May Somebody Help please! :[

[Haymaker88]

hi, im not the very best when it comes to computer specs and all.
i plan on getting sf soon and my current spec'd pc is;

AMD ATHLON XP 2800+
2.1 GHZ
NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 128mb.
512 DDR RAM

i can currently run bf2 but it is laggy on low :cry:

for christmas i am going to get another 512 Ram,
do you think if i also purchased a 7800GTX
that it would be a big boost to my graphics or is it too powerfull and wouldnt work?

Thankyou

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: May Somebody Help please! :[

You would need a new motherboard and processor to support the 7800GTX.

[Haymaker88]

Re: May Somebody Help please! :[

What graphics card would you recomend i get to improve my graphics, without having to change anything else?
thank you for helping

[imported_UH60BHPilot]

Re: May Somebody Help please! :[

Yeah, not sure your current computer could handle the power of the 7800GTX. Try aiming lower if you do not want to buy a new Mobo and CPU. Maybe a 6800 (GT or Ultra) or even, to save some $$$ get a 6600(GS, or GT).

Otherwise, you would need to get practically a whole new rig. Which is fine if you have the money...

[Haymaker88]

Re: May Somebody Help please! :[

Thanks alot, i think ill get one of them till i get the money for a entire new rig

:)

[imported_UH60BHPilot]

Re: May Somebody Help please! :[

Anytime

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: May Somebody Help please! :[

Yeah, not sure your current computer could handle the power of the 7800GTX. Try aiming lower if you do not want to buy a new Mobo and CPU. Maybe a 6800 (GT or Ultra) or even, to save some $$$ get a 6600(GS, or GT).

Otherwise, you would need to get practically a whole new rig. Which is fine if you have the money...

It's not that it wouldn't handle the power, it's that it doesn't have a PCI-e slot.

I'd reccomend a 6600gt or 6800.