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im just curious what the best card my setup can handle is.

Processor:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory:
2048MB RAM
Hard Drive:
250 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT/GTO
Monitor:
SyncMaster 940n
Sound Card:
Realtek AC97 Audio
Operating System:
Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Motherboard:
ASUS P5ND2-SLI
Power Supply
is 460W (500W peak) i dont know what that means

im just looking for the best graphics card that i can buy for my rig, just something to give me the fps boost i need while i save up for a new setup. cheers guys

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I personally would not go above the 8800s

Reply to Gidden

how high into the 8800's tho? as in the best 8800 you can get? (like a 8800gtx)
i also don't know a great deal about computers, so yea maybe the best 8800 i can get in specific.

thanks

Reply to beavlol

9600gso, 9600gt or 8800gt/9800gt from the green team
HD4670 or hd4830 from the red team
all available at a great price now.

Reply to rolli59

beavlol wrote :

Processor:
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz (2 CPUs)

Huh? A dual core pentium 4? Did you mean hyper threading?

Reply to daskrabbe

it's hyper threading he meant. or it's one of the guys who don't know that p4 is only a fake dualcore. tell him that before he buys a new gpu!

Reply to vochtige

i know its not a dual core, all of those cards will run on my machine rolli?

Reply to beavlol

Without a better power supply and CPU, 7900GT is about the max at the moment. You could get a better card but without Vista or a better CPU you wont see much improvement. You could try overclocking....

Any cards above your level would probably overheat.

Reply to Gidden

what would you suggest as a the next best way of gaining fps then? short of buying a new system.

Reply to beavlol

I would get a 4850.
People often overestimate cpu and psu requirements. Better gpu almost always give better fps.

Reply to daskrabbe

you answered your own question. sorry but that system look to be at its max. Anything more is just a waste of money.

your Motherboard can fit a C2D, as it is a 775 pin MotherBoard

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx? [...] =11&l3=227

82.99 get you a new C2D E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116072

after that the sky is the limit as in terms of upgrades for that setup.

Reply to macer1

They will all work and be a improvement in your system. By going a little higher (8800gt/9800gt, hd4830) you can turn on some AA with out loosing fps.
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport [...] I%20Deluxe
according this cpu support list the best cpu your board supports are dual core pentium 4 and if you have one of those you have nothing to worry about going with the higher ones.

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