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| Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2008
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| Hey guys. After talking with some people on this board I've decided it might be in my best interest to buy a new video card for my busted computer. Since I have an old motherboard I believe I could get a new video card for fairly cheap. My current motherboard is GIGABYTE K8NS NFORCE3 754 GA-K8NS...I believe this motherboard uses the AGP 4X/8X port for the video card...correct me if I'm wrong. If this is the case what would be peoples recommendation for a new video card. Realistically I would like to get a cheap video card to see if this is actually the problem...I assume I could pick one up for around $50. |
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| So I figure I might as well pick up another 512 RAM considering my computer currently only has one stick of 512. I have a GIGABYTE K8NS NFORCE3 754 GA-K8NS motherboard and I think I understand that it will run DDR400/333/266 - 184pin RAM. With that being said I found a 512 stick that seems reasonable. What do others think? Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!) Or would it be more cost efficient to get 1gb and get this?? Newegg.com - G.SKILL Value 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory - Retail |
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