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I need a new motherboard and CPU
Name: Kyle_Head Date: February 9, 2008 at 18:11:24 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: AMD sempron 3000+ 2gig of
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Hey, I play games like battlefield 2, half-life2 and try to play unreal tournament 3. i need better moatherboard and cpu because when i try to play those games its sucs... i want to get a duel core or something good for gaming but im kinda low on money so could someone like help me find something cheap that is good for gaming plz...Thanks.
Name: jam Date: February 9, 2008 at 19:38:09 Pacific
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More than likely you need a new video card. What card are you using now? What's the make/model of your motherboard?
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Response Number 2
Name: Kyle_Head Date: February 9, 2008 at 19:45:15 Pacific
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well the video card im useing right now is a ATI Radeon X1300 PRO 256 DDR2.... but idk what the make/model of my moatherboard is i know its a sockey 754 motherboard.
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: February 9, 2008 at 19:57:24 Pacific
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The X1300 Pro is a very weak gaming card....is it AGP or PCI-e? Just to give you an idea, here's your card vs a 7600GT. You'll see it's near the very bottom of the chart:
I agree that your Sempron isn't the greatest, but upgrading the board & CPU isn't gonna help if you plan on keeping that video card. Get a decent card & you *should* be able to hang on to the board/CPU for a while longer.
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Response Number 4
Name: Kyle_Head Date: February 9, 2008 at 20:05:41 Pacific
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alright thanks so a what about a 8500 GT 512mb ram..would that be beter than the 7600GT?
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Response Number 5
Name: jam Date: February 9, 2008 at 20:25:51 Pacific
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No, the 8500GT isn't a great card either. You didn't answer my question about whether you have AGP or PCI-e? If it's PCI-e, you can get an 8600GT for about $75. 512MB isn't absolutely necessary...if you can get it, fine, but 256MB is sufficient. And make sure to get a card with GDDR3, not GDDR2.
Here's a 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI-e card for $70 after rebate:
Name: Kyle_Head Date: February 9, 2008 at 20:31:39 Pacific
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o sorry about that i use pci-e and so ur telling me that a 7600GT better than 8500GT?
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Response Number 7
Name: jam Date: February 9, 2008 at 20:39:31 Pacific
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Yes, the 7600GT is better than the 8500GT. If you don't believe me, go back to the chart I posted in the other response...the 8500GT 512MB is only a couple of steps above the X1300Pro.
Get the 8600GT for $70...it beats em both! Or spend $10 more & get the superclocked version with Zalman cooler:
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