Recent content by jamupnorth

Sorry we dont have those sites but i will have a look at fleabay ;)

I think you are right but getting a cheap agp card might be harder than you think ! i bet lots of people have them in boxes in the garage etc :)

It is getting a few lines and flickering on the screen which are a bit random (i had this problem with an old radeon 7200 agp card many years ago) at first i thought it was the drivers but it does not make ant difference when i change them.

As i built this machine many years ago i would like to see it last as long as posible :rolleyes: It runs xp at the moment and i might change the operating system in the future so i think i will get a hd3650 for it

Thanks but i am in the uk but as for the cards the Radeon Hd3850 seems to be the best one but seems quite expensive for an Agp video card ! i am told that my relatives nephew plays some games on it but i think they are just internet games , i read that their is supposed to be an agp Hd 4650 but...

I have a relative who is going to need a new Agp video card soon but i am not sure what to get as there are not many choices really , possibly a radeon hd3650 , a think all the Nvidia cards are old Spec is Athlon 3200+ (2.2hgz) 1 gb ram Mx440 128mb agp 17 inch monitor not a gaming pc...

I was shocked at the size of my Gtx275 ! it only just got in my case and i had to move a hard drive out the way :eek: It was nearly double the size of my single slot hd4850 - Far too big

The 275 comes out better in most benches i have read but i think you cant go wrong with either card ! Why not wait for the dx 11 cards that are coming soon ?

I changed from an ide dvdrw to a sata dvdrw just because the ide drive failed but to be honest i didn't see any difference It really depends on what speed of disk you use :)

wouldn't we all But it was older cards i was looking for details on ie: gforce2 , radeon 7000 etc out of the ark i know but relatives have them etc

Well for some people they do lol

I am looking for a tree/history of Nvidia and Ati cards history and release dates etc !! does it exist ?

I dont think my motherboard supports faster ram ? So keep the money for a ddr3 i7 setup really ? i suppose i7 ddr3 route is the only real upgrade path to get on but i still think it is overpriced at the moment and i dont see i5 as anything more than core2 replacement.

I can get another 4gb of 800mhz ddr2 ram for only £36 in the uk as ram is really cheap right now :) would it be worth it with my machine going to 8 gb ?

Thanks but i do a bit of divx to mpeg video encoding on it but i have never upgraded a laptop before ie: i don't understand the cpu numbers etc ?