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Need a graphics card for new pc.
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7. September 2006 @ 18:17 |
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Ok I got all my shit and I need an SLI card... the games I play are BF2, Guild Wars, Battlefront 2, Call of Duty 2, Quake 4, Black and white CS etc... any suggesttions?
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7. September 2006 @ 22:01 |
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Price limit? A 7600GT would play those games extremely well and is around us$150.
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8. September 2006 @ 06:08 |
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8. September 2006 @ 11:13 |
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sammorris, that's straight up retarded. None of those games are new and a 7600GT would eat them alive. Even tho quake 4 is the most recent, it's still optimized for nVidia cards and could be played fluidly on 1 7600GT.
*laugh* god, why don't you suggest the 7950GX2 instead?
Hey, blahwho! If you want any performance while playing Minesweeper, you need four 7900GTX or crossfired 1900XTXs!
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Dell GX240 P4 1.8ghz, 768mb PC133
Western Digital 250gb 7200rpm
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Visiontek 9600xt 256mb
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Sony 8x DVD+R (YUDEN000T02)
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8. September 2006 @ 11:15 |
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I'm talking Black & White 2 and Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 over the others here because I've played them. One would assume you haven't, because at 1280x1024, you cannot have the detail all the way up on a 7600GT.
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8. September 2006 @ 13:30 |
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One would assume you're wrong. Because I own B&W2 and RC3 and they run fine on my 9600xt side setup and FLUIDLY on my 6600gt rig. If someone wants to run games and programs the best they can, they need to optimize their system and not have Bonzai Buddy running in the background. Seriously, don't come here saying people need the latest shit to get good framerates on year old games.
Thread over.
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Dell GX240 P4 1.8ghz, 768mb PC133
Western Digital 250gb 7200rpm
Western Digital 250gb 7200rpm
Visiontek 9600xt 256mb
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Sony 8x DVD+R (YUDEN000T02)
Verbatim 8x DVD+R (MCC 003}
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8. September 2006 @ 13:58 |
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Of course I could suggest future-proofing couldn't I? Games development is such that you can run today's stuff fine, but come a year's time, you'll really be turning things down to get the game to run smoothly.
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8. September 2006 @ 14:58 |
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I MEANT SLI CABABLE so in the future I can get another one to double performence. And I was looking around for 7600s and cannot find any GTs at around that price. Mostly $200+ and around 150 for 7300 GTs. Found a 7600gs at around that price.... don't understand the major difference between the two.
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8. September 2006 @ 15:12 |
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8. September 2006 @ 19:32 |
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I'm american. And also the difference between the 256 and 512mb is?
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8. September 2006 @ 21:04 |
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Aside from the memory, I can't pinpoint exactly what but if you go on firingsquad.com, you'd get the facts and figures for the card you want to buy.
As far as future proffing goes, you're making a smart choice on selecting the 7600GT (well 2 of them for SLI). One is pretty powerful but 2 is ideal. You should be satisfied as long as the rest of your specs are up to mark.
...Or you could just do like me and forget about PC gaming and buy a PS3+X360 :p
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9. September 2006 @ 01:48 |
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Or not since the PS3 is delayed.... LOL don't roget there are a fair few games that come out for PC and not on any of the consoles, as long as they don't have starforce copy protection, you're alright! The 7600GT is a pretty nice card, there are far better ones out there, but it's ultimately up to you. It sounds like you have an SLi board, so getting something you can add a second card later for makes sense.
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9. September 2006 @ 14:33 |
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SO basically... the 7600GT is my best choice? also wondering about that newegg website.. at best buy I saw that same card but at $259... what's with the price differences?
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9. September 2006 @ 14:36 |
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Newegg are a very cheap website, the cheapest I usually see, because they don't have shops, just a warehouse, so they don't need to employ sales staff, separate delivery people, and all the other things that shops like best buy have to pay for. Plus shops usually charge more of a profit margin because of the "convienience of buying from a store"
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9. September 2006 @ 19:56 |
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Ok I now I need some advice on an atlon 64 (will I need dual core?)
Also 1 gig of ram should do fine right?
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9. September 2006 @ 22:05 |
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Too bad newegg doesn't ship overseas [damn!] anyway, dual core..lemme see.. i'd say yes because it would really be a fine complement to such a powerful video chipset. Compatibility issues i'm not sure sure of, you'd have to wait for sam's next post.
The last thing you want is a bottle neck on the calculation aspect.
The memory... 1 gig is OK seeing that more recent games require 512MB as a recommended system requirement. It's always good to have double.
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12. September 2006 @ 02:17 |
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1GB of RAM suits for pretty much most games out there. More is always better lol, but 1GB should do you fine. However, if you're going to be multi-tasking (like running a game and doing something else at once) as is common with Dual core owners, you might want to look into 2GB.
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17. September 2006 @ 11:49 |
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17. September 2006 @ 12:21 |
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One's fanless, one isn't. One has a $30 rebate, the other hasn't. The BFG is also very mildly faster, so do that. "Price doesn't matter?" I hope I interpreted that right, else you want to be looking above a 7600GT!
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17. September 2006 @ 12:43 |
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Ok to the BFG then... btw I have a gigibyte motherboard if that makes a difference.
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17. September 2006 @ 12:44 |
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It won't.
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17. September 2006 @ 12:48 |
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Thanks a lot! :)
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17. September 2006 @ 12:57 |
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That's OK, hope it all works out for you.
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17. September 2006 @ 14:03 |
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Ok Sorry I need advice on one more thing... or 2
I need a single core Amd 64... 3800 is what I am thinking.
Also a gig of ram... need a good one for around $100.
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