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New to PC upgrading....few questions
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 11:26 |
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Alrite one question about these Video Cards.
Which is better?
ATI Radeon 9700 PRO 128MB
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ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB
Im geussing the ATI Pro because it is the higher model but the 9600XT has 256MB so which is better?
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wild77
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19. December 2004 @ 11:42 |
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Intel is the only ones making processors with speeds above 3.0 but AMD 64's will outperform them with slower clock speeds.Do some reasearch and check out some of the top rated computers.
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wild77
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19. December 2004 @ 11:43 |
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Intel is the only ones making processors with speeds above 3.0 but AMD 64's will outperform them with slower clock speeds.Do some reasearch and check out some of the top rated computers.
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ddp
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19. December 2004 @ 13:51 |
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if you are looking at getting new cpu make certain your board can handle it or you will have to get a new board too & maybe a new powersupply
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 16:59 |
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ok thanks for that info
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 17:02 |
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ok so which would you guyz reccomend between the
ATI Radeon 9600XT (256MB)
and the
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (128MB)
both being AGP
thanks
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 17:03 |
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that is the last additional info i need on video cards. lol so i wont bother u guys talking more about video cards
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ddp
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19. December 2004 @ 17:24 |
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if both compatible with your motherboard go with 9600xt(256meg)
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 17:26 |
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just beacuse it is 256MB or because it is better quality?
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ddp
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19. December 2004 @ 17:31 |
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256meg
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Divinus
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19. December 2004 @ 17:34 |
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I have the 9700 Pro and it's by far the greatest card I've ever owned (owned all Geforces before it) but it is getting dated. I believe this card is what... 2... 3 years old?
It stills runs all my games fine. HL2, Doom 3, etc... It just doesn't run them on the greatest settings in the world.
Honestly, the last time I looked the 9700 Pro was actually more expensive than the 9800 Pro.
The processor I'd grab before they sell out are the Athlon Mobile chips. If you go with an Athlon 64 you'd basically be building a new rig completely. You'd need another motherboard, and probably a bigger PSU. Also you could grab a sempron but I've been reading mixed reviews on those.
Athlon 4200+ X2 @ 2.2 GHz | Asus A8N | 1x250GB SATA WD | 7900GTX | 512x2 Corsair PC3200 3-3-3-8 | NEC3500A 2.18 |
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 17:37 |
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ok if i were to go for the athlon mobiles's...what motherboard would i need? any idea? and lol what is a PSU?
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 17:41 |
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and so u prefer the Athlons over the Intels?
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 17:56 |
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the thing is, im looking at purchasing a Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHz Processor and i dont know if it will be compatible with the motherboard i have in right now. how can i tell if it is in fact compatible? also the motherboard would have to support the ATI radeon 9700 Pro and at least have a RAM capacity of 2GB. Any suggestions on which motherboard would be perfect for all the requirements i listed?
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 17:59 |
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BTW...I cannot find the systems owners manual anywhere so i cannot find out by the manual booklet
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ddp
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19. December 2004 @ 18:04 |
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intel won't work on amd board totally different like apples & oranges. also that p4 doesn't have legs like before or amd so need new 775 socket board which might not have agp slots but pci/e. so you better decide what you want to do because you might end up in circles
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bmxer4lyf
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19. December 2004 @ 18:10 |
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ddp
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19. December 2004 @ 18:40 |
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yes should be alright. but remember that the socket 478 is going bye bye as being replaced by the 775
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bmxer4lyf
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20. December 2004 @ 04:28 |
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bmxer4lyf
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20. December 2004 @ 04:46 |
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the 775 is the socket size right? and were u saying it wouldnt it the processor chip?
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bmxer4lyf
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20. December 2004 @ 06:29 |
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bmxer4lyf
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20. December 2004 @ 06:32 |
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ddp
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20. December 2004 @ 07:28 |
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you can't use a 478 cpu in a 775 board, apples & oranges. your the 1 spending the money so you have to decide which way to go. my supplier has the same asus board for P4P800 E Deluxe Intel 865PE FSB-800 4DDR AGP8X SATA w/Audio/Gigabyte Lan/Raid/Firwire $143. were in canada are you
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bmxer4lyf
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20. December 2004 @ 07:43 |
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ya but isnt that motherboard 478, and the processor chip says it is compatible with 478?
sorry bout the stupid questions but...
and yes im located in ontario, canada
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ddp
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20. December 2004 @ 12:11 |
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both cpu & motherboard on your 11:29am post can go together, i thought you were referring to earlier post for motherboard. i get my stuff at gogo computers in markham, that post for price of board was from there. i'm just south of barrie
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