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Thread ID: 85057 2007-11-28 04:28:00 Buying a graphics card for gaming. mwoodward (13070) Press F1
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615794 2007-11-28 04:28:00 I really need some help. I have a PCIe slot and i am loooking for a card that will be good to play counterstrike and other first person shooters. I have a budget of about $350max.

I am also looking for a RAM upgrade, i have 2 slots and i am looking for 400 or 533 MHz DDR2 unbuffered SDRAM, 2 sticks totaling 2gb.

If anyone could suggest what the minimum i would need for the graphics card or just an explanation of the numbers please reply. All help is greatly appreciated.
mwoodward (13070)
615795 2007-11-28 05:30:00 Check this PF1 thread out.
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Trev (427)
615796 2007-11-29 04:34:00 If your willing to spend all of that $350 then the ATI Radeon 3850 cant be beat! It offers awesome performance per dollar, nothing comes close. Pete O'Neil (6584)
615797 2007-11-29 15:53:00 I bought a Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT for my computer about 6 months ago. I leanred that my computer HAS to have some good airflow or a nice card like you are looking at will overheat. I have an HP so you can imagine the crappy airflow I have. My HP has one exhaust fan and one 4"X 5" vent on the side. Just a little notice for you to think about.

I guess if the card comes with its own fan this wont be a problem...This was just my experience with my video card.
camor (10739)
615798 2007-11-29 22:32:00 Thanks for all the help. mwoodward (13070)
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