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RArocks12

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Hey everyone, I'm new here but I've been looking around for about a week or two. This is such a great source of information.
Anyway, I recently purchased a Dell 1907FP and I'm thinking about upgrading my card so I can use the DVI cable. My current card is a NVIDIA GeForce FX5200. I know it is nothing exciting but I'm not much of a gamer. After looking around for an upgrade I found an ATI radeon 9600XT card for about $50 shipped.
At this price, would this card be a decent upgrade for me or are there other cards that would be a better value? I don't really know much about video cards so any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
If the X1950XTX is as good as has been reported you will want one of those.
Current reports (made by ATI) show its faster than the GX2!
Maybe we should take it with a pinch of salt but anything faster the the X1900XTX has to be worth looking at.
Imagine SLI power without SLI.
Theres no ship dates yet but I hope its soon :D
 
Chernobyl1 said:
If the X1950XTX is as good as has been reported you will want one of those.
Current reports (made by ATI) show its faster than the GX2!
Maybe we should take it with a pinch of salt but anything faster the the X1900XTX has to be worth looking at.
Imagine SLI power without SLI.
Theres no ship dates yet but I hope its soon :D
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AGP has been stated as a rquirement in every post prior to yours...


Makes the GX2 and XTX kinda hard
 
turtletrax said:
AGP has been stated as a rquirement in every post prior to yours...


Makes the GX2 and XTX kinda hard
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sorry, I posted in the wrong thread,
 
Haha, i was gonna say, this guys asking about $50 cards on an AGP mobo, and you pop in and suggest a $400 card thats PCIE.

I agree with the 9800pro. Check the forums, might be able to find a steal.

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Thanks everyone for the recommendation. I'm looking at the required specs for the 9800 pro and it suggests a power supply of at least 300 watts. Right now I have a 250 watt, do you think I'll need to upgrade or could I squeeze by with what I have? Sorry for all the questions, but if I need a new one, what would be a cheap but quality brand to look for? Again, thank you for all of your help!
 
Antec is usually trusted brand. Should be able to find a 300w one for cheap.

As far as if you need to upgrade or not, I usually take minimum requirents quite seriously and follow them.
 
turtletrax said:
Antec is usually trusted brand. Should be able to find a cheap 300w one for cheap.

As far as if you need to upgrade or not, I usually take minimum requirents quite seriously and follow them.
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What he said.....follow those minimum specs, as they are there for a reason.... ;)
 
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