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Kinlo

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12 May 2009 at 17:39 - 1

Hi,

I think this is the right place to post this on this forum, if not: please move.
Anyway: Does anybody know the price of and Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX these days?
And any ideas of a 2Gig RAM card? Which is best, and what price should I be looking?

Thanks,

~Kinlo

Snograt

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12 May 2009 at 19:45 - 2

?

Just go to a reputable e-tailer that delivers to your area and type 7900 GTX into the search box.

2GB RAM ditto - look for Geil, GSkill or maybe Corsair. Make sure you know which speed you need - at a guess I'd say DDR2-800MHz, that being the most common, but I have no idea what motherboard you have.

Kinlo

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13 May 2009 at 04:29 - 3

Ok, thanks. I'm not really experienced with all this technical stuff so sorry if it was a bit vague.

Thanks,

~Kinlo

Improvavel

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13 May 2009 at 04:43 - 4

Can I ask you why do you want such an old card?

I'm not sure if you will find one at all, and their price might just be overpriced.

If you aren't a brand addicted person I would suggest you to look at some ATI Radeon HD 4850 or ATI Radeon HD 4770. These cards are much more powerful for gaming then a 7900 GTX and their price should be around or under 100$.

If you are in an even tighter budget check a ATI Radeon HD 4670 which should be even cheaper and a still a lot faster than that 7900 GTX.

If you are looking for a 2gb ram graphic card there are none that is worth in the market, if any at all and surely not a Geforce 7900 GTX.

If you what you are looking is instead a memory stick, you need to find if you your PC uses DDR Ram or DDR-II Ram. The price shouldn't be very high for the DDRII, dunno about the DDR though, since its a tad old.

Snograt

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13 May 2009 at 06:07 - 5

If you don't know which motherboard you have, tell us the make and model of your PC and we'll see where we can go from there

Kinlo

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13 May 2009 at 12:15 - 6

Well, this game (Mass Effect) needs it for it's optimal settings. And I thought older cards are probably cheaper than newer ones.

Anyway, here's my current system:

Main Circuit Board (as Belarc program shows it):
Board: ECS Asterope 1.0
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 3.24 01/18/2007

Memory Modules:
1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Graphic card:
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

[I[System Model[/I]
HP Pavilion 061 EP092AA-ABH m7380.nl 03m0114RE101ASTER00 (in short: HP Media Center PC)
System Serial Number: CZB6040DVR NL610
Enclosure Type: Desktop
*Uses Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3*

Pinkest One

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13 May 2009 at 14:03 - 7

Odd i cant find any more specifications on your PC(CPU speed/type) But im guessing off the 133mhz front side bus its AGP interface. If that's true you're pretty much out of options besides this
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5381&CatId=318

Thats the best AGP card on the market that i've seen, much more than a 7900.

Now when you get back with more specification,or need help getting that info, we can go from there.

refer

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13 May 2009 at 14:26 - 8

I use these to see the most info about a computer: HWiNFO32, Comodo System Cleaner, EVEREST, or SiSoftware Sandra. All really similar, but the last 2 are commercial.

Kinlo

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13 May 2009 at 15:45 - 9

Hi,

for more information on my system please look here: http://img383.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=pic1h.jpg

Oh btw, if I forgot to edit something sensitive out. Please tell me.

~Kinlo

Snograt

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13 May 2009 at 15:53 - 10

Ack -HP's site tries very hard, but it's always a pain to accurately find information on it.

Does your PC look like this? - http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...duc t=1831286

If so, it's a mATX system, 800/533 FSB, integrated graphics but with one x16 PCIe.

And you're Dutch

Kinlo

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13 May 2009 at 16:19 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snograt

Does your PC look like this? - http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...duc t=1831286
(..)
And you're Dutch

Yup, my PC looks like that. And yup I'm Dutch.

~Kinlo

Improvavel

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13 May 2009 at 19:16 - 12

A Pentium IV...

I think your machine will be hardly pressed to play mass effect even with a newer graphic card.

Kinlo

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14 May 2009 at 05:14 - 13

So my best option is to buy a whole new PC? I've been thinking about doing so, and will probably do so within a year.

~Kinlo

Brianna

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15 May 2009 at 06:26 - 14

I'd say buy a new computer, but if you're looking for a 2GB Graphics card I hope you have a huge monitor to justify it. 2GB GTX 285's are out for sale now.

Elder III

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16 May 2009 at 18:25 - 15

Mass Effect suggests 2 GB od system Memory (or RAM), you don't need a Video Card with 2GB of VRAM to run that game.

I'd suggest going and getting a new computer all together, esp. if you were planning to do that within a year anyways. There is very little point in doing upgrades on an Pentium IV machine anymore.

With that said, what might your budget be for a new computer? And what games or programs would you like to run on it? There are lots of people here that love to help others find the perfect build for a new computer.

Kinlo

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17 May 2009 at 04:40 - 16

My budget is around 900$ - 1000$. Mass Effect, CoD4 & 5, games like that should run on it. So if anyone knows what the perfect build is, I would love to know it. :-)

~Kinlo

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17 May 2009 at 04:51 - 17

you can pretty easily assemble such a system for around $700 USD, depending on if you include the monitor in it or not. my system, which i built last year, can handle mass effect at max settings 1680x1050 without breaking a sweat.

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17 May 2009 at 05:10 - 18

Kinlo

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18 May 2009 at 13:04 - 19

Ok, so if I buy that I won't need to buy other PC parts with it? (except a screen)

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18 May 2009 at 13:24 - 20

Yeah thats everything you need besides a monitor,mouse and keyboard.

