New Graphics Card

Discussion in 'Tech Help' started by kr0me, Nov 14, 2007.

  1. kr0me

    kr0me Head Docking Agent Staff Member Leader

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    OK, here's the deal. I have an ATI X300 PCI-E 128mb card right now. It's decent. It allows me to at lesat open COD4... no big deal.



    Would an ATI X1050 256mb card be THAT much better that I shoudl spend money I don't have on it?



    I'm not looking for anything crazy, just a bit of a performance increase. I only have 1.5gb of ram which I know I need to upgrade to at least 2. Which would be better to make COD4 better? I'm assuming the PSU, but help me out.

    The X1050 is $80 too. Is there something that will make my experience better for less than that?
  2. FUZiON

    FUZiON I'm here to fix your sink Administrator

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  3. Captainhowdey

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  4. FUZiON

    FUZiON I'm here to fix your sink Administrator

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    tigerdirect sucks in every way possible
  5. Shark

    Shark Getting the band back together... Staff Member Leader

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    Kr0me you looking to stay with ATI or go with any suggestion...?
  6. Cletus

    Cletus Guest

    no probs with X1300.. works wonders
  7. Captainhowdey

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    lol ive gotten 2000$ worth of shit at tiger and have had no problem
  8. FUZiON

    FUZiON I'm here to fix your sink Administrator

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    hah
    i stopped at about $200
    between the dented case and the gfx card that showed up sans heatsink i will never buy from them again
    im not the only one though, and im sure UPS is mostly to blame, but they make is so hard just to get your shit fixed...
  9. Captainhowdey

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    i take that back i forgot i got my videocard there and the fan was shot. my bad .. i put a zalman on it now so...
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    Having worked at UPS, I think that this video really captures our commitment to keeping your package safe and delivering it in one piece. And no, Butzie, I can't resist any Ace Ventura reference...