March 22, 200521 yr If I'm going to use it on an Athlon-64 3000+ 939-pin and 512 RAM, which would be better? An ATI Sapphire Radeon X300 PCIe 256MB or a Powercolor Radeon 9550 AGP 256MB? I want to play games like Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Half-Life 2, if that influences the decision. Help please, because I can't find any benchmarks to help me decide. handed me TWO tissues to clear up. I was like "i'm going to need a few more paper towels than that luv"
March 22, 200521 yr Those really are super-super-budget cards... Can you not stretch to at least a 9600? You're pretty much talking about getting a mid-range card from the last generation, and so it really won't last.
March 22, 200521 yr Up ure ram to 1gig and get a radeon 9800 pro 128. theres no point getting 256mb of ram on a crappy card. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
March 22, 200521 yr Anything lower than a Geforce 6600GT or similar is not worth purchasing for gaming. You *will* be dissapointed.
March 22, 200521 yr Anything lower than a Geforce 6600GT or similar is not worth purchasing for gaming. You *will* be dissapointed. Are you making fun of my mx5700? You wanna go? Lets take this outside!!1!111!oneone ...
March 22, 200521 yr Anything lower than a Geforce 6600GT or similar is not worth purchasing for gaming. You *will* be dissapointed. Are you making fun of my mx5700? You wanna go? Lets take this outside!!1!111!oneoneNot at all, unless you bought it recently :P
March 24, 200521 yr A 5700FX wasn't disapointing on HL2 for me. Ran it pretty good on 4x AA, all high. Anyways, I recommend a pci-e GeForce 6600GT. This would hit around 100FPS on hl2, all high, 1024x768. (4xAA) Although, thats 180-200$. A FX5700 256mb cost 110$, gets around 45 FPS on the same.. only the graphics are notched a bit. I just don't like ATI. A 6600GT OC'ed a little bit runs better than my friend's x800 PRO... It cost him quite a chunk more.
March 24, 200521 yr A 5700FX wasn't disapointing on HL2 for me. Ran it pretty good on 4x AA, all high. Anyways, I recommend a pci-e GeForce 6600GT. This would hit around 100FPS on hl2, all high, 1024x768. (4xAA) Although, thats 180-200$. A FX5700 256mb cost 110$, gets around 45 FPS on the same.. only the graphics are notched a bit. I just don't like ATI. A 6600GT OC'ed a little bit runs better than my friend's x800 PRO... It cost him quite a chunk more. The 5700 is direct x 8 so it disables LOTS of features in half life 2 like the beautiful reflections. Get a 6600GT or 9800 pro minimum. Also the x800pro runs WAY faster than 6600gt OC'ed and it even runs alot faster than the 6800gt in half life 2 because the game isnt opengl (which nvidia is strong in)
March 25, 200521 yr your best bet will be a geforce 6600gt for only $200 off of newegg, but is your motherboard PCI-E or AGP?
March 25, 200521 yr Up ure ram to 1gig and get a radeon 9800 pro 128. theres no point getting 256mb of ram on a crappy card. Agreed! 128MB on an old card and 256MB on an old card will be very very similar. Unless you're getting a fairly new card 256 is a total waste of cash. And upping your system ram to 1gb would help your system A LOT
March 26, 200521 yr Author Okay, which would be better, assuming AMD 64 3000+ and 512: ATI Radeon X600 XT 256MB PCI-E or ATI Radeon 9600XT All-in-wonder handed me TWO tissues to clear up. I was like "i'm going to need a few more paper towels than that luv"
March 26, 200521 yr The x600 is a performance card whereas the all-in-wonder is a feature card. If you're looking for power get the x600, if you want the tv tuner etc., get the all-in-wonder.
March 26, 200521 yr instead of the X600, why dont you get a 6600gt? it is a midend card and outperforms the X700 pro.
March 27, 200521 yr The 6600gt is about $50 more, but the benchmarks show that it can hit about twice the fps for the x600. I can't see any reason not to get the nvidia card, and I'm an ati fan...
March 29, 200521 yr Author How's this... AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Nvidia 6600GT 128MB PCI-E 16X 80GB HD 1024MB RAM (512x2) Cold Cathode Neon Blue Light Would I need any extra case fans? And, if I did, would they be excessively loud and would I want a fan controller to shut them off during low activity? handed me TWO tissues to clear up. I was like "i'm going to need a few more paper towels than that luv"
March 29, 200521 yr Looks lika a nice setup. It's a bit hard to know how many case fans you would need, as it depends on the case itself. Also, different fans produces different amounts of noise.
