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solidmac
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24. January 2006 @ 19:19 |
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ok i just got this free pc from an school program and i was woundering if its worth upgrading to play games like final fantasy 11,americas_army counter strike and call of duty. all i have is about $180 to spend and i just want the games to run at a smooth frame rate at medium graphics.
Dell optiplex gx 520
celeron d 2.53
256 RAM
pci express 1x
pci slot 1x
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ddp
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24. January 2006 @ 19:21 |
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what videocard does it have now?
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24. January 2006 @ 19:22 |
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I would suggest a memory upgrade. 256 is a lil low for games. get at least a gig. then what is the specs on the Graphics card ? will need a decent card to run most newer games.
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Sublimize
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24. January 2006 @ 19:23 |
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It would take just under $180 purely to get enough RAM to run a game like COD2. But then again, I hate running games just at medium graphics. I dont think you can do it on just $180.
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solidmac
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24. January 2006 @ 19:24 |
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intel 82945g express chipset family standard video card pc brings i just want to know cuz i got a couple of stuff picked out to buy for it but i hit a rock weather to upgrade the video to 128 or 256 and ram to 750
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24. January 2006 @ 19:26 |
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onboard video? if it is then i would also get a decent graphics card but you will be way over budget with memory and card.
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ddp
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24. January 2006 @ 19:26 |
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is that onboard video or a card?
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solidmac
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24. January 2006 @ 19:31 |
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onboard
well i lets say i have 300 is that enough?
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24. January 2006 @ 19:34 |
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yeah that might be enough. depends on where you buy from. Newegg has some pretty decent prices. for medium graphics i would suggest something in the nvidia 6600 family.
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solidmac
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24. January 2006 @ 19:35 |
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what about ati? i went to new egg and found some that cost like 50 but no sure if they are good
HIS Hightech HX30SHH256-1TOEN Radeon X300SE 256MB HyperMemory with 128MB Onborad DDR DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Core clock: 325MHz
D-SUB: 1
DirectX: DirectX 9
DVI: 1
Memory Clock: 400MHz
Memory Interface: 64-bit
OpenGL: OpenGL 1.5
Tuner: None
TV-Out: S-Video Out
VIVO: No
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24. January 2006 @ 19:40 |
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not sure about Ati. I have always used nvidia cards. But someone else should have an answer. Just make sure it is a Pci Express card. as your board doesnt have an agp slot.
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ddp
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24. January 2006 @ 19:47 |
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try to get a stick of 256 to 512meg added to system.
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solidmac
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24. January 2006 @ 19:48 |
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read edit^ and what is opengl 2.0
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solidmac
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25. January 2006 @ 11:07 |
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i looked a new egg and they have a gig for about $50-60 should i buy that?
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ddp
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25. January 2006 @ 19:20 |
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is it the same speed as your ram?
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solidmac
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25. January 2006 @ 20:13 |
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umm nope the one is 1gig my ram i have on my pc is 256
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Brecken
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26. January 2006 @ 04:39 |
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He means ram speed, not ram size. go here http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/ and hit scan my system to see what your board supports.
It will say ddr2 pc 3200 or ddr pc 2400 something along the lines of that.
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solidmac
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26. January 2006 @ 08:25 |
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ddr2 pc2 4200 so yea its the same kind
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ddp
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26. January 2006 @ 13:37 |
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i dealt very much you have ddr2 ram on that motherboard as more likely ddr pc2700 or pc3200 ram.
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solidmac
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26. January 2006 @ 19:55 |
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i have ddr2 pc24200 thats what the scanner says
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