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Thread ID: 94115 2008-10-15 00:14:00 Video Card Upgrade.. ATI X1650Pro(256MB) to nVidia 9800GTX+(1GB) l0gic (6781) Press F1
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712341 2008-10-15 00:14:00 Looking at upgrading for a better gaming experience.. Will I notice a big difference when playing WoW between these two cards?

I'll also be upgrading to a higher power PSU and moving from 4GB DDR2-667 to 4GB DDR2-800.

Anything I should know before I start?
l0gic (6781)
712342 2008-10-15 00:26:00 A difference i would imagine, not sure on WoW but on other FPS games

As for the RAM i dont think you would notice that much depending on
Latancy/Speed of the new ram compared with old What Brand ?
Q man (14225)
712343 2008-10-15 00:27:00 The RAM won't make much difference at all. Pointless really.
As for WOW, its not a very demanding game. So no, not for that game.
Recommended Specifications

Windows® System 2000/XP OS:

- 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM, such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better
pctek (84)
712344 2008-10-15 00:32:00 Well I get about 25FPS in WoW at the moment, I hope that'll get better.

But yeah, might notice a bigger difference in other games I guess.

Current ram is mixed up A-Data and something, not matched or anything just found it and shoved it in.. 2x512MB, 1x1GB and 1x2GB.

I plan on moving to 2x2Gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 CAS4 at 4-4-4-12.

I don't expect a huge gain from that, but it'll look nicer through the case windows!
l0gic (6781)
712345 2008-10-15 02:31:00 t found it and shoved it in.. 2x512MB, 1x1GB and 1x2GB.

I plan on moving to 2x2Gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2 CAS4 at 4-4-4-12.

I don't expect a huge gain from that, but it'll look nicer through the case windows!

Especially if its this stuff:
www.computerlounge.co.nz
pctek (84)
712346 2008-10-15 02:35:00 I think WoW is a CPU intense game.... SolMiester (139)
712347 2008-10-15 19:04:00 I think WoW is a CPU intense game....

WOW is not an anything intensive game.

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* Intel Pentium® IV 1.5 GHz or AMD XP 1500+ MHz
pctek (84)
712348 2008-10-16 21:34:00 its a good upgrade alright not specifically for WOW but any other game coming out and is already out u should be able to play it no sweat jaymak (14211)
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