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06-21-2006, 10:49 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,246
|  Your opinion on the gaming potential of...
Athlon 64 3500+ CPU
GIGABYTE Ga-K8U-939 Motherboard
ATI Radeon 9600XT
1GB PC3200 DDR400 RAM
What kind of newer games could this play, and at approximately what framerates?
What could I change to make it better for gaming?
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06-21-2006, 10:51 AM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 50
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I betcha you could play the Atari Super Pak on that rig. Maybe even Bejeweled. J/k 
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06-21-2006, 10:55 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,246
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Haha. Good one.
I'm not after a super-gaming-rig or anything, simply 'cause I just can't afford it.  Just something that can play HL2 and newer games at decent FPS's.
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06-21-2006, 12:37 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,839
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maybe source with everything on low.
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06-21-2006, 12:53 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 543
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you can play alot of new games just with lower resolutions and low detail. oblivion might be one of the newer games you can't play with the 9600
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06-21-2006, 01:29 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,564
| Re: Your opinion on the gaming potential of...
Quote: Originally posted by WorldIndustries
What could I change to make it better for gaming? | A much better video card. | |
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06-21-2006, 01:51 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,246
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You serious? I can play Half Life 2 NOW with my Celeron and half a gig of ram, but on low resolution, and medium settings.
I figured a decent CPU and a gig of RAM would make things a whole lot better?
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06-21-2006, 01:54 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,564
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Well games depend more on the video card, I would just get a new everything.
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06-21-2006, 05:21 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,246
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No way I can afford that... Guess I'll upgrade the CPU and RAM for now, and save up for a new video card afterwards... Is 150 bucks enough for a semi-decent card?
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06-21-2006, 06:35 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 342
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You don't have to upgrade everything thats just what lotto 649'er reggie_da_man would do. Anyways, the major upgrade i would suggest is to go with a 6600GT over your ATI 9600.
JFY - i just bought a 3.0 GHz cpu on ebay and i'm selling my old socket 478 2.4 Ghz for $75.00 (Canadian) shipping not included .
PM me if your interested.
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