Recent content by CuriousGamer

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    Is it time to upgrade or am I looking at a different problem?

    Yes like said above maybe getting win7 64bit OS TO completely utilize the pc's potential. Also upgradeing your CPU might help performance.
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    Hmm all I saw was a pny geforce and a xfx 4550
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    Okay thanks! I Probally won't need to overclock it but who knows! And thanks for all the help everyone! I basically think the lifetime warranty is nescesary for it. Plus I really like xfx's tech support area. Thanks to all that helped!
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    Those are over my budget! I only have around 150 tops to spend! Those are around 200! And thanks for all your help!!
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    But I just want it to play Empire total War and Napoleon Total and probally most future TotalWar games on Ultra settings w/out having it lag or crash or what not. Will it handle that w/out OverClocking?
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    AMD stuck in 99% GPU usage at idle

    Maybe the monitoring device on the Graphics Card(Thingy... lol) has overheated when you have OC'ed it. Or it just requires a system restart(I assume you've already tried that but hey, no harm in putting it out there) Those are just some of my suggestions. I am not BY FAR a Expert or even...
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    But I just want it to play Empire total War and Napoleon Total and probally most future TotalWar games on Ultra settings w/out having it lag or crash or what not. Will it handle that w/out OverClocking?
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    Bump Please respond!!
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    So what is the big deal with cooling compared to a warranty? The XFX has a lifetime warranty, those have maybe a 3yr one. So I've read that cooling doesn't make too much of a difference as long as the card runs within operating temps shouldnt it be fine? Also the MSI has only one DVI output not...
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    It is 130 but only around 100 after rebates!
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    Well thanks everyone! I am going to get the XFX Radeon HD 5770! AndRussianSensation I have all the latest patches, thanks though!
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    Okay, so theres no real difference. That's what I thought. Well I might just go with them, but I've used XFX with my other cards in the past, and they have been good so who knows! Thanks for everyones input! I started with a lot of cards and narrowed it down to 1 card but 2 brands! HA!!
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    Yes I have a 450W PSU. I used newegg's power supply "Calculator" and it estimated around 425W so I should be good. But Oilfieldtrash what is your suggestion on getting the 5770 from XFX or HIS? Could you explain the difference to me. (Other than its a diff brand)
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    Upgrading Video Card Need Some Help!

    So what is the difference between the brands of "XFX" and "HIS" they look like the same card but the HIS is only $130..... And thanks for your replies! I am most likely getting the 5770 but now I'm unsure of which brand!!