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aj95   10-19-2008 at 01:17:46 AM

here is what im buying:
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817255010

GFX card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102725

and CoD4 ( Call of Duty 4 )
that's pretty much it.
the games that i play other then CoD4 have less graphic quality so less workout on this GFX card.
so with that 3650, 1.5 gigs of RAM, a Pentium 4 running at 3.2 GHZ, a 500W PSU will i be good enough
for decent gaming?

PS im running with a eMachines T5088.
PSS thank you for reading.

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rangers   10-19-2008 at 01:40:54 AM
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i think ur better going for anything from the 4 generation and not the 3

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aj95   10-19-2008 at 02:02:46 AM
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ehh... ok. but ill stick with the 3rd series other than the 4 because the 4th is too expensive. ill get a 4850 or 4870 later.

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invisik   10-19-2008 at 02:06:48 AM
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will work on low resolution, but i would recommend this card not much more expensive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121251

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aj95   10-19-2008 at 02:15:25 AM
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by low resolution do you mean like at least 1024x768?

and what settings should be playable on? ( like high low med )

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aj95   10-19-2008 at 02:50:43 AM
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wouldnt the 3650 be faster because its GDDR3?
or his the one you showed me faster because its in the 4000 series?

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invisik   10-19-2008 at 03:18:11 AM
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aj95 wrote :

by low resolution do you mean like at least 1024x768?

and what settings should be playable on? ( like high low med )



ya that is low resolution. you would probably play low-med settings.
the 9600gso will enable you to play it at higher res and higher settings.
i would go with the 9600gso it cost less and performs the same.

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nrnx   10-19-2008 at 03:31:24 AM
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You can get a 4670 512 DDR3 for $80. Got one in my second rig, works great, way better then a 3650 or 3670, just slightly under a 3870, and doesn't require extra power other then the PCI-E

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crayons_green   10-19-2008 at 03:39:55 AM
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i have the hd3650 1gb ddr2 i use it for flight sim x on the best settings and it works great also on wow it works perfect highest settings the only thing that is bad is it messed up my intagrated sound card and i dont have hdmi on my monitor<paid $135 at circuit city>


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aj95   10-19-2008 at 06:32:01 PM
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alright thanks guys. by the way could someone give me a link to the best graphics card for about 50-65$

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Bronze Graphics badge jyjjy   10-19-2008 at 07:59:17 PM
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9600 gt $70 after rebate ($95 before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814500019

9600 gso $50 after rebate ($80 before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121255

HD4670 $65 after rebate($80 before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127383

HD3850 $50 after rebate($75 before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131096

The 9600 gt is the best of them, the other 3 are fairly equivalent in performance with the 4670 being smaller and less power hungry than the other 2. If you don't want to deal with rebates you can find the 9600 gso for $60ish on Ebay.
I really don't recommend trying to go cheaper than these cards. They are a lot better than anything you might find a bit cheaper(HD3650/9500gt) and minimally more expensive.

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ohiou_grad_06   10-19-2008 at 08:25:49 PM
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I agree that the 4670 would be a good choice.

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aj95   10-20-2008 at 04:49:30 AM
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jyjjy wrote :

9600 gt $70 after rebate ($95 before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814500019

9600 gso $50 after rebate ($80 before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121255

HD4670 $65 after rebate($80 before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127383

HD3850 $50 after rebate($75 before)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131096

The 9600 gt is the best of them, the other 3 are fairly equivalent in performance with the 4670 being smaller and less power hungry than the other 2. If you don't want to deal with rebates you can find the 9600 gso for $60ish on Ebay.
I really don't recommend trying to go cheaper than these cards. They are a lot better than anything you might find a bit cheaper(HD3650/9500gt) and minimally more expensive.



hey thanks i really appreciate it.

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aj95   10-20-2008 at 04:50:30 AM
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and by the way, how does the rebate thing work? do i have to send somthing or do they send me the money right off the bat or what???

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ohiou_grad_06   10-20-2008 at 06:29:34 PM
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Usually you have to register for it and send in a copy of the reciept and some other paperwork before a certain date. Count on 6-8 weeks before you get it back. Sometimes less reputable manufacturers have been known to not send a rebate check at all though.

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aj95   10-21-2008 at 12:04:09 AM
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okay thanks

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