1 Topic by ArcAngel227 (edited by ArcAngel227 2006-08-24 20:55:18)

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Topic: Help the Squid Thread

Well I have a geforce 5200 AGP , and exactly 1.12 gigs of ram. I really need to upgrade in prep for 2142/First Strike. And I'd really appreciate some suggestions for helping me find a good one. I can't really spend much, my budget tops out at around $120. I've benn burned a bizzillion times before by cards that have a bunch of memory (say 256), but suck in performace. Can anyone make me some suggestions?

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Re: Help the Squid Thread

I'm in exactly the same position as Mr. Angel. I'm interested to see how this pans out.

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Re: Help the Squid Thread

well I won't help then I'm going for a $1000+ upgrade. core duo 2 and nasty gfx was the plan, and for once in my life I'll have a more high end comp!

I think there's still some agp's produced, I'd suggest looking into tomshardware or any other geek site for tips.

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Re: Help the Squid Thread

Will do. Man, I get complacent with my 5200 for awhile, and look what happens! They switch teh damn card slot type on me!

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5 Reply by CAAM (edited by CAAM 2006-08-25 20:50:19)

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Re: Help the Squid Thread

You'll still find some good deals out there, but if you're going to keep playing Gfx intensive games, you might want to start saving for a new system. 

There are some motherboards on the market that have BOTH AGP and PCIe slots,  If you could find one of those that just happened to be compatible with your Memory, you'd be halfway there. 

I'm in the same situation too.  I've got an old Sapphire(ATI) 9500 Pro 128MB that I was surprised was able to handle the BF2 Demo.  I have just over a Gig of Ram.

If I keep gaming, I'll definitely be building myself a new PC.  Let's see if First Strike makes me take that step. smile

If anyone finds a good (read cheap) Upgrade or New System, I'd love to hear about it. smile

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Re: Help the Squid Thread

i say get a (extra) smal job and save up till the release and see how many you still need.
i build my pc to last so i spent a lot of money on it for it to do so.

not that i havent updated it or anything. SLI, Ram, Fans
and im still looking into wether or not to put in liqeud cooling.

so : Save money and get something better then you can get for the 120you have now.
new cards coming before bf2142. so prices will drop

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Re: Help the Squid Thread

I was looking around, and I found this particular card that looked relitively promising. http://husdawg1-cnet.com.com/PNY_Verto_ … =pdtl-list
Does this look like it would get the job done?

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