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    Memory or video card upgrade

    Once again some great suggestions. I agree with ShellGuy that we shouldn't sink too much money in this aging computer. Within a year he will probably buy a new system. The dell box does have an agp slot so I will look at an ati 9600 or ti4200. Last night we ordered a stick of memory from...
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    Upgrade memory or Video Card?

    Thanks again for all the great suggestions. It is regular ddr memory so a stick will be cheap. While I asked for passively cooled video cards I probably should stay clear of them as the pc is kept in a tight corner of a den next to a couch...not much air circulation. Temps could get high.
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    Upgrade memory or Video Card?

    DX9 would be good. 6200 looks nice but it has active cooling. Noise? Dx9 card with passive cooling?
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    Upgrade memory or Video Card?

    Thank you....this is great. I tend to agree that much more memory over 512 on this old of a system will give only a minor boost. I would like to stay under $125 since the rig will probably get replaced in a year. Any good passive cooling video cards? So power draw shouldn't be an issue for...
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    Upgrade memory or Video Card?

    Wow you guys are fast. Thanks. According to dell it is a 1.89 Pentium 4. He is running Win XP and wants better frame rates. More memory is a no brainer...but should we go with just a 256 meg upgrade (instead of 512) and use the money toward a better video card? Which of the lower end...
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    Upgrade memory or Video Card?

    I am looking for some advise about upgrading a 1.9 meg Pentium 4 desktop computer. It is actually my nephews 3 year old dell. He likes video games and would like to get better perfomance. He only has 256 meg of memory and a gforce 2 card. He plays world of warcraft and other games like that...
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    Memory or video card upgrade

    Sorry.....I thought a video forum wouldn't want to hear about memory.
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    Memory or video card upgrade

    I am looking for some advise about upgrading a 1.9 meg Pentium 4 desktop computer. It is actually my nephews 3 year old dell. He likes video games and would like to get better perfomance. He only has 256 meg of memory and a gforce 2 card. He plays world of warcraft and other games like...