i need your help~!!!!

[garricwong]

PC SPEC:

P4 2.8MHZ
512 DDR RAM
GEforce MX440
onboard soundcards


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i need to upgrade my video card(AGP), but i dun know which one is good for my system.
so i need your suggestion.

9500?
9550?
9600?

or other?
(pricing = the performance )
(not more than USD$100, RM200)
(i just need the videocard for gaming, EXP: titan quest, scared (underworld), or some fly simulator game)


thank a lot.

 

[ShadowFold]

Dude we need a budget, it gets annoying assuming you have 200$ for a AGP HD 3850...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102730

Thats the best AGP card out atm if you post a budget ill get the best in that range

 

[hat]

bah
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130100

much more fitting for his system at a fraction of the price
a HD3850 with a 2.4GHz P4 isn't just a bottleneck, it's a death-grip

 

[ShadowFold]

bah
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130100

much more fitting for his system at a fraction of the price
a HD3850 with a 2.4GHz P4 isn't just a bottleneck, it's a death-grip

Hehe yea I guess

I would shoot for a 2600 tho 7300's arent that great

 

[garricwong]

thanks shadowfold, my budget is not more than 200USD

 

[ShadowFold]

thanks shadowfold, my budget is not more than 200USD

With a 200$ budget I would grab a 50$ board + 50$ card and a E2140 with cheap DDR2 ram man

 

[garricwong]

but i'm only want to upgrade videocard~~~

because i will get another new PC within a year.

 

[ShadowFold]

50$ Gigabyte budget board, I know someone here has it
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128076
60$ Intel E1200, Can hit 2.5ghz at the least easy.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116064&Tpk=E1200
40$ kingston DDR2 ram, really nice I have the DDR2800 models
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134384
50$ PowerColor 2600PRO, its an OK card for light gaming
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131086

but i'm only want to upgrade videocard~~~

because i will get another new PC within a year.

Your CPU will bottleneck everything but if you want just a card get the HD 2600XT AGP, no point in getting the 3850 with a P4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102718

Thats the HD 2600XT AGP
Your CPU will bottleneck everything tho might as well get a new system

 

[wolf]

7600GS AGP
7600GT AGP
7300?? AGP
HD2600XT AGP
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X1950PRO AGP
7900GS AGP

i separated the latter two because these will be bottlenecked by your system, but not nearly as much as a 3850 would be.

 

[garricwong]

HD2600XT AGP?
what the price on current market?

 

[ShadowFold]

115$

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102718

You can spend 200$ on the one with a IceQ cooler and OC it but I reccomend saving money for a new board + cpu etc just get the 2600XT for now.

 

[erocker]

If you are getting a new computer within a year, see if you can find a x1950pro or x1950gt.

 

[hat]

Hehe yea I guess

I would shoot for a 2600 tho 7300's arent that great

wait, whoa, oops! thought it was a 7600 :/ did that too fast
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130076

or if you wanna go a little higher
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102718

 

[garricwong]

9550 or 9600 is not good for my pc??

i think the price is reasonable~~

 

[cdawall]

idont throw money away on your P4 system order a new setup like the one shadowfold posted you will save alot of money in the long run by switching to PCI-e

 

[dolf]

Or second hand X800PRO, X800XT, X850PRO, X850XT if you can find one for app. 100USD.