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maguszxz   08-28-2006 at 06:56:55 PM

I am upgrading from X300 and I need some help picking out a good, cheap card that improves greatly the performance of the former. I am not even trying to play the graphic hogs like Half Life 2,GRAW, Prey and such. I just want to play the following either better or at all:

Black & White 2
Battlefield 2141
Battlefield 2
Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars
Sims 2: Open for Business
World of Warcraft(when I can afford the fee)
Titan's Quest
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

Let me know if any of you guys(or gals) can help me out

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maguszxz   08-28-2006 at 07:11:39 PM
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150-250 but I could go higher as 270.

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prozac26   08-28-2006 at 07:14:08 PM
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What are your curent system specs?

7600GT, X850XT are good for lower budget. 7900GT, X1800XT are good in the $200+ assuming you're on PCI-E.

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necroshine67   08-28-2006 at 07:18:31 PM
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X1800XT is a great card for the price, if you're in the states.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102698

BUT.

X1900XT is the best deal right now. if you can afford the extra 100.00 untill you get the rebate..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127206

I use one and love it!

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angry_ducky   08-28-2006 at 07:18:57 PM
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What's the rest of your system specs? AGP or PCIe? What's your power supply?

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maguszxz   08-28-2006 at 09:03:16 PM
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I have PCI-e x16 I think but I know I have PCIe. Also I am running on a dual core mobo. I wonder if that will help

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Frankzoola   08-29-2006 at 01:13:34 AM
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for $200 u get the x1800xt off newegg.com, it is better than the 7900gt.. so yeah that would be ur best bet, i mean why spend more for a 7900gt when u can pay less and get better (x1800xt)

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Mobius   08-29-2006 at 01:51:08 AM
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Sorry - you can have good and expensive, or cheap and crappy.

If you think "Good" and "Cheap" fit in the same sentence, I have a good, cheap Porsche 928S for sale; please contact me.

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angry_ducky   08-29-2006 at 02:11:43 AM
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I have PCI-e x16 I think but I know I have PCIe. Also I am running on a dual core mobo. I wonder if that will help



What is your specific brand and model of power supply? Most high-end video cards need a seperate power connctor, and at least a 450 watt power supply with 25 amps on the 12 volt rail.

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maguszxz   08-29-2006 at 03:43:33 AM
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I am not sure about the power supply. This is a recent and I havent opened it yet
But I am guess around about 400-450W. It would have to be pretty beefy to power dual core.

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sirheck   08-29-2006 at 04:00:00 AM
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you need to find as much info about your sys as possiable
so every one here can help.

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aBg_rOnGak   08-29-2006 at 05:37:32 AM
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you need to find as much info about your sys as possiable
so every one here can help.



Agree :)
Just open ur case, look n jot down evything u c in the table on ur pwr supply...incl the wattage....just include everything u c...at least u know what's ur cpu right?how many hdisk, SATA or PATA,how many optical drv (cd/dvd), how many fan (not incl ur cpu fan..)

Hope dis helps... :D

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angry_ducky   08-29-2006 at 06:15:33 AM
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I am not sure about the power supply. This is a recent and I havent opened it yet
But I am guess around about 400-450W. It would have to be pretty beefy to power dual core.



That doesn't tell us anything. What is the exact brand and model? If you can't provide us with this informatioin, we can't help you at all.

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Noya   08-29-2006 at 06:28:51 AM
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I am not sure about the power supply. This is a recent and I havent opened it yet
But I am guess around about 400-450W. It would have to be pretty beefy to power dual core.



It sounds like he's using a store bought Compaq, HP, Gateway, etc. Even if it's dual core as he stated, the PSU is most likely garbage...some generic 300 watter.

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