March 30, 200521 yr Author Computer ordered. Ph33r t3h $854 0wnage. BTW, I use this as proof that Dell is inferior. I got 3yr Warranty and 1yr Onsite Service. Buy CyberPower XPlorer Mid-Tower Case w/ LCD Temp. Display, Fan Control, Side Window, 2 Case Fans (Black w/ Black Grill) Blue Cold Cathode Neon Light inside case AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with HyperTransport MSI K8N Neo4 with 10 USB, 7.1 Surround, 2 PCI-E, 2 Ethernet 1024MB Geil PC3200 DDR 400Mhz Ram (2x512) 80GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 Hard Drive Leadtek/Winfast NVidia 6600GT 16x PCI-E 128MB Samsung TS-H522B 16X DVDÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâñR/ÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâñRW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (but Black) Black 1.44MB Floppy Drive Black Internal 6 in 1 Media Writer Logitech X530 70Watts 5.1 Configuration Speaker System Black Logitech Keyboard and Wheel Ball Mouse (both PS/2). I hate Optical Mice. This whole thing about the ball getting dirty is nonsense. I want to feel the mouse move when I move it. Windows XP Pro (free, because my dad is getting the Microsoft Action Pack with 10 XP Pro licenses) White Samsung 17" Monitor max 1280x1024 (already had it) This computer could easily own any Dell computer for that price. Somebody price me a Dell with that configuration. This computer is teh 0wnage for this price. If I screwed up, tell me now, so I can correct it or something. 3 Extra Case Fans handed me TWO tissues to clear up. I was like "i'm going to need a few more paper towels than that luv"
March 30, 200521 yr Computer ordered. Ph33r t3h $854 0wnage. BTW, I use this as proof that Dell is inferior. I got 3yr Warranty and 1yr Onsite Service. Buy CyberPower XPlorer Mid-Tower Case w/ LCD Temp. Display, Fan Control, Side Window, 2 Case Fans (Black w/ Black Grill) Blue Cold Cathode Neon Light inside case AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with HyperTransport MSI K8N Neo4 with 10 USB, 7.1 Surround, 2 PCI-E, 2 Ethernet 1024MB Geil PC3200 DDR 400Mhz Ram (2x512) 80GB 7200 RPM ATA/100 Hard Drive Leadtek/Winfast NVidia 6600GT 16x PCI-E 128MB Samsung TS-H522B 16X DVDÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâñR/ÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâñRW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (but Black) Black 1.44MB Floppy Drive Black Internal 6 in 1 Media Writer Logitech X530 70Watts 5.1 Configuration Speaker System Black Logitech Keyboard and Wheel Ball Mouse (both PS/2). I hate Optical Mice. This whole thing about the ball getting dirty is nonsense. I want to feel the mouse move when I move it. Windows XP Pro (free, because my dad is getting the Microsoft Action Pack with 10 XP Pro licenses) White Samsung 17" Monitor max 1280x1024 (already had it) This computer could easily own any Dell computer for that price. Somebody price me a Dell with that configuration. This computer is teh 0wnage for this price. If I screwed up, tell me now, so I can correct it or something. 3 Extra Case Fans I think you missed the point. I myself have recommended Dell for pre-made computers from a name brand for low end computers. Building your own computer as you have done is always the perferred option if you want the best parts possible for your money.
April 12, 200521 yr Author I have a question - since I got a fan controller as well, will this turn off fans or slow them down or what? And with the system I have (see up two posts), will I need extra case fans? It should come tomorrow, so please tell me if I screwed up on the cooling so I can run out to Staples and buy fans or whatever. handed me TWO tissues to clear up. I was like "i'm going to need a few more paper towels than that luv"
April 12, 200521 yr Author Damn, can't edit. Anyway, also, is Media Center Edition an add-on to Windows XP, or an OS in itself? I got it with the Microsoft Action Pack (google for it if you don't know what it is), and I may get a cheap TV Tuner Card in the near future. handed me TWO tissues to clear up. I was like "i'm going to need a few more paper towels than that luv"
April 12, 200521 yr the x300 is a shockingly bad card, you're better off spending a little extra and getting a 6600gt
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