 29 Nov 2005, 14:31 (Ref:1473005)

also is the ATI radeon 9250 PCI any good? that should work right?

j

ASCII Man · 29 Nov 2005, 15:04 (Ref:1473030)

Never buy a Dell...
The last PCI graphics card I had was a Geforce 2 MX-400, but that was 5 years ago...

Anyway, I'd recommend you go check this out.
The AOpen Aeolus FX5200 looks decent.

halesie · 29 Nov 2005, 15:09 (Ref:1473039)

is that better than the ATI radeon 9250 because i can get the ati for the same price, and its a pci. or do you think that is better? and any suggestions on steering wheels?

j

ASCII Man · 29 Nov 2005, 15:19 (Ref:1473060)

The fx is better for gaming as they have better driver support and more compatibility with more games.
As for a wheel, try out the Momo Racing, it's a bit expensive but excellent quality.

carsreunited · 29 Nov 2005, 17:07 (Ref:1473160)

I've got a crappy Dell and went through the same problem recently. Ended up with a Nvidia 5500. Couldn't find anything PCI that was more expensive. It was £40.

Just bought a logitech wingman as well which is around £35 from ebay new.

I only run GPL so the PCI card has improved frame rates and quality slightly.

Hazard · 12 Dec 2005, 00:38 (Ref:1481983)

I've had a Dell for 3 years...this is my longest lasting PC.

Okay, I've ripped the AGP GeForce-MX out for a ATI X800XT, very nice! Couldn't find a PCI card for the 'cheaper' Dell that my sister has (only one year old).

Guess the rule is, don't go for a cheap Dell! There really is a noticeable difference in quality between the top end and the top end, and it's not all about what's contained in the package.

Got the standard Logitech steering wheel, works well for me.

aj_308 · 13 Dec 2005, 11:23 (Ref:1483011)

Does anyone know if the playstation 2 logitech steering wheel works on pc?
it runs from usb, so it got me wondering..

gungadan · 13 Dec 2005, 12:28 (Ref:1483064)

Quote:

Originally Posted by aj_308

Does anyone know if the playstation 2 logitech steering wheel works on pc?
it runs from usb, so it got me wondering..

I've got the PC version of the Logitech Wingman GP Force feedback wheel, and it also works on the PS2 - in GT4 anyway. Whether the PS2 version works on a PC I couldn't say, but probably.

ASCII Man · 13 Dec 2005, 13:10 (Ref:1483091)

The PS2 version works with the PC, I've tried it on the GTL demo and it seemed to work.
Don't know how it works with other games though.

SRPhoto · 31 Dec 2005, 10:34 (Ref:1492382)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ASCII Man

The PS2 version works with the PC, I've tried it on the GTL demo and it seemed to work.
Don't know how it works with other games though.

I use the PS2 Logitech Driving Force Pro with LFS on my PC works fine, you can download PC drivers for the PS2 wheel, it should work with all games using the PC drivers (I think!).

Nintendo · 31 Dec 2005, 10:40 (Ref:1492389)

Mine is PCI express. Ati Radeon X300 - 128MB. Good card. Steering wheel.....logitech something,,very reliable. Don;t buy anything by thrustmaster.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Graphics cards - nvidia or ati	TwoSheds	Virtual Racers	13	21 Jan 2006 20:50
Graphics cards	marcus	Virtual Racers	6	28 Nov 2003 22:54
PS2 Steering wheels??	touringlegend	Virtual Racers	9	7 Jan 2003 12:34
XP and steering wheels	Mr V	Virtual Racers	16	29 Oct 2002 05:23
F1 Steering wheels	Marduk	Formula One	12	11 Dec 2001 02:23