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need help about a video card
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Name: AnFa
Date: May 28, 2005 at 08:33:30 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video cardOS: windows MECPU/Ram: intel pentium 4 2.00GHz, |
Comment: k i want to get a new graphics card as mine is a savage 4 32meg which wont let me run star wars but my pc is small and i was told tht it cant b updated but i looked inside an there a 2 slots a brown and a white slot both 3 inches in length and i was wondering if tht is where the graphics card goes id b very grateful 2 whoeva replies also should i get more memory an if so how much... thanx
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Response Number 1
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Name: Half life 2
Date: May 28, 2005 at 08:40:34 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)id say u have a agp slot and a pci slot, what is ur motherboard make/model? Presscot 2.5g @ 533/133
2x256mb Samsung
Pny geforce 6 6600 GT
40gb seagate HDD
i845GE
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Response Number 3
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Name: AnFa
Date: May 28, 2005 at 11:54:23 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)k my motherboard is a shuttle fs51. chipset: SiS ID651 Rev.: 1 southbridge: ID8 Sensor: IT 0 BIOS:
brand: phoenix technologies, ltd
version:6.00pg hope tht helps thanks yall
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Response Number 4
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Name: Avun
Date: May 28, 2005 at 13:29:01 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)Good part is you have a AGP slot. Bad part is its 4X Lol. A well rounded card for you to get would be a Radeon 9550 or 9600 you can get them both for under 80 dollars on newegg.com They will give you the performance boost needed to play the game. Processor P4@ 2.6 Ghz, FSB@535Mhz
RAM 512MB's PC2700/32001 256 stick of each. Hard Disk Drives 1 40 GB HD 1 10 GB HD CD/DVD Drives CDRW52X
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Response Number 5
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Name: Half life 2
Date: May 28, 2005 at 13:39:23 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)theres nothing bad about x4 agp the different to x8 is only like 6% or so its not much at all to worrie about.and id say he would need a 9600pro or more id recormend the 9600xt 128mb, but if budget is not a problem go with a nvidia 6600 gt Presscot 2.5g @ 533/133
2x256mb Samsung
Pny geforce 6 6600 GT
40gb seagate HDD
i845GE
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Response Number 6
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Name: heropsycho2177
Date: May 28, 2005 at 14:21:21 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)Also be aware your cards could be of the "half height" variety. Make sure you verify if your case accepts half height or full height cards. This illustrates the difference... http://www.computercare.cc/osc/catalog/images/AON325LP.jpg The card is the same, but the metal bracket that screws down to the case to secure the card is different. "...but in my defense, it was dark, I was drunk, and it was delicious!"
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Response Number 7
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Name: AnFa
Date: May 28, 2005 at 14:50:18 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)k thanx but on my pc nothing needs 2 be plugged into it as the monitor plugs into the back yet the motherboard is on the bottom of the pc so the card would be standing upright so wot do o do about tht. its weird becaus i cant find where the savage card is
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Response Number 8
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Name: AnFa
Date: May 28, 2005 at 17:28:05 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)k i think my video card is onboard so wot do i do uninstall tht then put in the new graphics card.
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Response Number 9
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Name: AnFa
Date: May 29, 2005 at 07:18:10 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)lol y aint no1 replied neway. i found a link tht shows u my motherboard and where i think the video card goes. http://www.firingsquad.com/media/article_image.asp?fs_article_id=1076&pic_id=03 see the brown and white slots i dnt kno which is which but i think thts where the video card goes. http://www.firingsquad.com/media/article_image.asp?fs_article_id=1076&pic_id=05 an tht is the bak of the case i think ive got to remove them little metal things on the right so which card do i need half height or full height and how do i kno which one im buying becaus it doesnt say on the boxes. thanx ne help is greatly appreciated plus i dnt wanna spend alot bout £60 at the most as i only want 2 play star wars:galaxies which requires 32meg minimum
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Response Number 10
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Name: jam
Date: May 29, 2005 at 08:22:26 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)I really dislike those little "lunchbox" PCs. It looks like you have one PCI slot & one AGP slot. Check your manual to be certain. The onboard video can probably be disabled via a BIOS setting after the new card is installed. It looks like it'll take a full size card...I'd recommend a Radeon 9550 8X AGP 128MB/128-bit card. They go for about $60 (US). Make sure that you don't get the 64-bit version. Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8.5 x 200MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
Gamer Edition
WinME/WinXP Pro
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Response Number 12
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Name: doug_brit
Date: May 29, 2005 at 09:55:11 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)I Hate To sound ignorant, but where the hell is the cd/dvd-rom drive suppost to go on this thing? I'm also not so much a fan of the luchbox sytle, if they're going for compact its utterly pointless to have so much space there. Theres also no physically way for us to know exactly what agp slot your comp has, the manual or motherboard make should tell you. Its as simple as googling your motherboard or pc make to see what defaultly was installed.
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Response Number 13
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Name: AnFa
Date: May 29, 2005 at 10:23:55 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)k well its got 1x AGP 2.0 compliant slot
support external AGP V2.0 compliant AGP device supports 1x, 2x, 4x AGP data transfer. so how do i kno which cards i can use caus ive looked 2day an all of them hav sed 8x
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Response Number 14
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Name: jam
Date: May 29, 2005 at 10:39:58 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)Most 8X cards are backwards compatible...it will simply run at 4X...the performance difference is minor, don't worry about it Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8.5 x 200MHz
768MB PC3200
Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit
Gamer Edition
WinME/WinXP Pro
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Response Number 16
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Name: Karl Warner
Date: May 30, 2005 at 07:55:49 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)hehe anfa, im deathwish on EURO Chimera (SW:galexies)... anywayz.. galexies is very demanding of ram... 512 will get u into sum serious lag 1GB wil sort that out.. graphics wise ur best off with a geforce 6600gt, whats ur processor/ram?
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Response Number 17
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Name: AnFa
Date: May 31, 2005 at 04:10:15 Pacific
Subject: need help about a video card |
Reply: (edit)intel pentium 2ghz/ 512mb ram how much does it cost for another 512 card
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