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04-13-2008, 11:12 PM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 72
|  Questions About Upgrading (Let Me Guess this is the 1,000 time right?)
I'm going to upgrade my current PC.
I would like the following: MotherBoard Graphics Card
Processor
Though their is a point to this thread.
I currently have a 500W power supply and was wondering if that would be enough for this upgrade.
Also I currently have the following as RAM.
So is 500W enough?
And does the RAM I have get the job done for these types of games I'm trying to play (I.E. Crysis, The Witcher, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Skys). | 
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04-13-2008, 11:16 PM
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lolwut? Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,106
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whats your processor
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04-13-2008, 11:24 PM
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TF's First DICE User. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Burlington VT Posts: 3,976
| Re: Questions About Upgrading (Let Me Guess this is the 1,000 time right?)
well the motherboard and the ram aren't compatible, the ram is ddr and the board supports ddr2. but if you can either find a board that supports ddr, or get some ddr2 ram (which is dirt cheap) then yes that will be able to play crysis and the other games you listed fine as long as you aren't playing on a huge monitor.
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04-14-2008, 12:02 AM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 72
| Re: Questions About Upgrading (Let Me Guess this is the 1,000 time right?)
Is the 6400 (the one I listed) better then the 6000? If it is is it worth the extra $10? Quote:
Originally Posted by taintedplay  whats your processor | AMD 64 X2 4200 (AKA not powerful enough).
Last edited by Gunraidan; 04-14-2008 at 12:10 AM.
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04-14-2008, 12:10 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 343
| Re: Questions About Upgrading (Let Me Guess this is the 1,000 time right?)
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Originally Posted by Gunraidan AMD 64 X2 4200 (AKA not powerful enough). | really? I have a 4200 AM2 chip and i was able to play Crysis. Sure it wasn't on high settings, but i was still able to play it and it looked really good.
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04-14-2008, 12:29 AM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 72
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Originally Posted by hickfarm really? I have a 4200 AM2 chip and i was able to play Crysis. Sure it wasn't on high settings, but i was still able to play it and it looked really good. | Oops I meant The Witcher.
But yeah I was going to get a 360 with this money but it's just too **** expensive with getting an HDTV. Also if I'm going to spend money on a rig might as well be the most powerful I can buy with the money. | |
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04-14-2008, 05:06 AM
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Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,480
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04-14-2008, 06:09 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,366
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you need to get new ram. thats ddr ram that you have, you need ddr2
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04-14-2008, 07:41 AM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 72
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04-14-2008, 10:22 AM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 72
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Is my 500W power supply enough if I get the processor maroon1 recomended? | |
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