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ranger1942mike   10-10-2009 at 08:24:57 PM

Hi All,

I have an Nvidia 256MB 6800 card, and I want to upgrade to a newer card because I keep lagging when playing online games (mainly CoH).

I saw this on newegg: PNY GeForce 9800 GT EE 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 for only $79 after rebate.

Will I notice any BIG increases in performance by getting rid of the 6800 and going with the 9800GT?


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814133279

Thanks!

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invisik   10-10-2009 at 08:27:00 PM

Yes you will notice a huge performance increase. Can your provide your system spec cpu, ram, psu etc.. What resolution are you playing and what games do you play?

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ranger1942mike   10-10-2009 at 08:30:37 PM

Thanks for the info. Running:

Win XP Pro SP 3, P4 w/HT 3.0GHz, 2 gig RAM

I mostly play Company of Heroes, BF2, Rise of Nations, C&C Series - mostly games a few years old, nothing too new/recent.

thanks again,
Mike

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ranger1942mike   10-10-2009 at 08:34:20 PM

invisik wrote :

Yes you will notice a huge performance increase. Can your provide your system spec cpu, ram, psu etc.. What resolution are you playing and what games do you play?




Oh, PSU is 350 I believe

I typically play on 1280x1024

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invisik   10-10-2009 at 08:44:59 PM

No problem Mike.

Yes that card would work great but its going to held down by the other components in your pc such as the cpu you have is very aged and im assuming the ram is running quite slow. Check out the 4670 since your limited with that cpu.

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ranger1942mike   10-10-2009 at 08:49:28 PM

invisik wrote :

No problem Mike.

Yes that card would work great but its going to held down by the other components in your pc such as the cpu you have is very aged and im assuming the ram is running quite slow. Do you the spec of your psu?




Thanks invisik, would do you think I could get for $400-500 on a new system? I don't have a lot of cash. Thx!

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invisik   10-10-2009 at 09:39:16 PM

Do you want to build from scratch? or use parts you have already. You could use the case and dvd drive.

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vjcsmoke   10-10-2009 at 09:46:30 PM

ranger1942mike wrote :

Thanks invisik, would do you think I could get for $400-500 on a new system? I don't have a lot of cash. Thx!

 

You can get an i5 system combo for under $410 at newegg. Pick UPS 3 day for free shipping.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.263459

 

With these cheap new i5 combos available, there's not much reason not to do it.


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invisik   10-11-2009 at 04:49:53 AM

^ His budget seems within 400-500$ for a new system getting an i5 would probably go over his budget. The link you provided is $400+ and thats not including hardrive, gpu and psu.

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103650
(142.99$)

Mobo/Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?
Item=N82E16813130233 (116.98$)

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150441
(124.99$)

Hardrive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148410
(49.99$)

psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153052 (29.99$)

$524.94 - 50$ rebate = 474.94$

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anort3   10-11-2009 at 05:52:25 AM

To go back to the OP are you sure thats not an AGP MB? My 6800 was AGP.


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zipzoomflyhigh   10-11-2009 at 05:29:18 PM

invisik wrote :

No problem Mike.

Yes that card would work great but its going to held down by the other components in your pc such as the cpu you have is very aged and im assuming the ram is running quite slow. Check out the 4670 since your limited with that cpu.




I dont know how you could tell him it would work great, OR suggest a 4670 without finding out what motherboard he has..... :non:

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ranger1942mike   10-11-2009 at 05:53:09 PM

zipzoomflyhigh wrote :

I dont know how you could tell him it would work great, OR suggest a 4670 without finding out what motherboard he has..... :non:




It's a Dell 8400 Dimension - so beyond that I'm not sure what the mobo is. I'm positive the Nvidia 6800 is PCI, not APG.

Thanks,
Mike

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ranger1942mike   10-11-2009 at 05:56:46 PM

invisik wrote :

^ His budget seems within 400-500$ for a new system getting an i5 would probably go over his budget. The link you provided is $400+ and thats not including hardrive, gpu and psu.

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103650
(142.99$)

Mobo/Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?
Item=N82E16813130233 (116.98$)

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150441
(124.99$)

Hardrive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148410
(49.99$)

psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153052 (29.99$)

$524.94 - 50$ rebate = 474.94$




That's very helpful, thanks!

Do you know if a Dell Dimension case would be reusable for this build? It's a full size ATX case.

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invisik   10-12-2009 at 09:35:12 PM

Yea no problem.

Yes if its a full atx case theres no reason why it should not fit.

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smoggy12345   10-12-2009 at 09:49:01 PM

You could get a 9600 GT or GSO ?? Would more than suit your needs and probs not have to upgrade the rest of the system.

That will give u maybe double or triple performance of your current card...may STILL be slightly held back by the CPU (try overclock?) but should be ok on your 350watt PSU...

Cheaper than the 9800GT also!

I would check that you deffinately have a PCI-E slot aswell and not PCI or AGP!



Although, doing this isnt really future proofing your system...you'd maybe get another year out of it.

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