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unclepine   07-22-2007 at 04:35:15 AM

I am running a AMD Athlon XP 1.1, 1Gb Ram, 160G Raid 0 array, Radeon 9550 128 AGP, and most of the high end gfames run good...Far Cry, Half-Life, F.E.A.R., but I hear your gonna need more "OOMPH" to run the newer games coming out. Without breaking the bank, can anyone gimme an idea of what to look for..?

Thanx, Unclepine
The old fart up in Canada

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mgtech   07-22-2007 at 07:04:48 PM
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Honestly, you will probably have to get new everything. What is your budget?
Are you going to keep the case, mouse/keyboard, and display?

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Ananan   07-22-2007 at 09:51:20 PM
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All I can say is:

If you think those games look good with a 9550 AGP just wait till you see them on a 1950xt or even a 7900 GS - both of which can be had very cheap nowadays ($100 for the GS).

But you will need new mobo (PCI express), CPU, and PSU to go with it. I would say minimum of $250-$300 beyond the cost of the GPU if you can keep your case and your OS. If you go supercheap maybe $200.

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unclepine   07-23-2007 at 02:54:45 AM
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Sorry for takin a while, painting the comp room...! I will keep the keyboard, mouse, and new Samsung LCD, plus I have a 6.1 sound system. The prices you chaps quote might be a little low compared to here in Canada. I have seen SOME good prices at TigerDirect, and to be honest, I really don't wanna go TOO cheap for fear of getting less outa the new games. I mostly surf, do some graphics and dabble in games. I am not a hard core gamer, I just love the graphics in games as I am a designer and photographer for last 30 years, and the games are too good too pass up...!!

Thanks for any and all help,
Unc

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lostandwandering   07-23-2007 at 03:41:15 AM
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What resolution is the monitor? It will help determine the GPU for your comp.

Thermaltake Tsunami: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=1509

ASUS P5B deluxe: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=2432

Intel E6420: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] No=3084650

OCZ StealthXtreme: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] &CatId=106

NVidia 8800GTS (depending on res): http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=2669
or
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=2514

Corsair DDR2-800: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=2368

Seagate 500gb: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] &CatId=139

Lite-On DVD: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] u=L12-1124

Total: 1109.92 USD (we can save money if you want to get an X1950 instead of the 8800, but you won't get DX10.


Message edited by lostandwandering on 07-23-2007 at 03:45:15 AM
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unclepine   07-23-2007 at 04:34:34 AM
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Hey, thanx for all the info...! I will chk these items out locally @ Computer Blvd, and hop over to Tiger and see what the Canuck side wants for these.

Again, many thanks, this will help a lot.

Unc

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