Video Card

[primarypunisher]

My video card isnt performing that well, its an ATI 9600xt i got it about a month ago. MY PC is aout 2 years old. I would post ym system specs but idk what to post. If you need them make a small list of what u wanna know and ill use AIDA32 to find them out. The graphics on counter-strike arent that good, the'yre decent but i dont get that good of FPS like it drops to 40-50 anything happens. I cant play day of defeat because i ge a steady 7 fps, everyone else says this is a great card but i just dont see it. could someone help me.

 

[blodhi74]

rig specs please

 

[primarypunisher]

tell me what to get the specs on and i will, i dont know what specs to list. a short list would be very helpful

 

[blodhi74]

CPU, RAM , MOBO, HD and OS

 

[primarypunisher]

CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 1500 MHz (3.75 x 400)
256 mb of whatever came with my PC
AIda32 says my mobo is unknown all i know is its 4x.
Maxtor 4D040H2 (D209BWRE) 40gig
win xp home

 

[sandorski]

cpu
ram
OS

 

[primarypunisher]

thats all in the post above :-D

 

[Markfw]

OK, before I would worry about the video card, that CPU is holding you back. You need a new motherboard/CPU, and maybe memory depending on what you have now. What is your budget ?

 

[blodhi74]

the bottle neck is the CPU, RAM and MOBO combo ... 9600XT is a capable card but is crippled by the the rig .... WIN XP alone requires @ least 256MB of ram to operate .....4X might be the AGP .... what make is UR PC ?

 

[primarypunisher]

ok i have around 200 in cash to spend but i can get maybe 150 more. and my make is HP7955

 

[blodhi74]

HP7955 oouch .... sorry .... here is what I would recomend CPU , RAM and MOBO.... U can choose another MOBO based on nForce2 chipset as UR buget allows .... a new case with 350W PSU can also be had for $40 to $80

 

[primarypunisher]

ive got a question about ram, is ddr better than sd or is there really no difference?

 

[sandorski]

ddr is better, especially for P4s.

 

[blodhi74]

DDR is much faster ... had a system with 1GB of SD ram to a rig with 512 DDR and its much faster and responsive .... my old post has the wrong link for RAM ...the correct linky

 

[primarypunisher]

what are the pin numbers? would different pin numbers work together? like im just throwin random numbers out a 180 and a 204 pin ram stick be used in the same motherboard?

 

[primarypunisher]

i asked a friend about that CPU and he said get intel, he said its better now but different people tell me each is better than the other whats the deal with that? is there really a BETTER one than the other?

 

[primarypunisher]

i asked a friend about that CPU and he said get intel, he said its better now but different people tell me each is better than the other whats the deal with that? is there really a BETTER one than the other?

 

[blodhi74]

dont worry about pin #s ....180 should be ok

 

[primarypunisher]

ok sorry for double post

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: primarypunisher
i asked a friend about that CPU and he said get intel, he said its better now but different people tell me each is better than the other whats the deal with that? is there really a BETTER one than the other?

On your budget i would go AXP2500+ + Nforce2 400 + 512MB PC3200 Buffalo, would run you about $275

 

[primarypunisher]

this would be my first thing ive done to my PC except putting the video card in. would it be difficult to put the mobo and processor in a new case? and hook everything up

 

[blodhi74]

the above mentioned AMD rig will give U a better bang for the buck ....the ultimate choice is URs... have an AMD rig and works like a champ
rig
CPU : Barton 2500+
512MB DDR2700 RAM
MOBO: Gigabyte 7N400 PRO
VID card: 9700 PRO
40GB 7200 HD

 

[blodhi74]

will be a good learning experience ....and not as hard as it sounds ... plus U know where to look for help

 

[primarypunisher]

yes I do know, thanks alot guys. This has been a good learning experience already, plus a very nice change from the techtv.com messege boards. which ive found to be nothing but a flame board to people who are just getting into computers