Improve my Graphics

[darkrats]

I'm thinking about getting a Lenovo M55p Small Form Factor computer to
replace my trusty IBM Netvista, and would like to update as much as
possible:

I'll be going from a P4 @ 2.8 to a C2D E6600, and boosting my RAM up to 2 GB
from 1 GB. I'd also like to improve my graphics. Currently I have a 64 MB
PCI card which works fine for most games, but the open slots in the Lenovo
are:

PCI - half-length, full-height
PCI Express x1 - half-length, full-height

Can someone recommend a card (preferably a 256 MB card) that I would be able
to use in my new system.

Thanks.

darkrats

 

[First of One]

Well, PCIe x1 video cards are next to nonexistent, so you are stuck with PCI
designs. Something like this is as good as things get...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130255

This is why developers blame Intel for holding back the PC game industry.
Intel's marketing campaigns lead to grossly unbalanced OEM designs, pairing
a modern Core2Duo CPU with ancient PCI graphics (or worse, integrated
graphics). http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=18292