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richard104

richard104

richard104

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Hello

At the moment in my computer i have


Processor

Athlon 64 (S) 3700+ 2.2 GHz
2000 MT/s (mega transfers/second)
Socket 775

Chipset

ATI Radeon Xpress 200
Manufacturer: MSI
Motherboard Name: MS-7184

Memory

Component Attributes
Memory Installed 1 GB (2 x 512)
Maximum allowed 4 GB* (4 x 1 GB) requires the replacement of the installed 512 MB DIMMs



Video Graphics

GeForce 6200SE
64 MB DDR memory
I/O Ports: VGA, Composite, S-Video

I have started to do a lot of CAD for uni and need to upgrade my GFX card. I read the sticky and was thinking of getting either the 7600 GT {36W} or the
7900 GS {45W}. I was wondering what the main differences between the cards were and whether i needed to update my PSU which is bog standed 300W.

I also play CoD 2 which runs rubbish with my current card will this be improved much?

Cheers

Rich
 
Thats good news then thanks. My budget was around the £60 mark. I was going to upgrade my RAM but its DDR which is old technology now isnt't it?

The x1950 looks but but a tad more expensive iirc.
 
Thanks for your replies going to try and get my head around it all now!!

Whilst reading the sticky i noticed this:

"Sadly the 8600 GTS has proven to be a bit of a let down in the frames per second department. Even Gibbo can’t recommend them, and they loose out to the x1950 Pro in DX 9 games.

The sticking point appears to be the 128Bit memory interface – NVidia has now released the 8800 GT with a 256bit memory interface, which supersedes this card in every area."

So i am a bit unsure about the GTS and it is a little more expensive. The 8800GT is way out of my budget unfortunately.

I am very confused though. Just put the 7900 GS into Toms hardware and it beats both the 8600 GT and the 8600 GTS. I am confused.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=712&model2=854&chart=301
 
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I have heard good things about the 1950 and its cheaper than the GTS...but i will have to upgrade my PSU too. I can get this PSU for £13.

Features

* ATX 500Watt
* 2 x 8cm fan
* P4 Ready
* Intel P4 Recommended
* AMD Recommended
* CE ApprovedP4 Ready
* 150mmx86mmx140mm
* Retail Boxed
Cable Connectors:

* 20+4Pin Power Connector
* 4x Molex
* ATX12v P4 Connector
* Floppy Connector

Rails:

+5V - 38A, +12V - 17A, -5V - 0.5A, -12V - 0.8A, +3.3V - 28A, +5VSB - 2A

seems a bit cheap though?

thanks rich
 
Hi

Just to say thanks to everyone who helped me select a new card. I went for the x1950xt as it seemeed the best value for my budget. Managed to fit it and it seems to all work fine!!

Increased my FPS from 50 at low res to around 80 at top res on CoD2! So i am happy.




Rich
 
one small thing that came up was a windows error saying it wasn't compatible? i just went on "continue anyway." Its a bit worrying though as i am getting a yellow triangle in my toolbar :S
 
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