What is the best video card for a Dell XPS?

I need to know the best video card out there right now for a Dell XPS its blue and i dont think its the newer version its the older one. about maybe 3-4 years i may be wrong. Well if anyone has a site where i could find one let me know.|||First find out the model graphics card you're using (if you're not sure, google "SIW"; it's a standalone executable so it doesn't need to install to run)



1. 8800Ultra

2. 8800GTX (add 600)

3. HD2900XT

4. 8800GTS 640MB

5. 8800GTS 320MB

6. 7950GX2

7. X1950XTX

8. X1900XTX

9. X1950XT

10. X1900XT 512MB

11. 7900GTX

12. X1900XT 256MB

13. 7900GTO

14. 7800GTX 512MB

15. 7950GT

16. X1950Pro

17. 7900GT 512MB

18. 8600GTS (add 200)

19. X1800XT 512MB

20. 7900GT 256MB



Those are the top 20 graphics cards..



PS: Make sure you have either an AGP or PCI-Express slot; original PCIs are outdated and obsolete! Might as well buy a new computer if your slots are old!|||basically you can put in any video card you want. it all depends on what you need and how much you want to spend.



<100

8500gt has direct x so its future proof but cannot do intensive video editing or gaming on hi res



100-150

7900gs or 7600 gt best you can get for under 200 great for video editing and gaming on highest settings but will not run dx10 games or dx10 features on vista so will require replacement when dx10 becomes more widespread



250+

8800gt

second best out there runs dx 10 and faster than the cards above. will hold you at the top for 1-2 yrs and will still work for a while after if you can accept lower settings



300+

8800gts

best out there



would not reccomend radeon but thats a personal opinion. it also seems that geforce is churning the cards out quicker so their bang for the buck is greater. benchmarks also seem to support geforce being superior.

ex. 7900gs and 7600gt beating out the x1900



overall if your computers 3-4 yrs old i dont think youre gaming or doing very intensive stuff. id reccomend the cheapest 8500gt as it will last you well over two yrs for basic functions and medium res gaming. plus theres a deal right now for a 60 dollar 8500gt from xfx|||I run a XPS as a server and it is a 2000 model, generally it is a AGP card, and you can find out in the Accessories, System Resources.



The System information, under the tab, Components, then Video, it will tell you your curent video card, generally the AGP capacity is 2X-4X and you can get 4&8 X cards, I have seen some up to 128mg, I have a 64mg.



You can get a PCI card about the same memory level, and all run between $35-80, I am a MCSE and A+ tech in Canada, I get parts here from discount dealers, and have done installs with those type of cards.