Need pc building help(Alucard i'm looking at you)

Kiuju2k · 10-24-2006, 03:28 PM

Yeah looking for some mid/high ranged ram. Whats the best ram to buy for around 100-150 U.S.?

Also a good midranged video card to hold me over for the DX10 stuff same price range as above.

Yeah I can't play **** these days. I can barely even run COV(city of vllains). Thanks guys.

I should just start from the ground up get a mother board and blah.. nah that takes too much time.

Antipilor · 10-24-2006, 03:54 PM

Well first you need to know what kind of ram you will need and the max amount of ram your motherboard supports. Also for the video card do you have a PCI-E x16 or AGP?

Mistatee · 10-24-2006, 04:26 PM

Pick up a 2GB of GEIL value Series RAM. Should be like $70 a Gig (this is asumming you dont have a new Intel LGA775 board that uses DDR2 memory) While its not the worlds best memory, it is really good, especially for the price, a 2gb should last you a good 4 years if not more.

Anthrax · 10-24-2006, 04:54 PM

Nvidia 7900GT is the best bang for the bucks.

Antipilor · 10-24-2006, 05:19 PM

The 7900 has proven to be a bad choice and not exactly a mid range card. A better choice would probably be the 7600, or the x1600 both which run around 140 or 150.

these are both pcie x16 cards so if you have agp you may have trouble finding equivalents

Nano Fox · 10-24-2006, 05:23 PM

God you know how many idiots tried to oc the 7900 and failed? any hoot the x1600 series is very good upgrade and is roughly 150ish.

Antipilor · 10-24-2006, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Nano Fox

God you know how many idiots tried to oc the 7900 and failed? any hoot the x1600 series is very good upgrade and is roughly 150ish.

Not even just people who have tried to overclock it, but a large amount of people having it artifact and crash during normal use. There is a fix for it but it involves DOWNCLOCKING your card to the point were you might as well just buy the step down.

Mistatee · 10-24-2006, 06:58 PM

Im not all too impressed with the 7800 either... Im going back to ATI next chance I get.

Anthrax · 10-24-2006, 07:25 PM

A lot of the early launch 7900GT/GTX (MSI, XFX, and Leadtek) were faulty but on later revision the issues were fixed.

ATI high-end cards are great but the mid-end (X1600) have poor performance compared to the 7600. If you are using Linux for school/work I don't recommend ATI cards. They have piss poor drivers and good luck getting 3d applications to run, specifically Cedega.

Alucard · 10-24-2006, 08:34 PM

7600GT is your best option. But yeah, what is your motherboard?

Kiuju2k · 10-25-2006, 03:47 PM

you know what I don't know. I have to check what it is. I didn't build this pc that i am using right now. I think i am using agp pretty sure that i am. Not even sure what my ram capacity is... I might need a new motherboard. Then that would be inconvenient. I just want to be running at 512mb right now.

edit*Wait nevermind that. Apparently, i'm already 512mb and I have an amd xp 1800.... man i am going to have to check physically then I suppose. *

Alucard · 10-25-2006, 09:09 PM

lol I recommend you save your money for a little longer and get a proper upgrade. It would be a waste to buy an agp card what with the market shifting to cheaper pci-e.

Kiuju2k · 10-25-2006, 11:12 PM

**** alright guess i gotta build a new one. Damn. I was looking for a quick fix for this one. Alright. I gotta go through the process then.

Kiuju2k · 10-25-2006, 11:37 PM

How about i just get a dell and switch out the video card maybe to a radeon 1950 or gforce 7950... hows that souncd? I think i can get discounts.

Alucard · 10-25-2006, 11:52 PM

The few hundred you spend making yourself a temp decent system wont be worth it. Wait about 3 months and buy yourself a system that can be upgraded easily over the next 4 years. If DX10 wasnt coming out so soon I'd say go ahead and buy a card. I just dont think its worth the money, considering you'll be screwing yourself out of some amazing looking graphics for a long time to come. Just think of DX10 as the pc console launch. You wont be able to play Crysis without dx10. And lord knows you need to play it.

