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new 3d card or
02-11-2005, 06:39 AM
Post: #1
new 3d card or
Should i buy now a new 3d card or should i wait a year and get a whole new computer? I currently have 290 euros in total of which i want to spend 240 euros max on a new card. Over a year i will have over 600 euros.



My current specs: P4b 2.66 ghz, 512 mb of pc2700, Asus V9280S(based on ti4200) and a 300 watt psu.
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02-11-2005, 07:05 AM
Post: #2
RE: new 3d card or
I\'d buy another stick of ram, that\'ll give you a nice boost.
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02-11-2005, 10:39 AM
Post: #3
RE: new 3d card or
Can\'t you just get a faster P4, and set the bios, or jumpers, or whatever it is?

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02-11-2005, 08:59 PM
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RE: new 3d card or
i have a P4B so the fsb is 533 mhz. To upgrade my proc i need to buy a new motherboard.
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02-11-2005, 10:41 PM
Post: #5
RE: new 3d card or
tbh, id wait until Cell systems go mainstream next year....

I won\'t upgrade now until Cell\'s become affordable.... I think my baby will last till then:

P4E 3Ghz (HT enabled)
2Gb DDR400 (dual channel 4x 512)
256mb X800 Pro
650W PSU.

p.s. if you want a faster P4 and/or a brand spanking new 3D Card, you NEED a bigger PSU, i tried running my system on a 350W.... didn\'t happen Smile
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02-11-2005, 10:51 PM (This post was last modified: 02-11-2005 10:51 PM by ElvenKind.)
Post: #6
RE: new 3d card or
I was actually contemplating getting myself a new ATI graphics card. Not sure I wanna swap my power supply again though (400W), but if one must, one must.

And no other gfx card producer than ASUS for me thank you very much.
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02-12-2005, 04:06 AM
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RE: new 3d card or
i thouhgt cell wouldnt go mainstream.
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02-12-2005, 04:41 AM (This post was last modified: 02-12-2005 04:43 AM by LivingTarget.)
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RE: new 3d card or
I say wait, 2006 will be the year in which we\'ll get into the upgrading spiral. You\'ll get PCI-xpress, new CPU\'s (64b/cell?) and amazing video cards.
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02-12-2005, 04:48 AM (This post was last modified: 02-12-2005 04:50 AM by shift.)
Post: #9
RE: new 3d card or
AFAIK cell isn\'t going to be around until more than a year ahead, and its first implementation will be for the Playstation 3.

Also there\'s a lot of debate about this cell stuff on Slashdot. TBH, I\'m not sure it\'s nothing to take into account if you plan to renew your computer in a short term.
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02-12-2005, 05:46 AM (This post was last modified: 02-12-2005 05:47 AM by viper.)
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RE: new 3d card or
Erm shift, first Cell workstations are shipping this year, with public sales in 2006. As said by the IBM chief.
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