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Upgrade Graphics card

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  • 14-07-2012 6:48pm
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    Vinneyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭


    I have an old Fujitsu Siemens scaleo 600 2.53mhz, p4 i want to upgrade the graphics card, at the moment it has a Nvida geforce 4 ti 4200 128mb, i play football manager 2012 a lot so can anyone sugest a cheap upgrade for me.


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    Procrastastudy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭Procrastastudy


    I think thats had its day I'm afraid. Something like a 4850 or 4870 of adverts for 30-40 quid maybe?


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    Skylinehead
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    Football Manager isn't graphically intensive at all, especially if you play without the 3D effect. Even then it still doesn't need much. More likely your CPU is holding you back.


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    Vinneyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭Vinneyboy


    overclock?


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    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Not easy on a locked down OEM PC.

    It's probably an AGP board. You might not still be able to get AGP cards new any more, and even then you might need a better power supply for some of the ones you could pick up on ebay. I'm thinking 7600gt or HD3850 type cards will need a 250-300W PSU.
    Shouldn't cost more than €20 for the card tho.

    That said you don't want to throw money at a PC that's well and truly over the hill.
    You can build a cheap ass PC for £300 if you are willing to keep your old Monitor mouse, and keyboard. Also if it's an OEM PC you'll need a new Windows licence.
    http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df-hardware-introducing-the-digital-foundry-pc


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    BostonB
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    Vinneyboy wrote: »
    .. i play football manager 2012 a lot so can anyone sugest a cheap upgrade for me.

    I guess the first question is why? What do you want to achieve with the upgrade.

    Sell the current rig for 50 or something then do what 5uspect suggests.


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    Vinneyboy
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭Vinneyboy


    see were you are going - think i'll save a bit and build a new rig


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    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    You'll see much more bang for your buck with even a relatively low spec machine than trying to squeeze performance out of your current rig. Building it yourself is easy, fun and should help save money.


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    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Most modern graphics cards need a decent amount of power so you need a decent motherboard and psu to supply that. Which means changing the whole system. Even if you didn't have to do that a P4 is just to slow for everything. Even for simply browsing the web, most P4s will struggle vs a basic dual core.


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