10-24-2006, 03:28 PM	#1
Kiuju2k Oh no! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Riverside, california Posts: 4,910	Need pc building help(Alucard i'm looking at you) Yeah looking for some mid/high ranged ram. Whats the best ram to buy for around 100-150 U.S.? Also a good midranged video card to hold me over for the DX10 stuff same price range as above. Yeah I can't play **** these days. I can barely even run COV(city of vllains). Thanks guys. I should just start from the ground up get a mother board and blah.. nah that takes too much time. __________________ "When life gives you shit. Make shit juice." Zechin

10-24-2006, 03:54 PM	#2
Antipilor Predating Jesus by 1 mil. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 728	Well first you need to know what kind of ram you will need and the max amount of ram your motherboard supports. Also for the video card do you have a PCI-E x16 or AGP? __________________ Refuse is our inspiration, Terrorism our trade Sabotage and piracy, Chaos our mental state In the age of super-boredom, Hype and mediocrity Celebrate relentlessness, Menace to society

10-24-2006, 04:26 PM	#3
Mistatee Linguistic Massacre Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rain Central, WA Posts: 4,838	Pick up a 2GB of GEIL value Series RAM. Should be like $70 a Gig (this is asumming you dont have a new Intel LGA775 board that uses DDR2 memory) While its not the worlds best memory, it is really good, especially for the price, a 2gb should last you a good 4 years if not more. __________________ C'mon get back on your feet!

10-24-2006, 05:19 PM	#5
Antipilor Predating Jesus by 1 mil. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 728	The 7900 has proven to be a bad choice and not exactly a mid range card. A better choice would probably be the 7600, or the x1600 both which run around 140 or 150. these are both pcie x16 cards so if you have agp you may have trouble finding equivalents __________________ Refuse is our inspiration, Terrorism our trade Sabotage and piracy, Chaos our mental state In the age of super-boredom, Hype and mediocrity Celebrate relentlessness, Menace to society

10-24-2006, 05:23 PM	#6
Nano Fox All your WIFI are belong to us! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I fell in love with a woman, but my family didn't like her. (Friend)Your parents? (Me) No, my wife and kids. Posts: 1,156	God you know how many idiots tried to oc the 7900 and failed? any hoot the x1600 series is very good upgrade and is roughly 150ish. __________________ Active Gaming: [PC]Stuff [360] BF3 / Minecrafting [GamerTag] Brock 5amson

10-24-2006, 04:54 PM	#4
Anthrax Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 332	Nvidia 7900GT is the best bang for the bucks.

10-24-2006, 06:58 PM	#8
Mistatee Linguistic Massacre Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rain Central, WA Posts: 4,838	Im not all too impressed with the 7800 either... Im going back to ATI next chance I get. __________________ C'mon get back on your feet!

10-24-2006, 07:25 PM	#9
Anthrax Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 332	A lot of the early launch 7900GT/GTX (MSI, XFX, and Leadtek) were faulty but on later revision the issues were fixed. ATI high-end cards are great but the mid-end (X1600) have poor performance compared to the 7600. If you are using Linux for school/work I don't recommend ATI cards. They have piss poor drivers and good luck getting 3d applications to run, specifically Cedega.

10-24-2006, 08:34 PM	#10
Alucard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 32,641	7600GT is your best option. But yeah, what is your motherboard?

10-25-2006, 03:47 PM	#11
Kiuju2k Oh no! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Riverside, california Posts: 4,910	you know what I don't know. I have to check what it is. I didn't build this pc that i am using right now. I think i am using agp pretty sure that i am. Not even sure what my ram capacity is... I might need a new motherboard. Then that would be inconvenient. I just want to be running at 512mb right now. editWait nevermind that. Apparently, i'm already 512mb and I have an amd xp 1800.... man i am going to have to check physically then I suppose. __________________ "When life gives you shit. Make shit juice." Zechin

10-25-2006, 09:09 PM	#12
Alucard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 32,641	lol I recommend you save your money for a little longer and get a proper upgrade. It would be a waste to buy an agp card what with the market shifting to cheaper pci-e.

10-25-2006, 11:12 PM	#13
Kiuju2k Oh no! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Riverside, california Posts: 4,910	**** alright guess i gotta build a new one. Damn. I was looking for a quick fix for this one. Alright. I gotta go through the process then. __________________ "When life gives you shit. Make shit juice." Zechin

10-25-2006, 11:37 PM	#14
Kiuju2k Oh no! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Riverside, california Posts: 4,910	How about i just get a dell and switch out the video card maybe to a radeon 1950 or gforce 7950... hows that souncd? I think i can get discounts. __________________ "When life gives you shit. Make shit juice." Zechin

10-25-2006, 11:52 PM	#15
Alucard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 32,641	The few hundred you spend making yourself a temp decent system wont be worth it. Wait about 3 months and buy yourself a system that can be upgraded easily over the next 4 years. If DX10 wasnt coming out so soon I'd say go ahead and buy a card. I just dont think its worth the money, considering you'll be screwing yourself out of some amazing looking graphics for a long time to come. Just think of DX10 as the pc console launch. You wont be able to play Crysis without dx10. And lord knows you need to play it.

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