Should I Get This Graphic Card?

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  1. Blue_fire

    Blue_fire Well-Known Member

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    Well I really need a new one badly since my old is crap. I went to future shop and some other stores and found out that future shop had the best price for it and it was in stock. Anyways heres the link. http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetai...ogon=&langid=EN

    Btw I have these specs.

    2.4ghz computer
    788mb of ram
    50 gig harddrive
    I'm not sure if I'm PCI or ACP I think my computer has both of those options installed. Anyways is it worth it and will it work on my gateway computer? Btw this is a intel mother board so will there be any problems?


    Thanks



    PS. If you would like to post any other graphic cards I should get instead of this one then please post it. I also need the price under 100 dollars .
     
  2. xlink

    xlink GR's Tech Enthusiast

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    all AGP boards have PCI.

    i think you meant pci-e

    also 2.4GHz doesn't say much. My cordless phone is 5.8Ghz but it can't run minesweep

    2.4GHz celeron sucks ass, 2.4Ghz core 2 quad is pretty damn nice....
     
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    Blue_fire Well-Known Member

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    I dont know its 2.4ghz and its intel..
     
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    xlink GR's Tech Enthusiast

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    intel is a company not a chip.

    a celeron d wa made by inel as are c2 quads

    is it a celeron d, a pentium 4(northwood) or a p4 (prescott)
    http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

    that link will help
     
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    pentium 4
     
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    CPU is soemwhat weak. allright for source games but won't be playing oblivion all too smothely...

    i've heard of people with 3.0GHz opterons being CPU limited to 12FPS at points.

    to put that into perspective, an opteron is about 70% more powerful per GHz than a P4.
     
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    ok so if I buy this graphic card I can play bf2, WoW and call of duty 2 fine?
     
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    on relatively low settings, yes.
     
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    ok thanks. Any more comments anyone ?
     
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    yeah, the card sucks. dont buy it! Use a 9800 or if needed 9600 not 9550
     
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    hm I dont know now.. Do you know any good graphic cards from future shop?
     
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    dont go to futureshop, better off using Newegg.com great service, great products, and reasonable prices
     
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    well if I had a credit card I would but I dont so I have to go to stores and buy my things.
     
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    .infeQion Well-Known Member

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    ask your parents, they buy the product you give them the money its a fair trade.
     

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