I am currrently looking for a new graphics card. My computer is approaching 2 years old now and the graphics card isnt that good. I play games like world of warcraft and also i want to be able to play supreme commander.
My current computer spec is as follows :-
3.4ghz Intel pentium 4
2GB Ram
Geforce FX 5700LE
AGP
If anyone has any recommendations for what graphics card I should look at purchasing it would be greatly appreciated! I dont really know what my budget would be as im not sure what I need to spend to get a decent FPS in some of teh games ive mentioned above and also whats good against the processor I have in my computer.
PSU specs please. I would imagine a 7600GT or X1650Pro would be nice, and if you have a decent PSU and enough money even a 7900/X1950. You have the big daddy of the P4 478 Prescotts (if indeed that is your socket), I'd say your computer has life in it still.
Hi Kyle at work at the moment so cant get you my precise spec.
ANother question my monitor is VGA connection but the one blade lists and the x1950 from shortref are Dual DVi with no VGA. How is it best to solve this?
most DVI output graphics cards come with at least one DVI to VGA converter (all 6 of the dual DVI out cards I've ordered over the last year have come with 2)
Message edited by Anoobis on 10-02-2007 at 01:17:56 AM
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That may power a 7600GS, check the manufacturers website to confirm your 12v rail is powerful enough. If it is powerful enough, go for it. I recommend eVGA, since I'm happy with my video card.
I wouldn't worry about the memory on those cards since they aren't exactly fast enough to make much use of them. Even a 256 mb version will do you just fine. Plus the one u showed says it has a memory freq of 533Mhz..but if you see the links i am providing below...the memory on these are supposedly 800mhz.
no not just nvidia anything really I just want to give my computer its final lease of life before I retire it in about a years time! And im getting horrible FPS of 15 on world of warcraft and I cant play supreme commander with my mates
Ditch your PSU and get an Antec 550W or similar probably around £60- £70 and then an X1950Pro for about £130 - £150 and you'll be playing latest games on near max settings. It might sound like a lot of money but gaming ain't cheap. You can't buy a ferrari for Mondeo money. If you can't afford that much i'd save up a little more and go with my suggestion as a 7600gs really hasn't got alot of poke.
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P4 3.0Ghz HT Prescott
2Gb DDR400
Gainward Bliss 7800GS+ 512Mb Golden Sample AGP
Creative X-FI Pro gamer
Another option would be to purchase on of those dedicated graphics power supplies. They run about $50.00, they can be migrated to his next system build, and they're hecka cheaper than buying a high wattage system power supply. Then he could purchase whatever card he wanted.
Go for a good PSU, ad dedicated GPUPS is not worth it for your system, that is more for someone with an SLI MB who has a good powersupply that doesn't have enough capacity for the second video card (in an upgrade scenario). The Corsair unit is a good one, I have yet to see a bad review of any Corsair PSUs.
