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PC Uprading Help and tips?

Post by -SuPreMe- » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:23 pm

elo everyone im planning on upgrading my pc with a new graphix card but not sure wat too get ive been thinking of gettin Radeon X1950pro AGP version but its alittle pricey around £130 the main reason i want it is too run games like UT3 and Crysis on my PC and my current games that i need too run on lower settings like farcry, half-life2, halo and some more.
so if anyone could reakomend me some AGP graphix cards that would run somthing like UT3 on nice settings for under £100 cos working at mc donalds dont pay so good lol, oh and ill probly need a new PSU aswell.

My current pc specs are...

Its a Phillips Freeline MT2100 with
a Intel Pentium4 3.2ghz
768mb DDR PC3200 ram (soon buying a gig)
Ati Radeon 9250 128mb graphix card
199gb HDD
300watts PSU
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Post by Hermskii » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:32 pm

All you need based on that rig that you show is the video card. The rest is already good to go. Much better than my rig. Whatever you do, get the best Nvidia AGP card you can afford. ATI sux big time.
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Post by Scify » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:36 am

Hermskii wrote:All you need based on that rig that you show is the video card. The rest is already good to go. Much better than my rig. Whatever you do, get the best Nvidia AGP card you can afford. ATI sux big time.
I Like my Nvidia card .I just got 22 LCD monitor . It look great with this 5 year old Nvigdia card.It still running good 8) .

Question herm My game set for 1240X768 but new monitor now set 1280X1024 is that fine? LCD had set up wizad it only let me used 1280X1024 is that fine?
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Post by Hermskii » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:43 am

I think that you should use whatever feels best for yourself. I only use 1024 X 768. Every resolution you mentioned is higher than mine so I'm sure your game looks god. I too still have my Nvidia GeForce 4200ti 128MB ram card. It still rules too. It is in the server box right now I think. CYA!
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Post by -SuPreMe- » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:05 pm

well £130 is about $200 dollars roughly im not sure tho they keep changing the exchange rate, and everythings cheaper in USA anyway. i would prefer an ati cos im on one now plus Nvidia dont really do any top end AGP cards, and does anyone know if the radeon X1650 is any good its alot cheaper than the X1950 but has a less pixel pipeline
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Post by -SuPreMe- » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:45 pm

i have agp 4x/8x and that card wont fit in my pc its too fat lol, thats 1 of my main conserns knowing if it will fit in my pc lol. i have a Midi sized case if that helps.
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Post by shadow_knight » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:54 pm

what version of windows do you run the ati forums have alot of post about peeps with problems with that card i run the ati 1550 and havnt had any you might wanna scan there forums lot stuff there could help you out when getting a new card same with nvidia good luck

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Post by -SuPreMe- » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:07 pm

that Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 is nice!, that would really set off my system, cant seem too find any UK sites that sell them tho, had a quick look in google and couldent find anything :?

oh and im running XP SP2
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