So Confused...... - Page 2

Merkwürdigeliebe · 11-20-2007, 11:06 PM

Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

ShaolinDreams · 11-20-2007, 11:08 PM

saying want low res and crysis to look decent is an oxymoron.

I take it your just upgrading onto the spec in your sig. is that ddr2 ram? whats your complete spec details? then maybe we can help you more.

But as it stands the guys are right.. you just throwing your bonus away on that card lol sorry. you graphics card aint so bad.. its 1gb ram and pentium D thats letting you down. i suggest overclocking for cpu to 3gb.. if a good cooler is needed get one good one can be found for £10-17 Artic freezer pro 7, get another gb of ram.. and see if you can mildly overclock your graphics card... Save the rest of the money and put it towards a new build. just popping a dx10 card in that setup aint gonna make it wonderful your gonna have bottlenecks. what HDD you got ide.. maybe get yourself a big sata one.

thats my suggestion, goodluck whatever you do m8

ClayKann101 · 11-20-2007, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merkwürdigliebe

Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Is there any cheaper ram then that?

ShaolinDreams · 11-20-2007, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClayKann101

Wow thank you so much guys i almost made a horrible mistake lol check this out
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
135 bucks outperforms both the cards i listed and i can still get my ram. By the way im not to familiar with ati cards but is sapphire a good brand?

sapphire is a top brand

i had sapphire 9800pro and it never failed me, Till the time a big wormhole in the space time continium opened up and swallowed it

jokes aside yeh its good.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClayKann101

Is there any cheaper ram then that?

man that is cheap for Top Quality ram. you cannot go wrong with them... whats a few dollars.

ClayKann101 · 11-20-2007, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaolinDreams

saying want low res and crysis to look decent is an oxymoron.

I take it your just upgrading onto the spec in your sig. is that ddr2 ram? whats your complete spec details? then maybe we can help you more.

But as it stands the guys are right.. you just throwing your bonus away on that card lol sorry. you graphics card aint so bad.. its 1gb ram and pentium D thats letting you down. i suggest overclocking for cpu to 3gb.. if a good cooler is needed get one good one can be found for £10-17 Artic freezer pro 7, get another gb of ram.. and see if you can mildly overclock your graphics card... Save the rest of the money and put it towards a new build. just popping a dx10 card in that setup aint gonna make it wonderful your gonna have bottlenecks. what HDD you got ide.. maybe get yourself a big sata one.

thats my suggestion, goodluck whatever you do m8

Ya its ddr2 ram im for sure going with the X1950pro and 2 gig of ram i know my pentium d is holding me back but i figure if i get a good card and some more ram the game should run smooth. 1024X768 is the highest res i play at i just want it to run smooth on that res and maybe med to high settings if im lucky lol.

ShaolinDreams · 11-20-2007, 11:26 PM

i got a 7800GS OC'd which is about on par with X1950pro.. so you should be able to play crysis on medium with x4 AA, x8 AS, @ 1280x1024 rez.

what motherboard you got.. ASUS? it could have overclock options in your bios. Ai NOS or even Ai Booster or manual OC settings. it aint gonna cost you anything and its worth a try.

other than that... looks ok X1950pro and 2gb ram.. see if your mobo overclocks too.

you wont have the best comp and it wont last for long but you should get a good few months of gaming out that pc. Then if your serious about gaming, think about building a new pc for DX10 vista.

lancec2c30 · 11-20-2007, 11:57 PM

His screens native res. is 1024x768 I think. So there won't be a real big quality loss.

Hey Clay, at Fry's they have that Crucial ram for $50 without the mail- in rebate. So no waiting around for the money.

Sora · 11-21-2007, 12:22 AM

This is pretty good stuff for cheap too.

Newegg.com - A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Nagasama · 11-21-2007, 12:58 AM

Newegg.com - PNY VCG7900SXPB GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

personally id go with the 7900gs.
this one is a few dollars more than the x1950pro that Merk linked.
they are both good cards. i just like nvidias user interface and overclocking tools better. totally my own opinion.

ClayKann101 · 11-21-2007, 01:13 AM

I have a cheap ecs mobo i dont think it oc's. Im more familar with nvidias products should i go with the 7900gs or the X1950pro which is better?

P.S. im going with that ram that Sora suggested.

