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  • 24-11-2005 12:52am
    #1
    nanoro
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭


    Hey there,

    Can anyone tell me how this setup will run new hi-spec games such as Doom3 Call of Duty 2 etc.

    AMD Athlon64 3500+ So.939

    ASRock 939 S56-M PCI-E Motherboard

    ASUS GeForce 6200 PCI-E TV-out & DVI

    200GB Maxtor HD 7200rpm/8MB cache

    1024MB DDRAM 400MHz VT

    NEC 3540A 16x Multi DL DVD-RW

    Thanks


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    #2
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    I think your graphics card lets the rest of the spec down tbh.
    I'd seriously consider splashing out on something better.


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    nanoro
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭nanoro


    any suggestions for a graphics card?


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    GeForce 6600, or ATi Radeon X700 Pro at the least.
    How much you willing to spend?


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    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users Posts: 13,981 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Amd opteron 146/148 for socket 939


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    masteroftherealm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,141 ✭✭✭masteroftherealm


    ATI Radeon x800GTO2 and unlock in. Two hundred quid for a fivr hundred euro graphics card


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    nanoro
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭nanoro


    Yeah the radeon x800Gt02 looks really good, especially when overclocked. I think I'll probably go with that, thanks for the advice!


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    gline
    Registered Users Posts: 6,630 ✭✭✭gline


    maybe dont use asrock, not too good, and as mentioned a better gfx


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    hairball
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭hairball


    yeh ,whats you're budget for a graphics card?
    That x800 gt mentioned above could be a good bet..but if you're willing to spend a bit more there's better choices


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    masteroftherealm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,141 ✭✭✭masteroftherealm


    Such as? without jumoing to a 7800theres nt reallyy...
    I dint thin anyway


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    hairball
    Registered Users Posts: 980 ✭✭✭hairball


    exactly:)


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    commited
    Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭commited


    Opetron 144 instead of the 3500. The X800GTO. I'm not a maxtor fan :)

    The motherboard isnt fantastic either, pretty much a nono if you want to overclock :)


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    DemonOfTheFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭DemonOfTheFall


    That motherboard is pretty poor, unless you want to do a few hardware mods involving soldering irons and such to improve it's overclocking abilities.


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    nanoro
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭nanoro


    My budget for a graphics card is about 250 euro


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    DemonOfTheFall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭DemonOfTheFall


    X800GTO2 from overclockers.co.uk seems to be the best card around for that money. Very very high success rate with flashing to X800XL, then overclocking up towards the X850XT.


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    SouperComputer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    MSI make savage boards at good prices if you are looking to save some pennies. Some of my fav boards have been MSI's to be honest.


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