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Im finally going to do a little upgrading to my rinky dink 2 year old prebuilt computer. i am on a tight budget, mainly cause i am still looking for a job... I dont wana build a new computer yet, and i dont wana upgrade to top of the line either cause i dont have the money. I'm looking for a video card for agp that will give my computer more life when i try to play World of Warcraft and Counter Strike (maybe sorce if new vid card would run it decently).

AMD Athlon 64, 2400 MHz (12 x 200) 3400+
512 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
SiS 760 (128 MB) Intergrated Card


Im looking basicly for help for a card that will raise my fps in wow from 5-15(all low) to around 40s on medium or higher, so i can actualy enjoy the game. I'll most likely throw in 1g of ram when i order what ever card i get depending on if i have the money.

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Reply to kpo6969

I would agree with getting a 7600gt as it has the latest shader3 and hddr lighting and draws less power than most if not all other cards in its performance catagory.
Pre builts seem to always come with a stingy power supply.
Where are you posting from? as the pricing is different depending
Do you know what power supply you have?
Mactronix

Reply to mactronix

whats the budget for your vga card?

Reply to lordszone
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im looking for 130- for a new card, and ill look and see what my power supply is, all i know right now off the top of my head is its a 2 year old compaq presario desktop

Reply to retles
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get at least another 1/2 Gig of RAM for $25 and a 7600GT for $75 after rebate


Message edited by nhobo on 08-12-2007 at 10:52:23 PM
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I second that

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