11-20-2007, 11:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Merkwürdigeliebe Benevolent Cake Despot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Montreal, CANADA Posts: 1,651	Re: So Confused...... Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail __________________ \|Intel Q6600 \| 2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers \| XFX 8800GTS 512 \| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \| Antec 900 \| Antec Neo 500 HE \|

11-20-2007, 11:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
ShaolinDreams Super Techie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 460	Re: So Confused...... saying want low res and crysis to look decent is an oxymoron. I take it your just upgrading onto the spec in your sig. is that ddr2 ram? whats your complete spec details? then maybe we can help you more. But as it stands the guys are right.. you just throwing your bonus away on that card lol sorry. you graphics card aint so bad.. its 1gb ram and pentium D thats letting you down. i suggest overclocking for cpu to 3gb.. if a good cooler is needed get one good one can be found for £10-17 Artic freezer pro 7, get another gb of ram.. and see if you can mildly overclock your graphics card... Save the rest of the money and put it towards a new build. just popping a dx10 card in that setup aint gonna make it wonderful your gonna have bottlenecks. what HDD you got ide.. maybe get yourself a big sata one. thats my suggestion, goodluck whatever you do m8 __________________ *Gaming Rig* Intel Core 2 E6600 @ 3Ghz -Upgrade- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 25C/35C Asus P5N-D Nforce 750i 1333FSB Crucial Ballistix 2x1GB DDR2 800MHz -Upgrade- Crucial Ballistix Tracer RED 2x2GB 800Mhz 2x SataII, 2x IDE Total = 1.1Tb EVGA 8800GTS 512mb 'Crysis Edition' @ 750/1900/2000 Onboard Realtek 8.1 Sound Jazzy! Hiper Type-R 580w -Upgrade- Gigabyte ODIN GT 800W Modded iCute -Upgrade- Antec 900 19" Iiyama CRT -NEXT Upgrade!- Samsung SM-T260HD 26" w/ Digital TV Tuner / Samsung SM-T240 24" 3DMark06 Score- 13k Last edited by ShaolinDreams; 11-20-2007 at 11:14 PM.

11-20-2007, 11:26 PM	#16 (permalink)
ShaolinDreams Super Techie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 460	Re: So Confused...... i got a 7800GS OC'd which is about on par with X1950pro.. so you should be able to play crysis on medium with x4 AA, x8 AS, @ 1280x1024 rez. what motherboard you got.. ASUS? it could have overclock options in your bios. Ai NOS or even Ai Booster or manual OC settings. it aint gonna cost you anything and its worth a try. other than that... looks ok X1950pro and 2gb ram.. see if your mobo overclocks too. you wont have the best comp and it wont last for long but you should get a good few months of gaming out that pc. Then if your serious about gaming, think about building a new pc for DX10 vista. __________________ *Gaming Rig* Intel Core 2 E6600 @ 3Ghz -Upgrade- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 25C/35C Asus P5N-D Nforce 750i 1333FSB Crucial Ballistix 2x1GB DDR2 800MHz -Upgrade- Crucial Ballistix Tracer RED 2x2GB 800Mhz 2x SataII, 2x IDE Total = 1.1Tb EVGA 8800GTS 512mb 'Crysis Edition' @ 750/1900/2000 Onboard Realtek 8.1 Sound Jazzy! Hiper Type-R 580w -Upgrade- Gigabyte ODIN GT 800W Modded iCute -Upgrade- Antec 900 19" Iiyama CRT -NEXT Upgrade!- Samsung SM-T260HD 26" w/ Digital TV Tuner / Samsung SM-T240 24" 3DMark06 Score- 13k

11-20-2007, 11:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
lancec2c30 Future ex-member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 4,016	Re: So Confused...... His screens native res. is 1024x768 I think. So there won't be a real big quality loss. Hey Clay, at Fry's they have that Crucial ram for $50 without the mail- in rebate. So no waiting around for the money. __________________ XP Pro \| Vista Home Premium \| Linux Ubuntu 7.10 s939 X2 3800 Toledo @ 2.6ghz \| evga 7900gs \| 320gig + 80gig wd \| 1gb Ram \| Abit KN8 SLI 3.1ghz achieved. 70K F@H member..............still waiting for the "iRACK" Norcent will not be forgotten.

11-21-2007, 12:22 AM	#18 (permalink)
Sora Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,122	Re: So Confused...... This is pretty good stuff for cheap too. Newegg.com - A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail __________________ E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore Antec 900 Case EVGA 750i FTW Mobo 2x1GB of DDR2-533 D9GMH Team Xtreme 4-4-4-12 @ 1030mhz 2.2v Gigabyte 8800GT 720/1800/1050 (eventually will SLI when they go down in price) Hanns G 19" Wide 5MS LCD 1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0 Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900

11-21-2007, 12:58 AM	#19 (permalink)
Nagasama Master of the Donkeypunch Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: your mom's house Posts: 5,385	Re: So Confused...... Newegg.com - PNY VCG7900SXPB GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail personally id go with the 7900gs. this one is a few dollars more than the x1950pro that Merk linked. they are both good cards. i just like nvidias user interface and overclocking tools better. totally my own opinion. __________________ q9450~3.75 very fast ghz~ asus P5Q Deluxe 2 x 2gb OCZ reaper 1066 Sapphire HD4870 1gb EVGA 8800gts 512 probably not for sale.

11-21-2007, 01:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
ClayKann101 True Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 187	Re: So Confused...... I have a cheap ecs mobo i dont think it oc's. Im more familar with nvidias products should i go with the 7900gs or the X1950pro which is better? P.S. im going with that ram that Sora suggested. __________________ Mount up with wings like eagles... Xfire: clayster89

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