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 Member 17 Level 29.62 Feb 2006 
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Best AGP card on the market - between 200 and 300 $US?
Basically, what I have right now is:
2.8 Ghz P4 (AGP only, no PCIe) 1 Gig RAM ATI Radeon 9700 All in Wonder 128mb video card I'm looking for an upgrade in video cards in order to run Oblivion and other games at a respectable level nowadays. I tried to pick up a $200 ATI X1600 512mb card, but it turned out that the fucking thing was incompatible with my Dell Dimension 4550 system's motherboard, even though it was 4X AGP compatible. Bastards. Anyone have any recommendations? I'm willing to spend 200-300 bucks. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 17 Level 29.62 Feb 2006
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Thanks for the help.
I was about to order the 7800GS card, but I saw that it requires a lot of power (300-350W) from the PSU. Dell's stock PSUs are only like 200/250W, so that would tack on another $120 to upgrade, and I have absolutely no experience with those devices, nor do I want to go messing around with them. Screw PC games, I'm sticking with consoles. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 17 Level 29.62 Feb 2006
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It doesn't really matter how hard it is, it's another 100+ bucks and a headache, especially if it doesn't work after all that effort and money.
The most I know how to do with computers (hardware speaking) is opening the case and swapping in RAM or video cards or a new hard drive. Anything vital, such as motherboards or PSUs or even fans and cooling systems, I'm clueless about. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Member 17 Level 29.62 Feb 2006
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I've pretty much given up on any upgrade, since my Dell's PSU probably won't cut it. All the reviews of the 7800 card (which is what I would have gotten) say that it needs a lot of power.
Plus, Dell makes proprietary PSUs, so I can't just replace it with any PSU. I'm royally screwed. I'm gonna have to stick with my ATI Radeon 9700 AIW. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Member 17 Level 29.62 Feb 2006
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Like I said, the PSU most likely will not work in my Dell.
For some reason, they switch the wires around in their PSUs, so if a standard one is connected, it has a chance of frying the mobo. The only one I see for a Dell Dimension 4550 is here: http://www.pcpowercooling.com/produc...php?show=S41D2 And it's $120, which is a lot. Plus, I wanted to get the XFX GeForce 7800GS, which is around $305 at Amazon. This is putting it into "let's just buy an XBox 360 and forget PC gaming" territory. I was speaking idiomatically. |
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