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08-13-2007, 02:07 PM
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| Newb Techie  Join Date: Aug 2006
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|  Video Card question My friend recently bought a computer from best buy and wants to play graphics intensive games like bf 2142 on low to med settings. He plans on getting a BUDGET video card for around a 100 bucks but doesn't know which one to get. I recommended the x1650 pro. What do you think? Do you think the psu on the HP will be able to handle this? Thank you Here is the link for his computer Hewlett-Packard - Pavilion 4400+ Desktop - a6110n |
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08-13-2007, 02:11 PM
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| One dumb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, California
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  | Re: Video Card question Seems like a decent card. There's no specs for the PSU on that site that you just linked.
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08-13-2007, 02:35 PM
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| Wizard Techie Join Date: Aug 2005
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| Re: Video Card question 7600GT is much better than X1650Pro and it is cheaper Newegg.com - EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
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08-13-2007, 02:43 PM
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| Re: Video Card question ^ agreed a 7600gt is better for the price
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08-13-2007, 07:35 PM
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| Re: Video Card question Should be fine, you might be able to turn off the onboard GPU in the bios and save some power.
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08-13-2007, 07:39 PM
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08-13-2007, 07:41 PM
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| Re: Video Card question Quote:
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