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NEED GFX CARD HELP!
« on: December 24, 2009, 12:04:08 am »
Hey guys, I just got $170NZDs & im looking for tips on....

A graphics card. :D

What I want is something that beats the lag, I don't worry about the looks alot. So a 512mb card should do it? I just need help on which card is best suited for me. I don't want to spend all of my money, 100 is MAX. Also I don't know about GFX Cards power, do they just take the same power that the motherboard gives it?

Pc Specs. (This is on top 10 fails on FailBlog.)

- AMD Sempron 1.5 CPU
- Sis intergrated graphics card 64 mb shared
- 512mb RAM DDR 400
- Lg DVD drive
- No idea on motherboard or power.

What games I usally play.

- Halo
- San Andreas (When it worked which it didn't)
- Unreal Tournament 2004
- I would really like to start playing games like Spore.

Hope you can help!
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Re: NEED GFX CARD HELP!
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2009, 04:20:45 am »
Spore is a whore, because of the large amounts of models it needs to load, it sometimes even brings my fps down to 10 (i get 30-60 on gta iv). since i dont know how much 1 NZD is in pounds/euros/USD i cant really tell you which card to buy. also im gonna need to know how many W your power supply gives and i need to know what motherboard you have to know if your motherboard supports AGP or PCI-E. the W should be written on your power supply somewhere, and you should be able to determine the model of your motherboard with a useful program called everest, to which i cant give you the link i guess? google helps
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Re: NEED GFX CARD HELP!
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2009, 05:30:10 am »
1.5GHZ Sempron and DDR RAM means it is most likely AGP. Finding a cheap AGP card that wouldn't be bottlenecked by that system is going to be very hard. If you do happen to have PCI-E then I could easily give you some choices for cards, so just find out whether you have AGP or PCI-E.
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Re: NEED GFX CARD HELP!
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2009, 12:36:55 pm »
Wow you REALLY new to get a new PC because that thing is ancient. You need to find out the specs of your power supply too, but for something that old I would recommend something like a Radeon 9600 or a Geforce 6600. Good luck finding either one of those for AGP though and don't expect that system to even play San Andreas well.
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Re: NEED GFX CARD HELP!
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2009, 01:14:31 pm »
You can find cheap PC pre-makes on eBay, or simply build your own for even cheaper. You can build a decent mid-range gaming rig for $350
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Re: NEED GFX CARD HELP!
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2009, 02:30:46 pm »
i got mine for $300 and i can run all the latest games atm
i have:
RAM: 4gb ddr2 800mhz
Video Card: NX8800GTS 320mb
Processor: something Intel something E5200 something 2.50 ghz something dual core
Motherboard: Something that 'will do'
HDD: 160gb 7200rpm (ancient tho, from the year 2003)
tell me if i forgot something
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Re: NEED GFX CARD HELP!
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2009, 05:23:10 pm »
Quote from: Muki on December 24, 2009, 02:30:46 pm
i got mine for $300 and i can run all the latest games atm
i have:
RAM: 4gb ddr2 800mhz
Video Card: NX8800GTS 320mb
Processor: something Intel something E5200 something 2.50 ghz something dual core
Motherboard: Something that 'will do'
HDD: 160gb 7200rpm (ancient tho, from the year 2003)
tell me if i forgot something
you forgot to GIVE me the computer you just described D:.
Nahh Ninja i hope you find a computer that's in your range man, hope to see you soon!
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Re: NEED GFX CARD HELP!
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2009, 06:48:33 am »
i want rock band unplugged for my psp
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Re: NEED GFX CARD HELP!
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2009, 12:43:20 pm »
cant, too much music on my psp and too little space left on the memstick. im playing the demo atm
i can do every song 100% on expert...
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