Chicken Ftw

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18 May 2009 at 20:29 - 21

Rahja's build is pretty solid and rather close to my own current build. Only thing I'd comment on is if you're using a HAF 932 case, be warned that it sucks in a lot of dust (no filters, but eh, entire point of case is airflow). I'm cleaning my PC out every week and a half or so with air duster. The dust buildup isn't really a big deal, just fair warning. It's still a great case.

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19 May 2009 at 01:34 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicken Ftw

Rahja's build is pretty solid and rather close to my own current build. Only thing I'd comment on is if you're using a HAF 932 case, be warned that it sucks in a lot of dust (no filters, but eh, entire point of case is airflow). I'm cleaning my PC out every week and a half or so with air duster. The dust buildup isn't really a big deal, just fair warning. It's still a great case.

Place outside to keep temps cool while overclocking depending on location, install filter+housing+drop panel and install a bug zapper+neon light for cool zappin effect. May minimize air flow but cool effects increase+practicality

Kinlo

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22 May 2009 at 05:18 - 23

So that would be my best buy option? Or is there anyone else who disagrees?

~Kinlo

rick1027

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22 May 2009 at 19:12 - 24

id say rahja know whats hes talking about and there is no ones elses advice id go with above his even mine but i agree with his choices

Kinlo

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23 May 2009 at 18:22 - 25

Yeah, I thought that. I just wanted to have some more opinions. It's not like I don't trust Rahja.

Anyway, my brother is gonna do the same as Rahja (giving an advice) and than we'll see.

I'll keep you guys updated and thanks for helping me out!

~Kinlo

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24 May 2009 at 12:47 - 26

Rahja's build is pretty decent, but there's just one thing that I don't agree with: the case. I don't really see the point why he should spend over $100 for a case. You could easily go for a Cooler Master CM 590/690 and still get good airflow, although maybe a litte less than the HAF.

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24 May 2009 at 13:49 - 27

i disagree complete i used to make custom computers and mine finally got just to pilled up i preffer my newer dell Dell Inspiron 530 have 500 gb and it run sgood i play guild wars max detail and used to play wow max and i played fallout3 max so its a killer computer for a min cost $549 it also has a widescreen screen and i love it i got it in black here a link for some info on it
http://www.dell.com/content/products...t_pcs_anav_3~~
it dont look like much but it is good
i made 2 computer with windows xp on them i got tired or the update update update !!! because i couldnt. I know some people that hooked me up with windows for it

rick1027

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24 May 2009 at 17:26 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by BloodBrood

i disagree complete i used to make custom computers and mine finally got just to pilled up i preffer my newer dell Dell Inspiron 530 have 500 gb and it run sgood i play guild wars max detail and used to play wow max and i played fallout3 max so its a killer computer for a min cost $549 it also has a widescreen screen and i love it i got it in black here a link for some info on it
http://www.dell.com/content/products...t_pcs_anav_3~~
it dont look like much but it is good
i made 2 computer with windows xp on them i got tired or the update update update !!! because i couldnt. I know some people that hooked me up with windows for it

computer manufacture use cheap parts and some of them are garbage. you got vista your gonna have the same ole update after update if you dont update your inviting viruses and trojans. actually for that price id could make a customized computer where the specs are better for what i want it. after my last computer i bought like that i'll never go back to those cheap computer companies that give you garbage now that i know what quality is sometimes it pays to get quality you just have to be a little more knowledgable and make you got compatable products

BloodBrood

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24 May 2009 at 17:44 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by rick1027

computer manufacture use cheap parts and some of them are garbage. you got vista your gonna have the same ole update after update if you dont update your inviting viruses and trojans. actually for that price id could make a customized computer where the specs are better for what i want it. after my last computer i bought like that i'll never go back to those cheap computer companies that give you garbage now that i know what quality is sometimes it pays to get quality you just have to be a little more knowledgable and make you got compatable products

ok ok ok w88888 so ur saying u dont liek the nice gaming computer like alein wares im not saying all dells are good but this one is alright

Elder III

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24 May 2009 at 19:20 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by BloodBrood

i disagree complete i used to make custom computers and mine finally got just to pilled up i preffer my newer dell Dell Inspiron 530 have 500 gb and it run sgood i play guild wars max detail and used to play wow max and i played fallout3 max so its a killer computer for a min cost $549 it also has a widescreen screen and i love it i got it in black here a link for some info on it
http://www.dell.com/content/products...t_pcs_anav_3~~
it dont look like much but it is good
i made 2 computer with windows xp on them i got tired or the update update update !!! because i couldnt. I know some people that hooked me up with windows for it

Sorry mate, but it's a fact that you cannot play GW "Max" with an Intel GMA x3100... and the idea that you played Fallout 3 on that computer is laughable.

rick1027

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24 May 2009 at 19:39 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by BloodBrood

ok ok ok w88888 so ur saying u dont liek the nice gaming computer like alein wares im not saying all dells are good but this one is alright

alien ware is a different topic they tend to put in better quality stuff but your paying for what you get and i can make a better product with quality stuff for less then they can but dell no they'll fill it with garbage. hey if someone was giving me an alien ware computer yes id take it but buy one no cause i can customize a computer i like better for the same price and have the exact specs i want. for those who dont wanna take the time to build one themselves alien war would probably be the only id recommend if they were gaming and id make sure it was good enough for what they want as the casual internet surfer my three old piece of junk would be better as in spec then that dell system you posted and it now collects dust and id probably give it to em for free just to give me space

Improvavel

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24 May 2009 at 20:54 - 32

I would consider an ATI 4890 since it is as fast as the GTX 275 but can probably be get for a bit less (nothing wrong witn the GTX 275 though).

Both are good options and that build by Rahja is a good one.

EDIT: Well in newegg doesn't seem as that though, with the exception of the sapphire one that goes for 199.00 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102830) after the in mail rebate.