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12-08-2005, 10:30 PM
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Upgrade or Build new
this is my setup:
Abit IC7-G Pentium 4 2.4Ghz HT 512 Kingston PC2700 Saphire RADEON 128MB 200GB 7200 + 40GB 7200 and im wanting to play some of the newer games. Particularly quake 4, right now when i play q4 everything is green (ive read this is because i have a vid card that below the min standards for q4). Should i just upgrade my vid card and get more ram or just completly get a new rig? How Old is AGP? I know that PCI-E cards are faster and im wondering if i should just start anew with a new pci-e mobo. Anyone know a good deal on a AGP 8x vid card that can play Q4? Last edited by jra64; 12-08-2005 at 10:33 PM. |
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12-08-2005, 10:52 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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You rig isn't that old. I would install a Radeon 9800 Pro and add another 512MB of RAM.
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12-08-2005, 10:52 PM
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Wx geek
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An upgrade in the video department might require a power supply upgrade. What kind of power supply do you have? (brand and wattage)
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12-10-2005, 06:50 PM
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sorry bout the slow reply ive had finals to deal with. i dont know exactly how much my psu is i think its 350 watt how can i check?
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12-10-2005, 06:51 PM
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ok i checked it out its an okia and it says max watts is 420. i coulda swore that it was a 350.
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12-11-2005, 12:59 PM
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just wondering why the 9800 pro?
why not one of the ATI Radeon X series video cards or nVIDIA GeForce 6600? because this card Radeon X700 Pro Video Card (256MB, AGP 8X, DVI) ATI Radeon X700 Pro Video Card or this card nVIDIA GeForce 6600 costs just as much as the 9800 on pricegrabber... Last edited by jra64; 12-11-2005 at 01:17 PM. |
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12-11-2005, 03:49 PM
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the x700 will work fine. You will definitley need more RAM. I used the x700 in my fiance's system. Plays q4 and doom 3 on medium settings with zero problems. 2422 on 3dmark05, which is on the low side due to the bottleneck on the mobo (4X/1X AGP).
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