Posts by Bradley Morris13

thanks 😉

sorry guys, me again...
http://www.asrock.com/mb/vga.asp?Model=775XFire-RAID if it's not listed right here, does that mean my NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 won't actually work?
anyway, i know it's a pretty dumb question, but still...

nah, I'm not buying anything :/ screw all this

Ugh, okay, now you’ve totally confused me 😁
I never actually said... since I don't have the cash to just drop on a whole PC at once, I'm doing this component by component (yeah, I know I should probably start with the motherboard, but I just can't bring myself to do it) and my plan is to let this drag out over some time... like, I don't want to be back here needing a whole new setup in a few months or a year or two...
Would it even work if I picked up one of those graphics cards mentioned earlier? Like, would it actually run? I know I need better specs eventually, so maybe grab a stick of RAM first, then the CPU later,

Quote : system Requirements ... 400 Watt Power Supply is required.

I've got a 400W power supply, and the CPU won't happen for maybe a month or two, three max, so if this Radeon HD 6450 would actually work with what I've got right now, I'd grab that—or maybe even the newer one for $650, then deal with the RAM and CPU down the road.
If you get what I'm saying, I really don't want to blow those $217 only to end up having to buy everything all over again

Sorry for making things complicated, just what it is

well damn, if I do that I won't have enough left for a gig of RAM LOL, I'm just ordering everything tomorrow anyway, we'll see how it goes

actually, wait, could my crappy little build even handle it? I'm mostly aiming to upgrade the motherboard and the power supply...

crimsonstag84 said:Yup, they swapped out the 🤣

Check this one then... honestly, it’s a bit of an upgrade over the GT 240 😉

umm, would it actually be worth it to grab the 1GB version? if they even have it, plus if I get 1GB of RAM, I'll have $217 to work with 😁
just got some cash in hand

I dig it. Hopefully, once my internship check actually hits my bank account (if it ever does), I can swing a new GPU and maybe some extra RAM 😁

crimsonstag84 ..... man, that link you sent ..... take another look at it, please 😁 and then give me your take again 😁 maybe you'll change your mind. I finally get why the price was such a steal—they list it as 1GB GDDR5 and then basically pull a fast one on you by shipping out 512MB DDR3 instead. -.-

My bad if I'm being a pest, just got two more things on my mind.
Regarding this GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 1GB deal... what’s the actual deal with the differences between NVIDIA, Zotac, and Gainward? This specific Zotac one from the link is the only $133 , whereas anything else I’ve stumbled upon seems to be $183+

Also, I know this isn't exactly where this belongs, but mods, please don't nuked the post. Cheers. 🙂
On my motherboard, am I allowed—or even able—to slap in 4GB of DDR3 RAM running at 1600 or 1333MHz? I don't really get how this works, so figured it's better to ask than to go out and make a total rookie mistake. 🙄

oops, my bad. I meant DDR3, not GDDR5. My brain just short-circuited trying to track five different graphs at once 😁

crimsonstag84 said:http://www.bestbuy.com/product_info.php?c...ducts_id=10260

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It pulls very little power, so you shouldn't need a new PSU. Try to grab the 1GB DDR2 version if you can—you'll actually notice the difference in performance.😉

Would this work with my current motherboard and setup?
Just don't want to screw myself over by buying something that won't even run.😁

Also, I was looking at a Sapphire Radeon HD5450 with 1GB GDDR5 earlier. How does that stack up against a GeForce GT 240?

Hey everyone.
So, I have no idea where to start here. Total noob status when it comes to this stuff. My current rig is basically a glorified paperweight, but hey, my folks promised me a new one eventually—just waiting on that miracle. Money is tight right now, so we're working with what we've got. I’m assuming I need a new GPU (or at least, that's my guess since my performance is trash and I can't even get drivers to work on Windows XP without getting errors). Anyway, I'm currently rocking an Radeon x1050 512 🙄 http://www.amd.com/us/products/deskt...fications.aspx
Long story short, I'm a massive WoW player and I also dig Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 4. I wanted to see what I could pick up that's actually cheap but decent enough to keep Call of Duty 4 running at around 100fps (fingers crossed for that) and let me play Cataclysm without it turning into a slideshow. Low settings are totally fine for WoW, honestly. Right now, with my setup, I'm playing Call of Duty 4 on absolute minimum settings at 640x480 and barely scraping 30fps. It stutters like crazy, like some cheap knockoff from a dollar store 😁
Checking the system requirements, I should be okay on RAM and the CPU should hold its own. The GPU seems to be the bottleneck here (probably, again 😕 )

I definitely need a PCI-E card.
Current specs: 1GB DDR2 RAM (planning to grab another stick soon), an ATI Radeon x1050 512mb, an Intel Celeron D at 3.33GHz (yeah, I know it's not much, but it gets by, even if it is single core), a standard 400W power supply, and a motherboard that's nothing special, but hopefully it holds up—an ASRock 775 xfire-raid. Let me know if I missed anything.
I usually play at 800x600 or 1024x768. It would be awesome if a new card could push things higher, or at least let me run 1024x768 smoothly 🤔
Budget-wise, I'm not really sure, maybe around $133 max. Money is super tight, can't afford to waste it.
Where should I look? Not sure, maybe somewhere online that ships to my house? ^^

Please, for the love of God, if you know of any solutions, let me know. 😁 I'm hoping it won't be too expensive. 😁 And please don't tear me apart—I genuinely don't understand all this graphics card and hardware jargon. 🤷