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Thread ID: 106265	2010-01-03 03:10:00	Decent Graphics Card	h4rsheys (15319)	Press F1

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845063	2010-01-05 06:45:00	Once you install it, please let us know what you think,	Bryan (147)
845064	2010-01-05 15:50:00	no problem	h4rsheys (15319)
845065	2010-01-06 02:27:00	i think its time to bring it to an end. as per getting the job simply done i have decided to stick to my first choice and get this (www.bestbuy.com hics+Card/8968094.p?skuId=8968094&id=1218006355798) card. why? because it'll fit my specific need, it will still play most, if not all games, and it's cost is by far the best. :thanks for your help, all of you. your opinion was greatly appreciated once again. Despite the fact that you obviously didn't listen to it? I don't have any objection to people asking questions, but I object to people who don't know that much saying "yes, but" and charging on regardless. If you ask for advice, I'd suggest taking it. RAM is good on video cards when using AF and playing at high resolutions. Your card most likely will not be able to play very many modern games (my 9800GTX OC'd struggles with Modern Warfare) and will only use the RAM at 24" and above. IMO, you've wasted your money. That's your problem though, not ours. And double so, since you'd been advised against it. /Rant	Thebananamonkey (7741)
845066	2010-01-07 03:46:00	Despite the fact that you obviously didn't listen to it? I don't have any objection to people asking questions, but I object to people who don't know that much saying "yes, but" and charging on regardless. If you ask for advice, I'd suggest taking it. RAM is good on video cards when using AF and playing at high resolutions. Your card most likely will not be able to play very many modern games (my 9800GTX OC'd struggles with Modern Warfare) and will only use the RAM at 24" and above. IMO, you've wasted your money. That's your problem though, not ours. And double so, since you'd been advised against it. /Rant Asking for advice doesn't fully impose that one is going to take it. It is simply a way of asking for suggestions that may lead to an even better opportunity to invest in a more worthwhile product. I fully considered everyone's opinion and weighed the odds fairly in my point of view. If you believe there is something wrong with this, then my apologies, there's nothing I can do to fix that. Also, I may not as be as knowledgeable as most when it comes to computer hardware so excuse my inability to fully comprehend the technicalities of a proper graphics card. I understand that you have claimed that it would be unwise to purchase the 9800- is this because of my screen size? I am fully willing to reconsider as I have not purchased the card yet. At the moment I have a dell sp2309w (23", 2048x1152), but I might be downgrading to a dell E157FP (15", 1024x768). In accordance to each, would the 9800 make sense in either case, or no overall? a friend of mine is running a nvidia geforce 9600gt (www.nvidia.com) on a samsung syncmaster 226BW (19'', 1680x1050) with 4gb ram and a core 2 duo processor at 2.4ghz. He plays games such as borderlands on maxed out settings and they run fine. I will be running a nvidia 9800gt (www.bestbuy.com hics+Card/8968094.p;jsessionid=D2D1CF902FD8BB17493318936A49B 6EC.bbolsp-app01-50?skuId=8968094&id=1218006355798) on a dell E157FP (15", 1024x768) with 4gb ram, and a core 2 duo processor at 2.67 ghz. In my opinion, I should be perfectly fine, but if you disagree, let me know- I will wait a week before purchasing.	h4rsheys (15319)
845067	2010-01-07 07:27:00	For a mere 1024x768 res the 9800GT itself can be considered overkill....but I don't have an objection. Why are you downgrading screen, though, if I may ask? And banana, just deal with it man.....just because you've advised against something doesn't mean the OP HAS to follow it.	qazwsxokmijn (102)
845068	2010-01-07 08:10:00	Yea, so I think I'll stick with the 9800 if it will handle the small screen adequately. I'm downgrading only because of budget constraints and the possibility that the 9800 won't handle the bigger screen. If it does, great- but if it doesn't then at least I know the smaller screen will be supported by the card.	h4rsheys (15319)
845069	2010-01-07 08:35:00	Yea, so I think I'll stick with the 9800 if it will handle the small screen adequately. I'm downgrading only because of budget constraints and the possibility that the 9800 won't handle the bigger screen. If it does, great- but if it doesn't then at least I know the smaller screen will be supported by the card. You'd downgrade from a 23" widescreen to a 15" 4:3 to match your video card, lol that's just really bizarre!, please don't type that again you sent a shiver down my spine. The 9800 will get you by for a while no question, that 23" will run lower outside its native resolution and you can turn down the IQ on a lot of games, but less pretty. Just a shame you couldn't raise another 70 bucks and buy something that will last a few years. There is an old saying, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink, but I do understand some people are very very tight on $.	Battleneter2 (9361)
845070	2010-01-07 12:30:00	You'd downgrade from a 23" widescreen to a 15" 4:3 to match your video card, lol that's just really bizarre!, please don't type that again you sent a shiver down my spine. The 9800 will get you by for a while no question, that 23" will run lower outside its native resolution and you can turn down the IQ on a lot of games, but less pretty. Just a shame you couldn't raise another 70 bucks and buy something that will last a few years. There is an old saying, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink, but I do understand some people are very very tight on $. He could have gotten a much better card like the 4850, 4870 and still be within his budget www.tomshardware.com	whellington (15030)
845071	2010-01-07 19:37:00	goodness gracious~ i'm so stubborn.	h4rsheys (15319)
845072	2010-01-07 20:29:00	I have one more question (sorry), since I haven't opened up my tower yet I would like to know what would happen if I remove my express chipset cards to replace them with the new graphics card. Apparently the Q43 (www.intel.com)/Q45 (www.intel.com) express chipsets come loaded with support for audio, memory, video, and various other processes. If I remove these with solely a graphics card, won't all the other forms of support be gone? In other words, won't I end up with no audio and whatnot? Wow I just considered this, sorry if it's a ridiculous question, but if someone can clarify it for me I would greatly appreciate it. And in simple terms, as I'm not a highly advanced computer user.	h4rsheys (15319)
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