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From what i got its a Socket A mother board. With a few expansion slots. You got:

2 ( 2 ) x PCI
1 ( 1 ) x AGP 4x ( 3.3 V/ 1.5 V )
1 ( 1 ) x shared PCI / AMR

It also says it has an AGP x8 slot. So you can either get PCI compatible card like any one of these:

or you can go with the AGP slot and get one of these:

As far as wether or not there is a better processor for the same price you will have to wait for someone elses advice...also wait for someone else to respond to check if i am correct..im just a computer newbie trying to help.

RWD3: I edited your post because of the side scrolling

Hi again Thanks for your help I can now go ebaying for a graphics card capable of handling " World Snooker Championship 2005"!! Now
Cheers and all the best Pete. Devon U.K

Your board does not have a 8X AGP slot, it supports 4X. However, you will probably have to buy a 8X AGP card (they will run at 4X). I would encourage you to buy something better than a FX 5200 though if you have to buy a card. I have a 256 meg FX 5500 which is decent but as games progress i find myself having to turn down video options (area 51 and serious sam 2 for example) which is something i didnt have to do before. I would recommend something closer to . FX5700 is about as high as you can go without getting into big bucks, its certainly worth the 65 bucks they are asking for it.

Stay away from PCI, you'll be much happier with AGP.