04-28-2005, 08:35 AM
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upgrade time, need video card advice
So its time for an upgrade. But I am so out of the hardware loop I have very little of what direction to head. Anyhow my system spec right now is a P4 2.4 oc'd at 2.8, this is on an 800mhz bus. I got a 9600xt 128MB card and was wondering which card I should upgrade to. Right now I'm just wanting to do the video and ram. I probably wanna spend under $200 and don't want to buy a card thats more than the cpu can handle. Also other restraint is i need a card that will fit in one slot since i got one of those mini pc's. So msg me away with suggestions and i'm not partial to sticking with ATI if nvdia has a better deal.
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04-28-2005, 08:44 AM
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For your rig a 6600GT would be ideal. More power than a 9800 and under $200 now ($170ish).
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04-28-2005, 08:45 AM
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Dell Dimension 9200 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) | 4x1GB DDR2 | 256MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT Dell Studio 17 | Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz) | 2x2GB DDR3 1066MHz | 1GHz ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Intel P4-C 3.0GHz | ECS 865PE-A | 3x512MB PC3200 | 128MB PNY GeForce 6600GT 
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04-28-2005, 03:27 PM
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Camp out on Newegg's refurb area for a couple of weeks. If you don't care about the software bundle, the deals can't be beat.
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04-28-2005, 03:34 PM
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Monarch has free shipping and no tax to CA.
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04-28-2005, 03:38 PM
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As much as I love beefing up my post total with this question.....
::::::::::::Here are the threads on this topic that have been posted w/in the last two weeks::::::::::::: PCIe video card recommendations: http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87192 (PCIe video cards recommendation?) Budget AGP cards: http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86602 (Help choosing a budget AGP card) AGP cards: http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87088 (so i bought parts for a new pc, but i neglected something) Hopefully that will get you started, if you have anymore questions however, we'd be Glad to help  ~Kyle
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