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sandman92

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1.i need a video card that could run most games but not that expensive ?
2.which should i go with nvidia or ati?
 
Jeffredo said:
Since that's a micro-ATX mobo I'm guessing you don't have a lot of room. With your low power, single core CPU I wouldn't go beyond something like an ATI HD 3850 or Nvidia 9600 GSO.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102715
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pretty much any modern game is going to suck with that slow single core setup no matter what video card you go with. I think the 4670 would be better than the 3850 because the 4670 is actually stronger while being cheaper, smaller, and not requiring external power. sadly even the 4670 wouldnt be able shine with that cpu.
 
sandman92 said:
im going to upgrade my cpu to a AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 in a couple of months
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still a fairly slow cpu but that will help tremendously. whats your budget, monitor size, power supply, and what games do you play? these are things you should always list when asking for video card suggestions.
 
my budget for the video card is 100 to 125 my moniter size is 17 inch and my power suppy is 350watts

right now i only play company of heroes but going to go buy another game this week i mostly like shooting games
 
sandman92 said:
my budget for the video card is 100 to 125 my moniter size is 17 inch and my power suppy is 350watts

right now i only play company of heroes but going to go buy another game this week i mostly like shooting games
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I really wouldnt do anything until you upgrade that cpu. other than that the 4670 is an ok card for your system that wont strain your power supply. the slightly more expensive 9600gt is a better card but its much larger and consumes 25 watts more. that 350watt psu that you have may not be robust enough to actually deliver the wattage it claims. do you have the exact make and specs of that power supply especially the 12V amps?
 
sandman92 said:
1.i need a video card that could run most games but not that expensive ?
2.which should i go with nvidia or ati?
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Either the 3850 or 3870 will more than suit your needs and considering it is no longer ATI's top model prices have dropped dramatically, you can pick one up for $100-130 BUT you will need a 6 pin PCI express power connector from a compatible PSU.
 
i also wanted to pick up the game farcry 2 when it comes out thats why i wana upgrade the cpu
will that card handle it
 
Crispy002 said:
Either the 3850 or 3870 will more than suit your needs and considering it is no longer ATI's top model prices have dropped dramatically, you can pick one up for $100-130 BUT you will need a 6 pin PCI express power connector from a compatible PSU.
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the 3850 would be a stupid purchase because the 4670 is smaller, cheaper, faster, runs cooler, and uses MUCH less power.
 
^ agree, 4670 looks so good with its price/performance ratio.
 
yea the the problem with that? is that its PCI Express 2.0 x16
my mother board only has a slot for PCI Express x16
 
sandman92 said:
yea the the problem with that is that its PCI Express 2.0 x16
my mother board only has a slot for PCI Express x16
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the problem with what? please use the quote feature because thats why its there. if you are talking about one of the video cards mentioned being PCI-E 2.0 then that doesnt matter because they are backwards compatible.
 
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