new grphics card

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Lasnap

Discussion Starter · Sep 23, 2009 (Edited)

new graphics card and monitor

i really need a new graphics card sence im still running a nvidi gefore 7600 gs with 512 mbs of ram. ide say my needs would probably be to be future proof for the next few years and my budget would have to be upwards of $150-$200 and i dont care if its an ati or a nvidia grapgics card as of right now. its going to take me a few months to get the money i need but ill get it one way or another by say december. and im looking at a new monitor to go with this setup as well so pleas try and keep the combos around and under $500usd total please cuase thats how much i was planning on spending on a new 26' lcd tv

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Lasnap

Discussion Starter · #41 · Oct 2, 2009

im not spending the money to replace the psu for a new card. if i could get a an old decent card that would run linux and comux-fuzion just fine ill be good. not going to do much except mess around with linux and mabe watch movies and shows if my new computer is busy doing something

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gamefreak94

· #42 · Oct 2, 2009

Lasnap said:
its a socket 939 sli motherboard so i do have one pcie x16 and 2 pciex8s and i was asking for one that would stay in this system becuase ill be putting linux on it and running that. oncwe i get the money for a new system and i was oping not to spend to much for a new card incase the 7600gs goes out. ive had some issues but nothing major yet. im just asking as a precussionary measure incase something does happen

Sorry lol. Anyway, if all you have in store for it in Linux on it and don't want to run heavy games on it in the mean-time (and also want to spend less so you can spend more on the complete new build) then just get the cheapest card you can find i.e. ATI HD4350 or Nvidia 9400GT. They're actually not too bad, on minimum settings on medium resolutions, Crysis is fully playable on both

Or if you want something even cheaper then just pull something off ebay.

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-StrikE-

· #43 · Oct 2, 2009

Lasnap said:
im not spending the money to replace the psu for a new card. if i could get a an old decent card that would run linux and comux-fuzion just fine ill be good. not going to do much except mess around with linux and mabe watch movies and shows if my new computer is busy doing something

You want linux ? then go nvidia seeing as you got PCI-express it shouldn't be a problem.Also what is your PSU ?

ATi HD4350 sux, better get a Nvidia 9400GT if possible

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