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need suggestions - Smithy18 - 05-10-2007
hey,
atm i have a FX 5700 nvidia graphic card and would like to know what should i upgrade to which is not to expensive but still be able to play games at a resonable FPS.
also i have a P4S333/C Asus motherboard would i need to upgrade it cause i know its pretty old but also i know nothing about motherboards.
thanks
need suggestions - Doom - 05-11-2007
You looking for good PCI cards? I would personally go with any ati radeon brand video card. They have always held out for me and have played all games and I ran with good FPS. At any rate I would suggest upgrading your motherboard to get more expensive cards.
To be honest motherboards are really all the same for me. 4 slot ram is all i really look for but if you want a brand i like you should go with a soltek mainboard.
need suggestions - Dan - 05-12-2007
nvidia has more powerful cards for the money, if you are on a budget a 7600GS is decent enough, but if you have the money an extra 20 or 30 bucks adds alot with a 7900GS, these are cost friendly solutions.
need suggestions - Smithy18 - 05-13-2007
ok cool thx alot
need suggestions - Dan - 05-13-2007
make sure you know if you use AGP or PCI express graphics.
need suggestions - SilverTears - 05-13-2007
5200 seems fine for games, i have that installed on my other computer. but try the next... 6600
need suggestions - The Mob - 05-14-2007
go with pci express. they are getting cheaper and cheaper, not to mention that agp is slowly being phased out. it all depends on what you want to do.
need suggestions - Smithy18 - 05-14-2007
how do i find out whether its PCI or AGP?
need suggestions - Doom - 05-15-2007
Hmmm you open up your computer and look on the card. Otherwise you tell me what kind of card you have? Or you look on your motherboard and see if your computer has agp or pci slots
need suggestions - Smithy18 - 05-15-2007
im at work atm so i can't check but i got a nvidia FX5700
need suggestions - The Mob - 05-15-2007
i found your specs for the mobo
Processor
+ Socket 478+ FC-PGA2 Pentium 4 (Willamette/Northwood) up to 2.4 GHz+
Chipset
+ North Bridge : SiS 645+ South Bridge : SiS 961
FSB
+ 400 MHz Memory
+ 3 x DDR DIMM Sockets (184-pin)Max. 3 GB. PC2700/ PC2100/ PC1600 non-ECC DDR SDRAM Memory
(PC2700 Max. to 4 banks only)
Expansion Slots
+ 1 x AGP 4X+ 6x PCI Slots
+ 1x ACR Slot
IDE Ports
+ 2 x UltraDMA / 100 / 66 / 33 Audio [optional]
+ C-Media CMI-8738 6-chanel PCI audio controller+ S/PDIF-in/ out interface
USB1.1
+ Max. 6 Ports Form Factor
+ ATX Form Factor+ 12.0" x 8.6" (30.5cm x 21.9cm)
i would recommend upgrading your mobo to pci express. and also to take advantage of sata and usb 2.0
need suggestions - Smithy18 - 05-15-2007
well u lost me there lol, umm got any suggestions on a mobo thats good but not to expensive?
Edit: typo
need suggestions - The Mob - 05-15-2007
that was the stats on your mother board.
what how many mbs are on your video card?
i dont think you need to upgrade, unless your thinking about running fear/hl2 etc etc
need suggestions - Smithy18 - 05-15-2007
umm its got 256mb yeh i wanna upgrade cause i got some games off a mate and wanna try them out, i can run them but they not playable plus it will be better upgrading now save me the trouble later and also i got some cash on me atm which i don't normally have.
need suggestions - skidude - 05-16-2007
to upgrade to pci-e u would have to upgrade memory/mobo/ cpu/ video card
need suggestions - Smithy18 - 05-16-2007
why would i have to upgrade memory and cpu?
i can't even think what memory means atm
need suggestions - The Mob - 05-16-2007
wait why would he? true it would be better, but he is using a 478. there are some pci-e boards that still use 478. not alot but some. switching to a LGA 775 would be better in the long run though
need suggestions - afro_box - 05-16-2007
What processor do you have?? That's the main thing for the mobo. Upgrade to a XFX 6800 PCI-E, if you can. DDR3 memeory.
need suggestions - Smithy18 - 05-16-2007
i got an intel pentium 4 3.0GHZ
1GB ram
im at work so thats all i can think of atm. if u need more info just say and ill get it when i get home
need suggestions - The Mob - 05-17-2007
please do post what you have when you get home.
from the looks of it, you should be ok to just upgrade your mobo, but i need to see more