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jbltecnicspro

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Hi guys,

Currently, I have a Radeon X800XL in my 5-year-old system. I have no intentions to play the latest and greatest games, and only wish to play my current collection of Doom 3, Far Cry, HL-2, at 1440x900 with high settings. Problem is that my X800XL is a high-end card (for its generation), and thus it requires lots of power, and it gets pretty warm. I want to ride my computer until it dies, and therefore, I just need a good mid-range card that won't consume too much power, yet will give good performance on the mentioned games. Any recommendations? I was looking at maybe getting a GeForce 7600GS. Note that my system is maxed at 1 GB of RAM - yeah, I know it sucks, but I'm really just using this computer for Cubase and Finale 2007 (music writing software). Thanks for the help.
 
I'd look for a 7800 G* or a 7900 G* used on the forums here, or cheap at an online store. It'll play those games NO problem. The problem with a 7600 GS is it might not be much better than the x800.

P.S. Sibelius is much easier to use than Finale ;) But Sibelius 5 sucks. :(
 
Thanks for the input. Sibelius might be easier to use than Finale (I wouldn't know), but since my school uses Finale, I must adhere to what they use... Oh well, I've become proficient at it, despite its quarks.
 
jbltecnicspro said:
Thanks for the input. Sibelius might be easier to use than Finale (I wouldn't know), but since my school uses Finale, I must adhere to what they use... Oh well, I've become proficient at it, despite its quarks.
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:( Well, that's still better than by hand ;)
 
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