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lil help needed

11 durable postsStarted 2008-05-29Latest 2008-06-02

#54953Post 1 of 112008-05-29

computer (alienware) is starting to slow a touch, and want a graphics upgrade.

soooooo.................

what vid cards are great now? im shopping for the future, so i want something well above average.

also, is RAM what i need to speed things up a touch?

i just defragged the drives, deleted some MMO's that werent being touched and sent all music to a separate external hard drive.

#1026806Post 2 of 112008-05-29

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how much are you looking to spend ? you can get video cards ranging from $50 - $600

#1026810Post 3 of 112008-05-29

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vid cards --- anywhere up to 4-5 hundo.

#1026881Post 4 of 112008-05-30

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for video cards, dont get anything with less than 512mb ddr ram.

as for ram for your computer, 2gb+ is really good.

dont know for specifics... beanz would be the knowitall in this category.

#1026964Post 5 of 112008-05-30

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[QUOTE=thesightless;608520]vid cards --- anywhere up to 4-5 hundo.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130338[/url]

#1026965Post 6 of 112008-05-30

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though honestly, if you're not a gamer..... dont spend that much.... I got a passive cooling (i.e. fanless) video card (nvidia 8600gt) for $100. I only use it for my media center but 50% of my viewing is movies in 720P (and some in 1080i) and the card performs FLAWLESSLY.

So if you're not going to game, save your money.

#1027068Post 7 of 112008-05-30

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^ ^ What he said. Get more bang for your buck but if you're not a gamer then you can easily get a very good quality card for under $200 online.

#1027592Post 8 of 112008-06-01

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I believe mine's the 7600GT thinking offhand through EVGA

PCI-E, 256MB DDR2, paid I think like $80 for it.

Works like a charm on virtually any game I throw at it...picture viewing's good too on the LCD w/DVI cable.

#1027593Post 9 of 112008-06-01

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Could also post the basic specs of your alienware...don't know if I ever saw them on here or not, but would help in determining answers...

#1027724Post 10 of 112008-06-01

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Sad to say but you can get a card that will outdo that 7600GT for $50 nowadays.

#1027752Post 11 of 112008-06-02

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oh of course...I got a good deal (at the time) on it...which was hmmm, a year or so ago?