Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

[sunx903]

hi, i'm new and dont really know much about computer...

i just purchased this video card from newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150157

will it be a good card to play with med/high setting for bf2??

or should i get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102002

just dont want to spend too much on it, so please help me to pick which one is the best for my pc, thanks

here is my spec:

P4 2.8GHz
1G PC-2700 DDR ram
120GB HD (7200rpm)
LCD monitor 1024x768

[FingolfinKing]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

I am inclined to tell you that the latter is the more efficient and powerful card.

[sunx903]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

so which one should get in order to have best performance?
thanks

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

both cards will let u play bf2 on med/high settings (the ram on ur computer mite be a bit small but its manegable)

i think the x800 looks like a better card just by comparing side by side

the x800 has more pixelpipelines but other than that most of the other stuff looks about the same

[sunx903]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

so..should i get another 512MB ram or 1G ram? or mine 1G ram is good enough?
thanks again

[Spartan209]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

yes, getting either one of those cards will let you play on med/high. But it would be better if you got 2 gigs. It wont stutter as much.

if you can put in a few extra dollars you can get the 7600GT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130017

that would let you play almost all high with the shadows etc. on meduim. with 2x AA. Well... thats how i play it anyway.

[sunx903]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

also i wont do any unlock stuff on the card since i have no idea how to do that..lol....

sorry i just have a agp slot though...and which ram shouldi ick for the cheapest price? as i am using ddr 2700 one

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

x800gto has more pipelines and a faster core, but 20mhz slower memory. I'd go with the x800gto.

If you have a little more cash, and are interested in multimedia at all, here's a link I posted this a.m.

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89946

x800xt All-in-Wonder for ~$160 isn't bad at all. (the -xt core is 100mhz faster than the -gto, has 4 more pipelines, and has 20mhz faster memory.)

As for the memory, I've got 2 sticks of these and have never had any problems:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820211119

BUT you aren't going to want to throw away your 1gb pc2700 to get 1gb of pc3200. The difference would be negligible. How many total ram slots do you have left open? How many are left open? I don't know if I'd spend another hundred dollars on a gig of ddr-400. You won't be able to recycle it into the next computer you build.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820211130

Having said that, if you can go to 2gb and a decent gpu, you could probably game on medium/high comfortably for the next 12-18 months at least.

[imported_nismojspec]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

yo u gat that thread from me! i had that exact post like a week ago. Anyways i gat he sapphire x800gto plays bf2 on med/high but u might need a new memory stick

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820161679

[TheDeltaStorm]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

I only have 512 RAM and I never stutter. It runs very smoothly, unless someone turns on the computer downstaris. Both are good cards, its your choice on what you want to spend your money on.

[Venomous]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

yes, getting either one of those cards will let you play on med/high. But it would be better if you got 2 gigs. It wont stutter as much.

if you can put in a few extra dollars you can get the 7600GT

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130017

that would let you play almost all high with the shadows etc. on meduim. with 2x AA. Well... thats how i play it anyway.

Spartan i dont think he has a PCI mother board i think hes agp

[sunx903]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

thanks very much for everyone in this forum!!!
i have one more stupid question...
my ram is pc2700 which is the stock ram...so my question if i remove all the stock ram and put some new ram (example pc3200), will my computer support for the pc3200 ram or do i just have to buy some ram which is pc2700? thanks!!!!

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

thanks very much for everyone in this forum!!!
i have one more stupid question...
my ram is pc2700 which is the stock ram...so my question if i remove all the stock ram and put some new ram (example pc3200), will my computer support for the pc3200 ram or do i just have to buy some ram which is pc2700? thanks!!!!

Asked before--ask again: what is your current ram configuration? 4x256? 2x512? 1x1gb? you WOULD NOT want to throw away 2x512 if you have 2 open slots. just get another 2x512 pc 2700 and it will be ok. not quite as fast as pc3200, but more economical and you probably won't notice the diff. you could buy 3200 (if it's on sale), but it will auto clock DOWN to match the 2700, so the extra mhz is NOT worth it if you want to keep your current ram (which--if it was me--i would do)

however, if you have 4x256 (a lot of dells do this) then you should chunk the lot and sell it on ebay and buy 1gb of pc3200. then, buy another gb of pc 3200 when your budget allows. don't go over 2gb of ddr with winderz xp, though!

[sunx903]

Re: Hi, i'm new to this forum, some video card questions!!!

ok thanks....i know what to do!!!
thanks very much