deadly_sniper22 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 So me and the parents talked alittle bit more today and know there saying there considering it. What that means i dont' know .....I probalby won't get it for another month atleast so my mom can do her research but i have a plan. I'm going to tell you what i think is a reasonable price for us to get a new video card and our specs and you guys tell me what my best decision is. My main reason for upgrading is JO. Atleast this way i have a new video card and still play it even if it is laggy. Also, if we do get our video card, hopefully while its getting installed, my mom might upgrade a bit more too get it runner faster. So i'm thinking $300-250 CDN. Here are what i know of my system specs... Windows ME 256 MB of ram(Caine suggested i upgrade this over at TE, how much will that cost) Radeon SDR(replacing this) Intel Pentium 4 CPU 1.50 GHz Genuineintel ~1507 MHz 31.22 GB of free space Uhhh tell me what else you need to know and where to find it on my comp and i'll let you know...... (i'm determined to get JO!!!!!!!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sup Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 What are you going to tell your parents? "Hey, I haven't been talking to anyone online, but I was told to get THIS GFX card!"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 28, 2004 Author Share Posted July 28, 2004 (edited) bah. i did my research! Edited July 28, 2004 by deadly_sniper22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef-Scott Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Post your dxdiag so we can see just what your system is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 28, 2004 Author Share Posted July 28, 2004 Post your dxdiag so we can see just what your system is. i'm not sure what that exactly is but i went to Start>run> then typed it in and i got this. (only posting what i didn't post before or things like current time etc) Operating System: Windows ME,(4.90, Build 3000) system manufacturer - n/a system model - n/a BIOS - Award Processor: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 1.50 GHZ Memory: 256 MB ram page file: 267MB used, 1525MB available, Direct X version: DirectX 9.0b(4.09.0000.0902) thers a bunch of other tabs for sound and what not. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 (edited) I think with your system, a Radeon 9600XT is probably the most you can take advantage of. If you plan on upgrading more parts within a year or so, the 6800GT would be my suggestion. Edited July 28, 2004 by Crimson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 28, 2004 Author Share Posted July 28, 2004 The computer is 3 years on christmas, so i'm going to ask the parents for a new one then (which they won't do) so then i'll ask them to upgrade a few parts to hold me up untill we get a new one. Thanks for the suggestion all and i'll look into your suggestions Crimson. Keep on posting/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 28, 2004 Author Share Posted July 28, 2004 I think with your system, a Radeon 9600XT is probably the most you can take advantage of. If you plan on upgrading more parts within a year or so, the 6800GT would be my suggestion. now crimson, i've been looking at them, do i want the all in wonder 9600XT, or the Radeon 9600XT ? i don't know all the lingo and terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 The AIW is for stuff like Video-In... basically watching TV on your monitor. But, you may want something better if you get a better computer during Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 28, 2004 Author Share Posted July 28, 2004 The AIW is for stuff like Video-In... basically watching TV on your monitor. But, you may want something better if you get a better computer during Christmas. yeah i'm working on getting a whole new computer...but if not that atleast i can get a new video card....i'll let you guys knwo hwo it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYR_32 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Question....does your current motherboard have an AGP slot? (its an offset, brown slot above the PCI slots) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schenkanator Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 And if you do, what speed (ie 2x, 4x, 8x) is it? That card may well be more than your slot can handle. I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 All 8x AGP cards out now can be run in 4x mode, so there shouldnt be a problem with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schenkanator Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I know that, but if he only supports 2x or 4x AGP, isn't it waste getting a card that wont be run to its full potential? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannik Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 If it's a quality card, it will have a future life beyond. I believe it's always better to purchase hardware with future upgrades in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 29, 2004 Author Share Posted July 29, 2004 I'm not sure what my motherboard has. I know its an Asus cause i got a box that says 'Asus motherboards' lol. Best case situation: we get a new motherboard too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 29, 2004 Author Share Posted July 29, 2004 k i think this is my motherboard...... Asus P4T Intel 850 ATX Motherboard i have two booklets that came with it, one says Quck Setup Guidde and the other said Users Manual. can i find the speed in there as well as the AGP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 29, 2004 Author Share Posted July 29, 2004 (edited) k looking through the users manual i found this under features: - AGP Pro Slot: Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro <A TITLE="Click for more information about slot" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||slot|AA1VDw">slot</A> that supports AGP cards for high performance, componet level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical appplications using 1X, 2X, or 4X mode bux. Backward compatiable suport AGP 2X and AGP 1X. So from what i knwo i do have 4X. EDIT: plus the guy we take it too will tell us all that and make us upgrade for more parts! Edited July 29, 2004 by deadly_sniper22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 I know that, but if he only supports 2x or 4x AGP, isn't it waste getting a card that wont be run to its full potential? The difference between 4x AGP and 8x AGP is practically nill. @DS - You sure that was the users manual? Didn't know they put HTML in a motherboard manual regarding the AGP slot. In any case, the GT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 29, 2004 Author Share Posted July 29, 2004 I know that, but if he only supports 2x or 4x AGP, isn't it waste getting a card that wont be run to its full potential? The difference between 4x AGP and 8x AGP is practically nill. @DS - You sure that was the users manual? Didn't know they put HTML in a motherboard manual regarding the AGP <A TITLE="Click for more information about slot" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||slot|AA1VDw">slot</A>. In any case, the GT. D'OH. its the stupid spyware and adware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 29, 2004 Author Share Posted July 29, 2004 does anyone know hwo to figure out my memory speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef-Scott Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Operating System: Windows ME,(4.90, Build 3000) system manufacturer - n/a system model - n/a BIOS - Award Processor: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 1.50 GHZ Memory: 256 MB ram page file: 267MB used, 1525MB available, Direct X version: DirectX 9.0b(4.09.0000.0902) That's a start... To get the full dxdiag there is a button that says "save all information". This will create a text file with all the dxdiag information. You can then copy and paste the full dxdiag here. Is this a Dell, Gateway, HP or other mass produced system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|S&P|Papa6 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Just 4 your information, I read in an article from my pc magazine that the geforce6800, the new graphiccard out by Nvidia?, needs extra juice. So they reccommended you to upgrade your power supply to consider the extra power requirements. plus, with your current P4 1.5Ghz is that kind of expense worth the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly_sniper22 Posted July 29, 2004 Author Share Posted July 29, 2004 Operating System: Windows ME,(4.90, Build 3000) system manufacturer - n/a system model - n/a BIOS - Award Processor: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 1.50 GHZ Memory: 256 MB ram page file: 267MB used, 1525MB available, Direct X version: DirectX 9.0b(4.09.0000.0902) That's a start... To get the full dxdiag there is a button that says "save all information". This will create a text file with all the dxdiag information. You can then copy and paste the full dxdiag here. Is this a Dell, Gateway, HP or other mass produced system? ahhh i c. Ok......i'll go get it....ok now that i got it you want me to post all of it? Its pretty loooooonnnnnnngggggggg./....let me know also, its a custom pc a friend of ours made for us....so its not Dell, Gateway etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef-Scott Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 (edited) Yes, post the entire dxdiag! Also to find out what speed your memory is get this program: http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=1〈=en Run it and look under: Computer->Overclock and scroll down until you see "SPD memory modules". It will show just what the memory is in your computer. Edit: If your board is a Asus P4T Intel 850 the memory is going to cost a bunch of money. That board uses RDRAM, which must be installed in pairs. Right now I see 256 MB RDRAM sticks going for $99 (US) each. Edited July 29, 2004 by Chef-Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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