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p12on   02-24-2009 at 02:02:38 AM

What is the best video card for a 350 watt power supply +12v 15 amps.
Computer specs p4 3ghz 512mb ddr ram
Mobo supports pci-e.

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Darth-Stu   02-24-2009 at 02:35:51 AM
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do you have an AGP mptherboard or PCI-E

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vouslavous   02-24-2009 at 04:19:22 AM
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Umm... What motherboard do you have? I suggest upgrading the CPU and the GPU together if your going to upgrade. Your CPU will bottleneck a lot of cards out there.

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p12on   02-24-2009 at 04:39:15 AM
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Intel D915GAV mobo I dont think i would be able to upgrade my cpu any further. I am just looking for a card that will run better than my current ati x550. I was thinking about getting an ati x800 XL , but i still dont know if my computer can run it.

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steckman   02-24-2009 at 04:57:46 PM
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I wouldn't go overboard on a video card for that system since at some point you will be limited by the CPU (and severely by the RAM). You can get a BFG 8600GT for $50 from NewEgg or even better a Radeon 4670 for $80. But memory is pretty cheap now, so if you are investing in that computer, I would look at jumping up to 1 or 2GB.

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