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markish   03-10-2007 at 12:11:10 AM

heres my setup

AMD Athlon +3200
1GB RAM
120GB hard drive
Sound blaster Live!
ATI radeon 9800 pro 128MB AGP

im looking to upgrade maybe to a ATI radeon 1950pro 256MB AGP for a little over $200. anyone think this computer is still even worth upgrading? i do a lot of gaming and getting mediocre fps on stuff like bf2 and stuff. think this would even be a big upgrade?

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prozac26   03-10-2007 at 12:17:37 AM
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It would be a HUGE upgrade.

Go for it.

But make sure your power supply can handle it.

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kaotao   03-10-2007 at 01:15:53 AM
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Like Prozac said, check your PSU. It's recomended that you have a 450W with 30amps on the 12v rail. I know of one person of the forumz running it using a 380W with 22amps, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

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blade85   03-10-2007 at 01:27:39 AM
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hehe :oops: :oops:

its a great card, have fun with it.

Just out of curiosity, what make model is your psu any way??

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markish   03-10-2007 at 01:49:29 AM
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hell i cant even remember what company it was made by but i know its a 450watt so im good there.

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kaotao   03-10-2007 at 01:57:44 AM
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:lol: I had a feeling you'd show up. :)

To the OP: you may have a 450W PSU, but that doesn't necessarily mean you have sufficient amps on the 12v rail. Just open up your case and take a look.

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blade85   03-10-2007 at 09:33:13 AM
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:lol: I had a feeling you'd show up. :)

To the OP: you may have a 450W PSU, but that doesn't necessarily mean you have sufficient amps on the 12v rail. Just open up your case and take a look.



seconded :roll: :roll: :lol: :wink:

I'm like a pesky fly....always buzzing around :lol: :lol:

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