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Drakan290

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My bro wants to play some CS:S and I'm having trouble deciding what to give him..
I've got two systems sitting around, and i'm wondering which would be better for CS:S and WC3.

First system:
Athlon 64 3700+
2gig ram
GeForce 6150(integrated) spare pci-e slot, but I'm using the GPU in my current PC

vs

Athlon XP 2000+ OC'd to 2.0ghz
GeForce 6200OC (BFG)
1-2 gigs of ram
(The use the same DDR400 ram)


Which one should I give to him?
 
The first system is easily the superior one. Especially since a PCI-E gpu upgrade is so cheap. For example, today I got a 6800 PCI-E for $15 from someone on our awesome FS/T section. PCI-E has a future, AGP doesn't and is more expensive.

What resolution will he be gaming at?
 
It's a samsung CRT so most likely 1024, but he might try 1280..
Dunno. I'm sure he can figure out if he wants to buy a PCI-E card or not with his own money, since I'm selling him the system for $50, hah
 
Wow... I wonder if my sister or cousins would pay me for the systems I give them? :eek: :p I guess I'm too nice for just giving it to them. Ahh well. He'd be better off with the first system, as mentioned earlier.
 
Definitely the first rig. Has a slightly better upgrade path. And then hit up our For Sale For Trade forum for cheap but decent PCI-E cards. IIRC, you can find a 7900GS for $40 to $50 there. That's more than enough for CS:S
 
Right. Well, it's his 2nd computer, I built him his first (It's a P3)
I've got a 7900GS in my PC right now, and I'm thinking about giving it to him later -- I'm going to make another thread in the video cards forum for a little help, but I might hand him over my 7900 if I get another vid card.
 
upgrading your card would be a good idea, from teh standpoint that you are spending todays $ on current technology card that also has a warranty etc. Tell us what games you play and we can make some gpu reccomendations for you.
 
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