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9800GTX and processor
Name: aznlyfe6 Date: March 18, 2008 at 21:39:38 Pacific OS: XP home CPU/Ram: 2gb DDR2 Product: me
Comment:
will my Athlon 64 X2 dual core 5600+ be good enough for this video card?
Name: zcubed Date: March 19, 2008 at 12:21:40 Pacific
Reply:
there isnt even a release date yet for the 9800gtx.
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Response Number 2
Name: jackbomb Date: March 19, 2008 at 12:25:58 Pacific
Reply:
Yeah, your processor's fine. The 9800GTX will be nothing more than an overclocked G92-cored 8800.
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Response Number 3
Name: 1stepbeyond Date: March 21, 2008 at 06:31:05 Pacific
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