All I'm looking for is a decent and cheap PCI card (my crappy eMachine doesnt have apg or pci-e slots) that will also allow me to play games that use pixel and vertex shaders. What features should I look for? I would prefer getting something for under $100 (as far as I know, PCI cards got really sheap lately)

 

i would say to check out the Gforce line...
Here is one i found on eBayhere it is only like $50

 

It's AGP and I need PCI

 

my bad... i didn't read the specifications on it. i probably should have. lol...

how about This one

 

I had the 5200 like 4 or 5 years ago and it sucked then. I woudnt reccommend

 

it wasnt even out that long ago. Do I have any better options?

 

Andryuha did you make that picture below your name? It is a Japanese tomb in front of the flag... just wondering if you are aware of that....

 

Moogly, I think u missed out this thread, Lol
https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_280796/tm.htm

 

oh I'm quite aware of it, unlike some of the others . Actually, I thought it was the sun rising over pagoda. And no, I did not make that picture. I stole it from another forum

 

go ATI!!!!...they're the best...you can get a PCI radeon 9250 with 256mb, for like $90....i have one of them, and they are prettygood..