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cxz001

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Hey,


I have an old computer that I want to upgrade the video card, any suggestions?


AMD AthlonXP 3200+,
512 MB
Geforce 5700 LE
ASUS Motherboard
 
Actually you can get some decent performance in gaming if you overclock that CPU mildly, also increase the RAM Amount, It has been proven that the Athlon XP benefits better of overclocking than any Pentium 4 processor, you can get on newegg a pair of Mushkin 2GB of RAM Kit at $119.00, and a decent Radeon X1950PRO card at $160.00, but probably in the long road you may benefit better of doing a new system, but if you are happy with your current setup, hurry up before the cheap RAM pricing dissapears along with the X1950 AGP cards!!
 
The 1950Pro smokes the 6800GS. I upgraded my 6800GT to an AGP x1950pro and the difference was large.

Before the system in my sig I had an Athlon 64 3200+ with a gig of ram and the 1950Pro made a large performance difference.

IMO you should check out the x1950pro or one of Nvidias AGP offerings. They are both excellent.

Saphire x1950Pro AGP 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102071
$169

aaand newegg just died so I dont have any Nvidia links but from what I remember the 7900GT AGP was also a good choice.

What is your maximum budget?

Edit: you never answered what you were doing with it. If you arent doing any serious gaming just pick up that dudes 6800GS.
 
I'm wanting to play games like Gears of War and World in Conflict on it.
 
cxz001 said:
I'm wanting to play games like Gears of War and World in Conflict on it.
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A new system would be the wisest choice. I used to recommend the Asrock halfway mobo but even that isn't worthwhile anymore.

Your budget for a new system will determine what kind of system to buy.
 
I have a EVGA 7800GS CO for sale. It is a great AGP card if you don't want to overhaul your entire system just yet and it runs any game that is out now, even Crysis.

pm me if you are interested.
 
skadebo said:
A new system would be the wisest choice. I used to recommend the Asrock halfway mobo but even that isn't worthwhile anymore.

Your budget for a new system will determine what kind of system to buy.
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I have an ASRock mobo now and its served me well for 8 months (getting a new mobo and GPU for christmas). With the price of RAM now I will agree that they are not worth it any more unless you HAVE to keep an old AGP card but want a new CPU.

As far as the OP

Drop some cash on a cheap C2D
Theres a deal in Hotdeals right now for 2 gigs of ram for $20 after rebate.
Pick a cheap mobo like an ABIT IP35-E or something and and pick up a ~$170 dollar PCI-E card. You will be way better off for a lot longer that just dropping a new AGP card in that aging system.

Here I even grabbed some links:


CPU: E2180: $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116052

MOBO: $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

2GB RAM: $28.99 AR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146567

VID CARD: $175.99
HD 3850
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...s=19&sku=a1350913&dgc=CJ&cid=24471&lid=566643

Total: $384 dollars

Im not too sure on that video card, maybe someone can recommend something else. Im not very familiar with the cheaper ones.
 
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