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fredriks
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_ 		31. May 2005 @ 09:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi! i have an old, sucky GeforceMX420... and i wanna upgrade it to an higer card like geforce 6600PCI(not 6800, way to expensive:P)
and i was wondering if it's a good gamer's card that could hold the new games like GTA San Andreas that comes out for PC, and Brothers in Arms?? Please help:P
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flip218
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_ 		31. May 2005 @ 17:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
6600 GT is a good card .. if ya don't want the 6800
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ddp
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_ 		31. May 2005 @ 18:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
does your motherboard have either an agp or pci/x slot as better than pci??
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aabbccdd
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_ 		1. June 2005 @ 01:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
check the card in my sig. now thats the one to get if you can swing it, but its about 600 bucks
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Darkhadou
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_ 		1. June 2005 @ 08:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey is there even such a card called 6600 PCI ? I thought there was only PCI- E and AGP. I'm assuming it wasn't a typo.
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jonni3
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_ 		1. June 2005 @ 09:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The 6600/GT is a very good card, but you can get a 6800le for about the same price .....the 6800le can be softmodded from 8 pixel pipes up to 16 same as a 6800GT and Ultra then for a card that cost the same as a 6600GT you get a card that leave the 6600/GT for dead .... i use a 6600GT and it has no problems playing any games, what are the rest of your pc specs ??
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fredriks
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_ 		2. June 2005 @ 03:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well i turns out that i have a sucky main board to that can only take AGP 4X... the rest of my specs by the way is:P

256MB SDR Ram
1Ghz prossessor..(i think)
and my mainboard is a K7T Turbo 2:P
and offcourse the Geforce 420MX
60GB Hardisk
8X CD rom and a DVD Rom

that's about all i know:P
PS. the card's name was a Geforce 6600 256MB PCI-Express:P
but do you guy's think i'll be able to play GTA San Andreas on my specs?? i have the minimum requirements but i don't know if my Graphic Card meets the requirements thoug:(
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pro`noob
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_ 		2. June 2005 @ 09:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you only have 4x agp then i really dont think you will have pci-e support, you cant just use a normal pci slot. Although an agp 8x card will work in a 4x slot - just not at 8x.

and if your short on $$$ i would suggest a radeon 9800 pro or xt. they are pretty low in price these days and perform well.

p.s.
Get some more ram or a new gfx card will be pointless because turning up game details will make it struggle with 256mb.
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ddp
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_ 		2. June 2005 @ 10:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
pci/e are on new boards only & is totaly different from agp & pci. can have 1.5gig of ram on motherboard
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pro`noob
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_ 		2. June 2005 @ 10:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
although your pc meets the minimum requirements for gta i wouldnt expect it to be playable on those specs.
min specs are what is needed to get the game to actually start up on your pc - not what is needed for a playable experience.
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fredriks
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_ 		3. June 2005 @ 03:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
pkey thnx for all the help guy's, i think that i'll just buy a new PC when i buyed my scooter:P
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ddp
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_ 		3. June 2005 @ 09:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no problem, teach & learn
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