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January 11th, 2007
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 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rancho Cordova , Ca
Posts: 71
|  which one? Each time i post i seem to know less and less. . .its kind of wierd . Well anyways heres what i am going for. Diamond S120 Radeon 9550 256MB DDR AGP 8x DVI VGA TV Out Video Card S120AGP256SB at TigerDirect.com or FRYS.com*|*ATI Technologies (Video Cards) or if any of you know of a better card for another 20-40 more bucks tell me. sooner i hope cuz i ordered the fry's one but its backordered so i can still cancel it. Also i wont be doing any overclocking cuz i know nothing of it. i hope to learn sometime in the future though. as of now. stock will be fine.   Ati Radeon 9000Lg Combo burner |
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January 12th, 2007
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| ButtHead  Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 5,118
| Re: which one? The Tiger Direct is cheaper. Why are you going with Fry's?  |
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January 12th, 2007
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| Resident Brownie  Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS
Posts: 2,223
| Re: which one? Do you specifically need that card? - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64 Dell Inspiron 5150 - Pentium 4 @ 3.06GHz w/ HT Tech - 512MB PC2700 RAM - 80GB WD Scorpio 5400RPM HD - nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 32MB - XP Pro SP3 |
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January 12th, 2007
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 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 1,199
| Re: which one? Quote:
Uhh, not sure but look around for a 9600XT. I've seen one on NCIX for about 60bucks CAN dollar. Although may i ask what's your purpose on buying a videocard like this? They aren't very powerful, so i hope you don't plan on gaming on this. If you want to game, i'd really suggest spending a bit more and getting a 7600GS or x800pro. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse | |
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January 12th, 2007
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| Resident Brownie Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS
Posts: 2,223
| Re: which one? Hehe, thanks Justin. I can't read. Yeah, the 7600GS is a much better deal. That card is like 3 gens back. It's more, but eVGA offers a lifetime warranty! Newegg.com - eVGA GeForce 7600GS 256-A8-N542-T2 Video Card - Retail EDIT: Again, I failed to pay attention... Lol. Look for a X700 AGP card. They are relatively powerful and cheap. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64 Dell Inspiron 5150 - Pentium 4 @ 3.06GHz w/ HT Tech - 512MB PC2700 RAM - 80GB WD Scorpio 5400RPM HD - nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 32MB - XP Pro SP3 |
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January 12th, 2007
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| Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 1,199
| Re: which one? Quote:
E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse | |
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January 12th, 2007
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| Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rancho Cordova , Ca
Posts: 71
| Re: which one? Well i was thinking gaming but not really anything new as my cpu just cant play much . i should have about 180 at max for the card and shipping.would their be better agp cards?or our the 7600GS or x800pro the way to go? im so confused on what i really should be getting first for the computer. . .trying to upgrade piece by piece if i could. . . Ati Radeon 9000Lg Combo burner |
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January 12th, 2007
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| Modder-ator  | Re: which one? Well, unfortunately, you are in a tough spot considering upgrades. With PCI-Express the widespread accepted standard now, it's hard to recommend upgrading AGP graphics cards. Try and think about what your upgrade plans are for the future of that system... If you hope to eventually replace all the parts with more modern, better performing components, then I would wait and do them all at once by getting a new motherboard, CPU, RAM, and video card. But if you just want to get a little better gaming performance without breaking the bank and doing major upgrades because you are happy with the rest of your system, then a mid-range AGP card of a current generation might be ok. So before I recommend a video card to you, see if you can give us some more information on the future of your current system...  |
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January 12th, 2007
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| ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 5,118
| Re: which one? Here's a link to a 7600gt which is a very good card but your cpu will probably hold you back some. Think about saving for a whole system upgrade instead. Newegg.com - XFX GeForce 7600GT PVT73AUDE3 Video Card - Retail |
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January 12th, 2007
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| Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rancho Cordova , Ca
Posts: 71
| Re: which one? alright thanks for the advice. the video card can wait.now im just stuck waiting to start building a new system and what to get first. Ati Radeon 9000Lg Combo burner |
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