updating graphics card

coombesy · 04-12-2005, 04:07 PM

im thinking of upgrading my nvidia GeForce MX 400 which came as standard on my hp pavilion 7955 to a connect 3d ATI radeon 9800 pro 128mb DDR tvout/DVI (AGP) - retail (gx-005-co) now i want this card mainly for gaming now i have a budget of about £100- £120 is this a good card or will i be wasting my money

**Cromewell** · 04-12-2005, 06:09 PM

It's a decent card, for £120 you could probably get a 6600GT which would be a fair bit faster

coombesy · 04-12-2005, 06:48 PM

ok thank you very much i will concider it and look at the differences

**The_Other_One** · 04-12-2005, 09:14 PM

Hey, be sure you have an AGP slot... From what I remember, my brother's has that GFX chipset onboard with his Compaq... It probably does have AGP, but it wouldn't hurt to check...

coombesy · 04-12-2005, 11:23 PM

yer i have had all that checked by my mate whos good on computers it is an agp thanks though and cromewell is that a nvidia card you are talking about

Blue · 04-13-2005, 12:17 AM

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and cromewell is that a nvidia card you are talking about

Yes it's an Nvidia card that he was talking about.

coombesy · 04-13-2005, 10:23 AM

ok then thank you very much for all of your help

04-12-2005, 04:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
coombesy Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Essex, England Age: 17 Posts: 53	updating graphics card im thinking of upgrading my nvidia GeForce MX 400 which came as standard on my hp pavilion 7955 to a connect 3d ATI radeon 9800 pro 128mb DDR tvout/DVI (AGP) - retail (gx-005-co) now i want this card mainly for gaming now i have a budget of about £100- £120 is this a good card or will i be wasting my money

04-12-2005, 06:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,368	It's a decent card, for £120 you could probably get a 6600GT which would be a fair bit faster __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. www.userfriendly.org

04-12-2005, 09:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,368	Hey, be sure you have an AGP slot... From what I remember, my brother's has that GFX chipset onboard with his Compaq... It probably does have AGP, but it wouldn't hurt to check... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-12-2005, 11:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
coombesy Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Essex, England Age: 17 Posts: 53	yer i have had all that checked by my mate whos good on computers it is an agp thanks though and cromewell is that a nvidia card you are talking about __________________ CPU: AMD Sempron 3400+ Mobo: Geforce not sure of the numbers Ra: 1 gb Hardrive: only and old 60 gb out of my original 2002 pc hp pavillion Graphics: Radeon 9800 pro

04-13-2005, 10:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
coombesy Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Essex, England Age: 17 Posts: 53	ok then thank you very much for all of your help __________________ CPU: AMD Sempron 3400+ Mobo: Geforce not sure of the numbers Ra: 1 gb Hardrive: only and old 60 gb out of my original 2002 pc hp pavillion Graphics: Radeon 9800 pro

04-12-2005, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
coombesy Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Essex, England Age: 17 Posts: 53	ok thank you very much i will concider it and look at the differences

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