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April 13th, 2007, 03:51 PM
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a 350W or 400W would do fine. No since in putting something like that in there, you'll never use it.
I would first get the card and see if the one already in it will work. You'll probably find it runs fine.
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April 13th, 2007, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by music layer  And I will need to get a new PSU, say 600 Watts? | More like a good 400 watt unit...
And BTW, that card there should work, it way just not work right.
Actually:
Saphire 9550
I realised that that 7600GS was an 8x only card... This was the best I could find on there for 4x/8x
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April 13th, 2007, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by him61 More like a good 400 watt unit... | Judging by the rest of his specs, he could easily get by with a good quality 350w, and quite possibly a 300w. Key word here is good quality,
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April 13th, 2007, 03:57 PM
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400 watts it is then.
...and what would be the best card I could get that would work in my pc, if money wasn't an issue? | |
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April 13th, 2007, 04:04 PM
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April 13th, 2007, 04:07 PM
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ATi 9700 Pro or GeForce 4 Ti4600 I would say.
Now, you could get an ATi 9800 XT or GeForce FX5950, but neither would run at their max speed. They'd only run at 4X AGP which I think would be a bit of a waste. | |
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April 13th, 2007, 04:09 PM
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Actually ER, 4x agp vs 8x agp is a crock full of lies.
I put my overclclocked x800pro down from 8x to 4x and even in benchmarks, the performance was equal.
I'd say a good upgrade for that system would be a 6600gt personally. | |
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April 13th, 2007, 04:10 PM
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Not really... Most AGP cards even today cant get close to the 8x bandwith... An older card like a 9xxx or FX card wouldnt be affected much by going from 8x to 4x (A few FPS only).
Edit: SoloCamo beat me to it 
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April 13th, 2007, 04:17 PM
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Okay, I see what you're saying. The 8X cards will run relatively close to their 8X specs in 4X mode. The bandwidth will be lower, but the performance will still be close.
It's been a while since I really looked at video cards. I have a 9600 AIW and Ti4600, so that should tell you something there.  | |
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April 13th, 2007, 04:36 PM
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and I thought today that I would have to go for one of those old PCI cards, for old computers.
Music to my ears...
So best card for me to get would be would be....? I would like to play all the new games, like Command and Conquer 3, Supreme Commander, Spore when it comes out, etc... | |
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