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_ 		18. June 2005 @ 18:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a Dell 4600. 865 chipset. I do have a agp slot. I would like to upgrade to an x800 xl but i am not sure if my pc can handle it.
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_ 		18. June 2005 @ 18:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
according to this link http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-2721-325-1-2-x you have an ati 9800 pro whose spec is http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/radeon9800pro/specs.html the only problem you might have is your power supply might not be powerful enough. what is the stated watts marked on the power supply case??
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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 03:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Where exactly do you look to find out psu wattage?
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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 03:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Im going to start over with all of this. All i have is onboard graghics, which I know suck pretty bad. I never really had a problem when I just was playing web games and surfing the net. Recently I have purchased games like tiger 2005, madden 2005, etc. I really not into playing games like doom 3, half life, etc. The problem i have with tiger is that freezes up and frequently has glitches. I would like to play the game without all that and to be able to turn on some of the features of the game. I would be willing to spend the $ for a x800 xl but do I really need that much of card? Dell told me that I could run any 8x agp card. I dont know how much to trust them.
Pent 4
512 ram
2.8
psu ? not sure where to look

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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 09:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
open the side panel if a tower computer so can look at the power supply. there is a label on it telling how many watts in the output. what is it??
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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 16:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanx for the help. Sorry it took so long to get back. My max watts is 250.

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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 16:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
stick more ram in, you will be surprised by the difference it makes
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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 16:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you have a problem than as that card wants at least 350 watts
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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 17:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What u suggest i do is bump up my ram and forget the video card? What about getting a new psu. Is that affordable?
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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 17:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the problem is if a standard psu will fit the tower & be compatible with the motherboard. standard psu atx connector has 20pins whereas the dell might have 24pins. 512meg of ram is plenty unless doing photoediting or whatever.
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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 17:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I do appreciate your help, but i just want to get this right.
p4
512 ram
250 watts psu
2.8
agp slot
integrated video
with what I have would it be worth it for me to upgrade to a video card just for playing sum of the newer games? I would like for the games I play, like tiger 2005 to look a little more realistic. But I dont want to have to reconfig my whole pc.
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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 17:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
depending on how much money you are willing to spend plus using parts off the dell computer. get a new clone case with 350+watt psu, a motherboard that will take your cpu, ram & videocard. use the cpu, ram, hd, rom drives from dell computer. this gives you more upgradeability.
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_ 		19. June 2005 @ 18:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanx for taking time to help me out. I'm glad I talked to u b4 ordering stuff I couldn't use.
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no problem, teach & learn
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