Recent content by Jwgold2

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    Graphics update necessary? Which of these 4 cards?

    Thanks everyone! I took the crowd favorite (and the one that I was most inclined to) and bought the 4830. Looks like it will give the best performance commensurate with my current system. Also, after reading both this site and Tomshardware for the last couple days, my brain really is...
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    Graphics update necessary? Which of these 4 cards?

    Yes, Larry, it is real slow for a modern attempt at gaming. My Mobo is an ASUS M2N SLI AM2 Nvidia nForce 500. (LINK: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131096) I had very briefly considered upgrading Processors, but the thought of uninstalling and reinstalling my processor scares...
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    Graphics update necessary? Which of these 4 cards?

    My price range is preferably 80 dollars, but I could be pushed into the 100-130 if people were convinced it would make a meaningful impact. Also: my monitors have a max res of 1680x1050 and 1920x1080....My traditional primary is the former, so that 1680 is probably my usual max resolution. I...
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    Graphics update necessary? Which of these 4 cards?

    I have been considering the purchase of a new system for several weeks, but can't quite justify spending the 800 or so dollars a new system would run (minimum.) This is doubly true since I start school again this summer and my gaming time will effectively cease...thus the next couple months are...