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C.L.O.U.D 12/26/07 6:27:58 PM
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I was wondering if you guys could help me pick out a new video card for my new computer(Inspiron 531)with vista home basic on it. I was given this comp for christmas and all I play on it is a bit of WoW everynow and then, and i tried without a card and it is a bit choppy. What do you all reccommend? Im not looking for an expensive card, Around $50bucks, im not a very big gamer, just looking for somthing that runs good with vista and is quiet and cool.
Edit: I was looking at this card, www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx Is this the right card for my system(Meaning right card interface) |
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Vampir 12/26/07 6:35:30 PM
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not a good enough machine for gaming where i would even bother......... |
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D4rv3n 12/26/07 6:38:17 PM
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Originally posted by Vampir @up
that's not what he's asking, ur not helping him....
Well, I would recommend u spend some more money and get something in 8000's but if ur not a gamer but u need a cheap card under 50$ I guess you should go with the one u want.... Don't expect to play the new games on it tho....
EDIT: From what I'm seeing after looking at this model is that it comes with GeForce 8300 GT, check ur graphic card again, if not then go with the one ur showing |
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C.L.O.U.D 12/27/07 3:17:02 PM
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Originally posted by Vampir Hey bro thanks for those brilliant words. Ill let you know when I post another question just so you can come on in and post something stupid again. Anyone a little smarter got a suggestion. BTW: thanks D4, what i didnt understand was ur edit part? "EDIT: From what I'm seeing after looking at this model is that it comes with GeForce 8300 GT, check ur graphic card again, if not then go with the one ur showing" What you mean by this? |
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maskedweasel 12/27/07 3:22:06 PM
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the 7300 series is a decent card. I would however, look into ATI as they have better performance per cost. It depends on how much money you're looking to spend. Good luck! |
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Varlok91 12/27/07 3:40:16 PM
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If you can spare 9 more dollars than this should play WoW fine for you: |
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bezado 12/27/07 4:29:02 PM
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What CPU did your Inspiron come with? If it has a core 2 duo then I would spend a few more and get the 1650PRO the one listed above me, was a good choice or a 7600GS if you wana spend a few more. With a celeron CPU that could be in your PC would be limited to going anything really good. The CPU becomes a bottleneck. The base CPU is the celeron 1.6 GHz 800FSB for that PC. If you do have the core 2 duo then go with the 7600GS or higher if you can afford it. If you have the celeron then a good bet is the 1650PRO for $59 on newegg, it has a slightly higher clock frequency on the GPU over the 1650XT, even though it won't be a smoking system you inch closer to bottlenecking the celeron with anything bigger then 1650 model from ATI. For Nvidia your price/performance doesn't start till you go 7600GS, where ATI has a much better price/performance.
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C.L.O.U.D 12/27/07 4:45:17 PM
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my processor is : AMD Athlon(Tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+(2 CPUs), ~2.3GHz |
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bezado 12/27/07 4:56:40 PM
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Originally posted by C.L.O.U.DHmm yeah your fine then. I was surprised you got a AMD in yours. Most Dell Inspiron are made with a Intel processor. But hey, AMD is so cheap now, adding that processor in and charging the same amount makes them a better profit. Your CPU is just as good as the slowest Core 2 Duo so go with the 1650Pro or 7600GS if you can afford the 80 bucks. Remember though, anything below 7600GS is slower then the 1650Pro starting price/performance. And you can play WOW and every MMO out with that setup, it won't play them at max graphical settings but you should be ok with most of them at medium settings. WOW will play max with your setup. |
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C.L.O.U.D 12/27/07 8:35:41 PM
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