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Dollaz
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_ 		10. November 2006 @ 09:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have been out of the PC gaming loop, thanks to SM3.6 and the PSTwo. :) But the PS2 is at the end of it's lifespan, and I'm awaiting the funds and availability to buy a PS3. So, in the meantime, I wanna play some PC games. I like to upgrade on the cheap, and overclocking is always an option for the GPU. Here are my current specs.

ASRock P4M880 w/ Celeron D 2.93@3.08Ghz
1024MB 333MHz
Powercolor Radeon 9550 oc'd to 320/220
40GB Maxtor ATA133
80GB Hitachi ATA133

Looking at those specs, what is holding me back to most? Thx.
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"Objects behind Xbox 360 power brick may appear smaller than they actually are"
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ddp
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_ 		10. November 2006 @ 15:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
possibly the videocard. is it builtin or a card & if a card, is it a pci, agp or pci/e?
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Dollaz
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_ 		10. November 2006 @ 17:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My motherboard is AGP 8X. That's an actual card. It's a Radeon 9550 256MB, 250 core/ 200 mem.
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ddp
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_ 		10. November 2006 @ 18:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
see what the games' specs requirements are.
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gumbowie
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_ 		11. November 2006 @ 03:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would have gone Core 2
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Intel Core 2 E6300 1.8ghz = 2.79ghz
Gigabyte Motherboard GA-945GM-S2
Display Card NVIDIA Geforce 7600gt 7 series
Memory 2 gig DDR2
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP and vista Rc1
Hardrive 120 Gig sata 7500RPM x2 Xp Home
80 Gig sata2 7500rpm 8 Meg cache vista
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio rear output
Dvb T300 Tv card tuner With media center edition
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marsey99
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_ 		11. November 2006 @ 11:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this is a cheap way to get your framerates up and if your lucky you will be able unlock another 4 pix pipelines
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