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01-12-2005, 03:51 PM
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Upgrade Graphics Card or New System?
I'm looking to upgrade my computer to more of a gaming system. My computer is currently running a AMD 2200 (1.7g) , 1g of 2700or 3200 ddrram? with a geforce mmx440 64. I was looking at the Sapphire 9800xt 128/256 cards. Would this card make a difference (synching with my cpu) or should I just redo my entire system? About the only game I play on the PC is Final Fantasy, so super high end performance isn't too necessary (I just need it for that game)
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01-12-2005, 04:22 PM
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Sounds like a video card upgrade to me.
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01-12-2005, 04:26 PM
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Id do the Vid card upgrade too , make sure your Power supply is more than 300 watts tho.
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01-13-2005, 01:52 PM
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Definately all you need is just a video card upgrade. That system should hold out for quite a while.
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01-13-2005, 02:08 PM
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Yes, upgrade the Video card. You have a very weak video card in there, and your CPU, which is very powerful, is currently hold back. With a new video card, such as the ATI 9800, the gaming performance will drastically improve.
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01-14-2005, 04:25 PM
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Definately video card for the gaming you're going to be doing.
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