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 The Old RevolutionStill Seekin'
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 Oct 06, 08 at 7:16am |
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Sorry if you have a lot of gaming computer threads, but I want to know what kind of games I would be able to play with my current system, and of what inexpensive improvements could be made
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 samuraisushimonsterno-stoppin-me-now
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Oct 06, 08 at 10:55am |
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What graphics card do have thats probably the most important part for gaming.
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 Oct 06, 08 at 10:58am |
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The rest of your system looks pretty good, but we cant make any type of assumption as to what games you can play with out knowing what video card you have.
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The Old Revolution Still Seekin'
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Oct 06, 08 at 2:23pm |
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Oh geez sorry I forgot to include that
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p_o_d_2_2 WORT! WORT! WORT!
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Oct 06, 08 at 2:36pm |
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The graphics card is holding you back. There are a lot of cheap and powerful cards out right now, so you have a wide range to choose from.
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The Old Revolution Still Seekin'
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Oct 06, 08 at 4:16pm |
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How to I know what graphics card is compatible with my computer and stuff? I wouldn't have a clue to find out... forgive my ignorance.
So if you could inform me to find out, it would be appreciated. When I do find out, can I link some I find and you could tell me how good it actually is? I'd probably buy off Ebay. ------------------- I used to love her
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Jesh moderator
Classic & Puzzle [DS] Gameboy Color Games [GBC] General GameCube Racing [PS3] Sports & Racing [PSP]   total posts: 8801 neopoints: 155 since: Jun 2007 |
Oct 06, 08 at 4:22pm |
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Uhh, first you have to figure out what kind of slot you have, AGP or PCI express. I'm assuming PCI Express, but I'm not positive.
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axforts2212 Alex.
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Oct 06, 08 at 4:23pm |
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Your board has a PCI Express slot so you could go with really any graphics card of your choosing. A nice little cheap upgrade would be to an 8800GT, another step up would be a 9800GT, then from there a ATI 4850 or Nvidia 260 and then up from there a ATI 4870. Be wary, as these cards do have some strenuous power requirements. You should check the wattage of it and amperage on its 12volt rails and how many rails. The easiest way to check, is open the case, and look at the sticky label. If you are unsure of how to interpret it take a photo and we can look for you. But that would be the only real limiting factor to the PC.
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Jesh moderator
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Oct 06, 08 at 4:49pm |
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I'd say the ATI 4850 would be a great upgrade. I'm getting one, since it's a lot less power hungry then the other ones are, and it's decently priced for around 160 USD.
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Daimob I am Mr Baldy
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Oct 07, 08 at 1:25am |
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Only get an 8800GT imo. much more expensive and you'll end up having your CPU bottleneck the system making the more expensive GPU go to waste with nearly no gain from 8800GT
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The Old Revolution Still Seekin'
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Oct 10, 08 at 6:48pm |
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I've been looking on Ebay and was wondering what you guys thought of these:
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Jesh moderator
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Oct 10, 08 at 7:25pm |
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To be blunt, don't buy either. NVidia rips people off with their bullshit. The 8500GT is terrible for games, I have one that I was tricked into. And the 9400GT is sub par. I'd say go with at least a 9600GT or an 8800GT if you want to game.
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The Old Revolution Still Seekin'
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Oct 11, 08 at 3:23am |
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Okay fair enough. It was because they are fairly cheap. So if I got either a 9600GT or 8800GT would I need any specific requirements? Like a certain power supply or whatever...
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Jesh moderator
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Oct 11, 08 at 8:02am |
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I don't know for sure. I just didn't want you to get duped into the 8500GT like I did, mine was 1GB. Horrible card. Won't run games, but it does run movies and videos fairly well.
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saodoingoi Neo-newbie
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Oct 11, 08 at 8:16am |
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What graphics card do have thats probably the most important part for gaming.
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