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Looking to upgrade
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fplayer
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13. September 2005 @ 20:27 |
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I'm running a 2500+ AMD Athlon and finding that it just can't run the high end games I want to play effectively anymore. I'm wondering what type of processor to upgrade to and a good motherboard for this. I've been thinking AMD 64. Would you go this route?
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14. September 2005 @ 09:03 |
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what games do you plan to play?
a64 is a good chioce definately but ofcourse it depends on the rest of your system too. what gfx card/ram have you got?
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ddp
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14. September 2005 @ 11:58 |
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what video card with ram & how much ram on computer do you have??
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fplayer
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14. September 2005 @ 13:21 |
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I want to play games like Far Cry, Doom III and Half-Life 2 at near highest settings (I don't have to have the highest). I never buy top self hardware as I can't afford that. I usually buy middle high or high low. I have 1 GB of RAM, but will probably upgrade as a new motherboard will support higher quality RAM. I already have a Radeon X850Pro, so I'm OK there. Just wondering if anybody had suggestions on which way to go for a motherboard and processor. Probably looking to keep it under $400.
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fplayer
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14. September 2005 @ 13:23 |
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Oh and the video card is 256mb AGP. I don't want a PCI express mobo as I just bought the video card.
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15. September 2005 @ 05:13 |
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you have similar gfx card and ram as me. I bought a pretty cheap motherboard for £40 (msi neo2 platinum)and an a64 3800 cpu. Im not sure how much these cpu go for now but when i got mine it was £430. that was back when they were first released so they should be much cheaper now - and i can play just about every game maxed out with 6xaa and 1600x1200 resolution.
halflife 2 runs especially well at these settings, pretty much never dropping below 60 - 70 fps.
maybe an a64 3500 would be a little cheaper for you and still be able to max out a lot of games.
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent...
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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fplayer
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15. September 2005 @ 13:10 |
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I was thinking about AMD 64 3700 with a 2000FSB. These are going for about $300 now. Have any suggestions for a motherboard? Like I said, I don't need top of the line, but I would like to buy a reliable name brand.
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rugripper
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16. September 2005 @ 14:56 |
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i was loking into upgradeing to and i found a card that does both agp and pcie.it called an asrock 939dual-sata2 cost $72 usd at newegg.com and a ams athon 64 3200+ venice $190 usd ai newegg.com.so for 280 you have a mb acpu you can upgrade later .the board also has 2 pcie 8 slots.comes with a riser.check it out www.asrock.com.hope this help you
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