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chaos_zzz

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13. October 2007 @ 17:08

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i live in peru but i'm going on vaction to the us and willprobaly get some part for my pc
my pc:

2.4 P4 skt 478
Asrock P4vm890 skt 478 with pci-e (weird one with pci-e)
2gb Ram Corsair
nvidia 7100gs (the one with turbocache up to 512 from 128)
samsung Sata 250
samsung ide 80
2 X Samsung Dvd writer sh-182
optiquest 20 inch bye viewsonic (up to 1600x1050)
5.1 crative plus 51 creative sound system
logitech G5 Mouse + bluetooth plus LYnksis wireless n card :)

i'm in peru here this is kind of a dream :S
well as you see it's not that bad for regular games like cs or nfs years ago but now i want to play bioshock downloaded the demo before buying it on steam cuz that what i use. but when i played it Lame lame graphics i even put it to slow and no sensation so i just closed it and here i am.
i lookep up on newegg for the 6800gs from nvidia wich is like 150 with 256ddr3 but will that be enough?? or will i have to buy another processor cuz 3.0gz are running for 60 or 70 on eba, i'm asking cuz i want to order them before i get there , i don't to have any problem with some delay or something since i'm only gonna be there for a week or two. ANy suggestion on another card or should i buy a greater card and just leave the 2.4??

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sammorris

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14. October 2007 @ 03:22

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I don't know what options you have in Peru, but i have two concerns.

1. The 6800GS is an old card, and isn't very powerful nowadays, can you find any of these?
8600GTS
X1900GT
X1950 Pro
X1950GT
X1950XT
7950GT
HD2600XT

2. Is your power supply up to the job? If you can let me know what rating and what brand it is, I can tell you whether or not you should keep it. A lot of cheap power supplies can go very bad when you add more components to a PC.

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Afterdawn Addict // Silent PC enthusiast // PC Build advisor // LANGamer Alias:Ratmanscoop
PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
updated 10-Dec-13

chaos_zzz

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14. October 2007 @ 04:58

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my power supply cost me like 70 dollars it's a good one 500watt i think.
plus i going on vacation to the us so i'm gonna be there for a few days i can buy anything at newegg or ebay. obsuobly not a 500$ one

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sammorris

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14. October 2007 @ 05:06

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"A good one" isn't really enough, many people think they have good power supplies and then find out otherwise when they end up torching their house.

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PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
updated 10-Dec-13

chaos_zzz

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14. October 2007 @ 05:14

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ok then i'll buy those cool ones with lights that are 850w i think,
8600GTS then??

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