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Upgrading video
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23. May 2006 @ 07:42 |
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I have a Compaq Presario sr1430nx. I want to upgrade the video card. Currently I have a Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family which came with the system. Could you guys give me some recommendations. I'm looking to spend about $200. I do a lot of gaming and dvd editing.
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ddp
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23. May 2006 @ 16:24 |
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23. May 2006 @ 17:09 |
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Oh I see now. It's integrated. If I get a new MB, I might as well upgrade the processor. That's exactly what I'm going to do. Thanks.
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ddp
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23. May 2006 @ 17:11 |
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no problem, teach & learn
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12. July 2006 @ 10:58 |
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This tech guy at CompUSA, was trying to convince me that PCI video cards are just as good as AGP video cards. Is there any truth to this? My motherboard doesn't have an AGP slot or a PCI-express slot.
JB
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12. July 2006 @ 11:07 |
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the guys at compusa as well as any other store dont know what they're talking about. PCI is much worse than AGP and PCI express is much better than AGP. Integrated cards are worse than PCI and pretty much useless for gaming. You should probaly get a new mobo, graphics card, and processor and possibley ram. Id say the best graphics card withen your $200 price range is the 7600 gt. my I ask what processor you have now?
X2 3800, A8n deluxe motherboard, 7800GT, Xion 2 case
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12. July 2006 @ 11:56 |
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I just upgraded to a Intel Pentium 4 650 3.4GHZ with Hyperthreading.
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ddp
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12. July 2006 @ 14:17 |
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pci cards run at 33mhz, agp runs at most 8x cpu bus speed. pci/e is same same as agp but has a higher transfer speed.
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12. July 2006 @ 18:18 |
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Well, just for the time being, is there a high end PCI video card that will compensate until I'm able to buy a newer system that have AGP OR PCI-express slots?
JB
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mark5hs
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12. July 2006 @ 19:29 |
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not really. pci cards arn't very good at all
X2 3800, A8n deluxe motherboard, 7800GT, Xion 2 case
2GB Patriot DDR 400, Audigy 2 ZS gamer, 400GB SATA RAID 0
games Im looking forward to: bioshock, SSBB, enemy territory quake wars, halo 3
currently playing: command and conquer 3, supreme commander, counter strike, shivering isles
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13. July 2006 @ 03:02 |
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13. July 2006 @ 06:00 |
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No PCI/e slots.
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13. July 2006 @ 09:38 |
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That's why you should splurge for a PCIe mobo. :)
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13. July 2006 @ 10:03 |
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If I get a new Mobo, then it only makes sense to get a new CPU, maybe a new power supply. I figure that will set me back about a $1000. I'd be better off buying a new desktop.
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ddp
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13. July 2006 @ 10:53 |
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new cpu, mb & psu won't cost $1000 unless top of the line stuff. just get a new motherboard that fits your case & videocard. update cpu later as still good.
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13. July 2006 @ 10:58 |
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You guys are right. I'm gonna go ahead and rebuid my Compaq Presario sr1430nx. I already upgraded my cpu to a Pentuim 4 650 3.4ghz. It's fast, but not as fast as my buddy's Pentium D 960. Wow his system is so powerful, it's scary. I can feel the heat blowing out the case! Anyway I got a $1000 bugdet and this is my first rebuild, but I'm excited, so I'll need some guidance. I need help picking a good mobo that will fit in my case and also I want to stick with Intel. I heard a some good things about AMD, but I'm just not ready to crossover. So if you guys were in my shoes with a $1000 budget, how would you rebuild this system? I want it to as fast as my budget will allow. I'm a gamer but also do a lot of video editing and encoding.
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ddp
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13. July 2006 @ 11:02 |
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get an asus mb that fits your case & has pci/e slot on it. also have it with 2gig of ram but capable of 4. pci/e videocard with 256 to 512 meg of ram
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13. July 2006 @ 11:26 |
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ddp
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13. July 2006 @ 11:33 |
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yes
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13. July 2006 @ 11:53 |
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Great, they have that mobo at Compusa. So will go out and buy it and a Pci/e video card that was recommended. Is that it? I still have a got close to $800 left over. Might as well splurge. I also need to double check the chipset, but I believe it's 915g.
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13. July 2006 @ 12:05 |
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is 915 so might not have to re-install xp. how much ram on old board as might be able to use it on new board if pc3200 or just get 2 to 4 1gig ram modules for 2 to 4 gig? i presume have dvd burner?
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13. July 2006 @ 12:16 |
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I got a 1.5 gigs of ram on my old board. It's DDR. I got a dvd burner.
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ddp
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13. July 2006 @ 12:21 |
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upto you than about ram. is your monitor crt or lcd? how about getting a ups(battery backup). might need bigger psu because of new videocard say at least 400 watts.
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13. July 2006 @ 13:15 |
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I got a lcd moniter, but how many watts should I upgrade the psu?
JB
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ddp
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13. July 2006 @ 14:43 |
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get at least a 400 watt or higher psu. really depends on videocard power requirements. also go for external usb2/firewire hd which can be used for backup & used on other computers.
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