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Post subject: AGP Graphics card? or new Mobo + processor & PCI-E card  Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:37 pm |
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Gone for 2 weeks when i come back my graphics cards has mysteriously given up, the fuzzy on-board graphics is hurting my eyes as i type this 
old graphics card is an X800GTO AGP card.
i've got a hp pavilion with a sempron 2800 (2.0 GHz) processor.
1 AGP slot
3 PCI slots
do I
A) get a new AGP graphics card, if so what good cards can i get that are AGP.
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B) buy a new motherboard with PCI-E slots and get with the times(which will also mean a new processor)
If so, anyone recommend a good motherboard+proceesor at a decent price?
AMD or Intel??
What do ye think? _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:30 pm |
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option A or B comes down to money. if you cna afford/justify it go for B
amd vs intel... atm Intel is FTW (that hurts me to say, but Core 2 owns all)
if you got with B then:
http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=606928
http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=605915
i have picked from the cheaper end of things, but an E6300 or E6600 would drop in if you have the extra money.
as for the board, thats a decend mid range board, but again you can pay more if you want more.
as for gcard, well depends what you are looking for.
http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=606498
is about the best bang for buck card, but there is DX10 to think about...
HTH
shrek _________________ Designer of the hardware used in BF:2020 
^^Learning CS2, dont laugh^^
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:46 pm |
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Thanks shrek  
ye was considering DX10, i had planned on waiting for that before a new GPU but circumstances mean getting one earlier.
Anyway, i'll be on XP for a good while yet i think so i won't worry about vista and DX10.
i was actually just now thinking of buying a x1950 since it's once of the best AGP cards for a nice enough price.
was then just wondering if the extra memory is worth the extra £25??
256MB or 512MB? will it make much difference? _________________
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:34 pm |
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it will if you want to run at higer resolution
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:36 pm |
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Apocalypse=GCHQ= wrote: Thanks shrek ye was considering DX10, i had planned on waiting for that before a new GPU but circumstances mean getting one earlier. Anyway, i'll be on XP for a good while yet i think so i won't worry about vista and DX10. i was actually just now thinking of buying a x1950 since it's once of the best AGP cards for a nice enough price. was then just wondering if the extra memory is worth the extra £25?? 256MB or 512MB? will it make much difference? 512MB of Video Ram isn't worth the extra Money unless you have a Super Hi Res Screen and a Very FAST CPU to run stuff at really High res .
Yes I'd go with the X1950XT AGP ,unless you can afford a new RIG .
Good luck with the Upgrade mate _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:02 pm |
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thanks guys 
graphics card should be arriving thurday or friday hopefully _________________
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Shrek
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:39 pm |
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just to point out i linked a pci-e card, please say you got the AGP one?
shrek  _________________ Designer of the hardware used in BF:2020
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:58 pm |
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Shrek wrote: just to point out i linked a pci-e card, please say you got the AGP one? shrek yes i noticed that straight away  no worries
i got the AGP, but from komplett because they have a shop in Ireland, saving me the 30 quid shipping  _________________
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