Even if your system has sdram, that will not effect the ability of your system to use a new card. What you are going to need to make sure is that your AGP speed and voltage from the AGP slot are compatible with your new card. If the Video card uses AGP 8X and your slot can only handle 2X you might be in for some trouble or just a card that performs little better than your old one. As well, some of the newer cards have additional power attachements (besides those in the AGP connector) and with the increased power draw, if you have an older system with a small power supply, you may end up with stability issues. Lastly, but not least, make sure the card you buy will be easy to set up in Linux, I have still not had either my Radeon 9500 pro or the Geforce FX5600 Ultra work yet because of drivers and Nforce2 chipset issues.
Regards,
DH
Last edited by d4harvey; 11-28-2003 at 09:00 PM.
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