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Name: Crusher31 Date: February 21, 2007 at 12:19:41 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home CPU/Ram: P4 2.2 Ghz 1.5 G Ram Product: Cicero
Comment:
Hi, I was thinking of buying a BFG 7800 GS OC AGP 256mb video card. Is this card any good for playing some of the newer games like Battlefield 2142? Thanks Crusher
Name: zcubed Date: February 21, 2007 at 14:02:57 Pacific
Reply:
if u overclock it its great. if u dont spend a tiny bit more and get the ati x1950pro agp.
Pentium D 945 3.4GHz Foxconn 865G7MF-SH mATX Mobo 2GB G.Skill RAM DDR400 2-3-2-5 2x250GB HDD 2xDVD-RW HIS x1950pro turbo AGP 256mb ATI TV 550pro card 600W Ultra X-finity PSU
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Response Number 2
Name: Pariah Date: February 21, 2007 at 15:10:48 Pacific
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Both are great cards. If you can afford it, do as zcubed says and get a X1950. If ytou can't, you won't be dissapointed with a 7800. It's a win win situation, lol.
P4 3.20HT 800mhz FSB Asrock P4I65G 2x1024mb OCZ Value DDR400 Dual Channel 80GB Diamondmax9+ SATA 160GB Diamondmax10 SATA Sapphire Radeon X1650 PRO 256mb Hiper Type R 530W PSU
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Response Number 3
Name: TMP-Man Date: February 21, 2007 at 16:15:17 Pacific
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With your P4 2.2ghz, buying anything more than 9600xt = waste of money. The x1950pro/7800gs will be severely bottleneck with your 2.2Ghz P4...
TMP-Man
Asus P5P800-SE PAT P4 506 @ 4009Mhz 1.3625v Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 1700RPM 92MM + AS5 2GB OCZ 2-3-2-5 DDR400 120GB/300GB 7200RPM HD Leadtek 7600 AGP 590/1600 VF700 ALCU AS5
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Response Number 4
Name: jam Date: February 21, 2007 at 18:17:22 Pacific
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I agree with TMP-Man that the X1950PRO & 7800GS will be bottlenecked by your CPU, but I disagree about the 9600XT...I think you could do a little better than that. Maybe something like a plain vanilla 6600?
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Response Number 5
Name: Crusher31 Date: February 22, 2007 at 07:46:47 Pacific
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