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Nov 6, 2004, 12:57 PM
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Has a JOB..
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Thinking of Upgrading Dad's PC
Ok so Ive been thinking for a while what would be the best Vid card to purchase for my dad's Athlon XP2200+ machine with 512DDR333.. without it getting too CPU Limited... since the highest Res. He can go up to is 1280x1024... I was thinking of something along the lines of a 9600XT or maybe going up to a BFG 6800OC that I saw in Best Buy for 300$... I know that's not the cheapest but its the easiest I'll get it... I was wondering what you guys thought would be the best..
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Nov 6, 2004, 01:07 PM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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I would say a 9800pro or a 5900XT
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Nov 6, 2004, 01:13 PM
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confutatis maledictis
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What games does your dad play?
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Nov 6, 2004, 01:34 PM
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Has a JOB..
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well.. its actually more of a family computer... so.. soon to be UT2k4.. currently its just MOHAA and Lord Of The Rings... also soon to be Half Life 2.. he currently only has a GF4 MX440 PCI...
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Nov 6, 2004, 01:56 PM
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confutatis maledictis
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9800 Pro should be good enough. If you get something like the 6800 series, you might not recieve much benefit, because of the slow-ish CPU used in the computer. (unless you are planning to upgrade CPU/mobo also . . . .)
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Nov 6, 2004, 03:35 PM
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Has a JOB..
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I was thinking that the 6800 was going to be held back by the CPU.. ok.. I'll most likely go with the 9800 Pro or 9600XT like my brother has *nods* thanks
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Nov 6, 2004, 09:00 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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9600XT isn't a really good choice for HL2, the 9800pro would be the best for it, and it's as low as 185 dollars
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