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Video card upgrade?
I have Dell with a pentium 4 2 gig, with 400 front side bus. 768 RD memory.
350 watt PSU. Right now I have a geo2 mx card and want to upgrade. What is the farthest I can go without over doing it. I dont want to upgrade anything but a video card. I'm looking at the 6600GT and if the price drops a X800. If my current computer can handle it i will buy a 6800gt or a X850, I just want to make a smart buy. |
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John Smith wrote:
I have Dell with a pentium 4 2 gig, with 400 front side bus. 768 RD memory. 350 watt PSU. Right now I have a geo2 mx card and want to upgrade. What is the farthest I can go without over doing it. I dont want to upgrade anything but a video card. I'm looking at the 6600GT and if the price drops a X800. If my current computer can handle it i will buy a 6800gt or a X850, I just want to make a smart buy. If I were you, I'd stick with a 9800Pro or something. The P4 2.0 is still okay, but it will quickly be the limiting factor in your system. Thomas |
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6600GT would be good to have, and last into the future.
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I'm looking at the 6600GT and if the price drops a X800.
I would go with the 6600GT, because of the power supply. I read the power requirements were less then for cards like the 6800. If your supply does not work with the other cards. It will need to be replaced. Dell uses proprietary supplies, so you could not use just any old ATX supply. You would need a Dell replacement and they cost more. |
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