- Jun 11, 2007
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Ok, I've been doing a bit of thinking and I'm starting to seriously consider my options. See, I'm running the following...
OS____Windows XP Home SP3
CPU___AMD Athlon X2 3800+ / 2.8GHz
HSF___Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Mobo__GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3
GPU___GeForce 7600GT, 256MB GDDR3
RAM___A-DATA Extreme, 2GB, DDR2 800 / 4-4-4-12
PSU___FSP Group 450W
HDD___Western Digital Caviar 250GB
Case__Antec Nine Hundred
And I want to game rather well. I've pretty much made a sure decision that I'll be getting a Dell Ultrasharp 2408 monitor with beautiful colors, 1920 x 1200, 6 ms response and every video input connection known to man (and some probably unknown). Now I realize that with my system being what it is, I won't be able to experience all the glory of any new high end video card (due to the Athlon X2), but I still like my pretty graphics and I do plan to upgrade to the next big platform (Nehalem/X58 vs Deneb/AM3) sometime in the winter (depending on who comes out on top).
So, my question is, what would be a reliable single-PCIE-slot solution for 1920x1200 resolution that could max out (or almost max out) all settings with most modern games? And Crysis is, of course, the exception. Also, as for what I play, I'm mostly an RTS and FPS kind of person when it comes to PC. Supreme Commander, TF2, Bioshock, World in Conflict, etc, etc. And a recommended minimum PSU might also be in order.
Edit - And here's a part 2. I may also decide to tough it out until the winter when ATi/Nvidia duke it out again with their latest and greatest, so I have thought about perhaps waiting until then and just upgrade the entire system rather than piece by piece. Of course, a 7600GT is still pretty weak, so I thought about trying a slightly weaker, but dependable, solution to hold me over until the colder months. Something maybe hovering around the $100 mark and can still run on a 450W PSU (so I don't have to upgrade that). Thoughts?
OS____Windows XP Home SP3
CPU___AMD Athlon X2 3800+ / 2.8GHz
HSF___Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Mobo__GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3
GPU___GeForce 7600GT, 256MB GDDR3
RAM___A-DATA Extreme, 2GB, DDR2 800 / 4-4-4-12
PSU___FSP Group 450W
HDD___Western Digital Caviar 250GB
Case__Antec Nine Hundred
And I want to game rather well. I've pretty much made a sure decision that I'll be getting a Dell Ultrasharp 2408 monitor with beautiful colors, 1920 x 1200, 6 ms response and every video input connection known to man (and some probably unknown). Now I realize that with my system being what it is, I won't be able to experience all the glory of any new high end video card (due to the Athlon X2), but I still like my pretty graphics and I do plan to upgrade to the next big platform (Nehalem/X58 vs Deneb/AM3) sometime in the winter (depending on who comes out on top).
So, my question is, what would be a reliable single-PCIE-slot solution for 1920x1200 resolution that could max out (or almost max out) all settings with most modern games? And Crysis is, of course, the exception. Also, as for what I play, I'm mostly an RTS and FPS kind of person when it comes to PC. Supreme Commander, TF2, Bioshock, World in Conflict, etc, etc. And a recommended minimum PSU might also be in order.
Edit - And here's a part 2. I may also decide to tough it out until the winter when ATi/Nvidia duke it out again with their latest and greatest, so I have thought about perhaps waiting until then and just upgrade the entire system rather than piece by piece. Of course, a 7600GT is still pretty weak, so I thought about trying a slightly weaker, but dependable, solution to hold me over until the colder months. Something maybe hovering around the $100 mark and can still run on a 450W PSU (so I don't have to upgrade that). Thoughts?
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