Hi folks - my graphics card has packed in on my rig and I want to buy another one and would like advice. I have the following specs:pentium dual core 2.8 ghz processor on microstar ms7187 motherboard2.5 ghz ramThe card that broke is an ati radeon x700 256mbI know absolutely nothing about graphics cards and compatibility butnhave about 30 pounds to spend at this store which sells second hand pc componentshttp://uk.webuy.com/product.php?mode=buy&catid=892Can anyone offer advice? I fly fs9 not faxHappy new year!

Hi as you have £30 to spend you are from the uk, I had to change my card two months ago, did some reserch on the web, but after a while had chat with Stu at pcUgrades in Stockport :- http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/my problem was my psu was ony 240 wat, and my computer was a low profile amd64 athlonx2 2ghzs 3mb ram. He came up with a replacement ati 5570 Radeon hd 1gig mem. £70 approxnever looked back on fsx in fact running gen x photo scenery and vfr uk2000 airports with Bn- islander, just great.you may have to spend a little more but it will be worth it bob happy new year to you also

Thanks mate, will give him a call :)

Hi folks - my graphics card has packed in on my rig and I want to buy another one and would like advice. I have the following specs:pentium dual core 2.8 ghz processor on microstar ms7187 motherboard2.5 ghz ramThe card that broke is an ati radeon x700 256mbI know absolutely nothing about graphics cards and compatibility butnhave about 30 pounds to spend at this store which sells second hand pc componentshttp://uk.webuy.com/...e=buy&catid=892Can anyone offer advice? I fly fs9 not faxHappy new year!

Happy New Year to you too. Hope you do not mind my input.As you have already accessed a CEX webpage and your budget is around £30, if you can afford just a wee bit more, there is a what I think a real good value-for-money card that would more or less bridge the gap to what are the current cards flagbearers.It is the NVidia GeForce Fermi GTX430 1Gb DDR5 DX11 for £48. I have just bought a cracking EVGA GeForce Fermi GTX 460 SE 1Gb DDR5 from them for a steal at £100,and it has certainly made a difference to my previous ATi card. Where before I had the stutters at the notoriously taxing Aerosoft London Heathrow, now it's smooth sailing.